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US 2023/0182290 A1Published application
Robot Configuration with Three-Dimensional Lidar
AssigneeX Development LLC
InventorsJustine Rembisz, John Tran, Vincent Nabat, Elmar Mair
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Abstract
A mobile robotic device includes a mobile base and a mast fixed relative to the mobile base. The mast includes a carved-out portion. The mobile robotic device further includes a three-dimensional (3D) lidar sensor mounted in the carved-out portion of the mast and fixed relative to the mast such that a vertical field of view of the 3D lidar sensor is angled downward toward an area in front of the mobile robotic device.
Claims20
A mobile robotic device, comprising:
- a mobile base;
- a mast fixed relative to the mobile base, wherein the mast includes a carved-out portion;
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- a three-dimensional (3D) lidar sensor mounted in the carved-out portion of the mast, wherein the shape of the carved-out portion of the mast and the position and orientation of the 3D lidar sensor enables the 3D lidar sensor to capture sensor data indicative of one or more surfaces above and behind the mobile robotic device.
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A method comprising:
- receiving sensor data indicative of an environment of a mobile robotic device from a three-dimensional (3D) lidar sensor, wherein the 3D lidar sensor is mounted in a carved-out portion of a mast of the mobile robotic device, wherein the shape of the carved-out portion of the mast and the position and orientation of the 3D lidar sensor enables the 3D lidar sensor to capture sensor data indicative of one or more surfaces above and behind the mobile robotic device;
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- controlling the mobile robotic device based on the sensor data.
A mast for a mobile robotic device, comprising:
- a carved-out portion;
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- a three-dimensional (3D) lidar sensor mounted in the carved-out portion of the mast, wherein the shape of the carved-out portion of the mast and the position and orientation of the 3D lidar sensor enables the 3D lidar sensor to capture sensor data indicative of one or more surfaces above and behind the mobile robotic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.