Mobile robot and method of controlling a mobile robot illumination system
AssigneeDyson Technology Limited
InventorsDavid Finlay WYATT, David Andrew RICHARDS, Hossein FARID GHASSEM NIA, Christopher Andrew SMITH
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Abstract
A mobile robot including a vision system, the vision system including a camera and an illumination system; the illumination system including a plurality of light sources arranged to provide a level of illumination to an area surrounding the mobile robot; and a control system for controlling the illumination system. The control system adjusts the level of illumination provided by the plurality of light sources based on an image captured by the camera; an exposure time of the camera at the time the image was captured; and robot rotation information.
Claims25
A mobile robot comprising:
- a vision system, the vision system comprising a camera and an illumination system;
- the illumination system comprising a plurality of light sources arranged to provide a level of illumination to an area surrounding the mobile robot;
- and
- a control system for controlling the illumination system;
- wherein the control system adjusts the level of illumination provided by the plurality of light sources based on:
- an image captured by the camera;
- an exposure time of the camera at the time the image was captured;
- and
- robot rotation information.
A method of controlling a level of illumination provided by a plurality of light sources on a mobile robot, wherein the method comprises adjusting the level of illumination provided by the plurality of light sources based on:
- an image captured by a camera on the vehicle;
- an exposure time of the camera at the time the image was captured;
- and
- robot rotation information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.