System and method for implementing pedestrian avoidance strategies for a mobile robot

A system for implementing pedestrian avoidance strategies for a mobile robot, comprising:

• a memory storing instructions when executed by a processor cause the processor to:
• receive position data of a pedestrian and the mobile robot from systems of the mobile robot;
• estimate positions of the pedestrian and the mobile robot based on the position data;
• determine an expected intersection point of paths of the pedestrian and the mobile robot and an expected time for the pedestrian to reach and cross the expected intersection point of the paths;
• and
• implement a pedestrian avoidance strategy based on the positions of the pedestrian and the mobile robot and the expected point in time when the pedestrian will reach and cross the expected intersection point of the paths.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer, which includes a processor perform a method, the method comprising:

• receiving position data of a pedestrian and a mobile robot from systems of the mobile robot;
• estimating positions of the pedestrian and the mobile robot based on the position data;
• determining an expected intersection point of paths of the pedestrian and the mobile robot and an expected time for the pedestrian to reach and cross the expected intersection point of the paths;
• and
• implementing a pedestrian avoidance strategy based on the positions of the pedestrian and the mobile robot and the expected point in time when the pedestrian will reach and cross the expected intersection point of the paths.