Systems and Methods for Characterizing a Vehicle Motion of an Autonomous Mobile Robot

A method for characterizing a vehicle motion of an autonomous mobile robot in response to a triggering event, the method comprising operating a motion characterization system coupled to the autonomous mobile robot to:

• monitor for an initialization input to initiate the triggering event;
• in response to receiving the initialization input:
• generate a trigger signal to cause a triggering component to cause the triggering event;
• operate the triggering component to cause the triggering event;
• receive an operational signal from a vehicle processor in response to a vehicle sensor detecting the triggering event;
• and
• while monitoring for the initialization input, monitor for a reset indicator to reset the motion characterization system by returning the triggering component to an initial state, and initiate the triggering component to the initial state in response to the reset indicator.

A motion characterization system for an autonomous mobile robot, the motion characterization system comprising:

• a triggering component coupled with respect to a vehicle sensor of the autonomous mobile robot, and operable to cause a triggering event;
• and
• a motion characterization processor operable to:
• monitor for an initialization input to initiate the triggering event;
• in response to receiving the initialization input, generate a triggering signal to cause the triggering component to cause the triggering event;
• and
• while monitoring for the initialization input, monitor for a reset indicator to reset the motion characterization system by returning the triggering component to an initial state, and initiate the triggering component to the initial state in response to the reset indicator.