A method of navigating an autonomous coverage robot (100,212,302) between bounded areas. A navigation beacon (150,202,203,304) is positioned in a gateway (210) between adjoining first and second bounded areas (204;206). The beacon is configured to transmit a gateway marking emission (208) across the gateway. The coverage robot (100,212,302) is placed within the first bounded area and autonomously traverses the first bounded area (204) in a cleaning mode. Upon encountering the gateway marking emission in the gateway, the robot remains in the first bounded area (204), thereby avoiding migration into the second area (206). Upon termination of the cleaning mode in the first area (204), the robot autonomously initiates a migration mode to move through the gateway (210), past the beacon (150,202,203,304), into the second bounded area (206).


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    Title :

    Autonomous coverage robot navigation system


    Additional title:

    Roboternavigationssystem mit autonomer Abdeckung
    Système de navigation par robot autonome parcourant une zone


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    Publication date :

    2019-11-13


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / A47L DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING , Waschen oder Reinigen im Haushalt / B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR / G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / H04B TRANSMISSION , Übertragung / H04L TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION , Übertragung digitaler Information, z.B. Telegrafieverkehr



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