US Patent 11216006 Robot and method for localizing a robot

Patent 11216006 was granted and assigned to Singapore University of Technology and Design on January, 2022 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Patent Applicant

Singapore University of Technology and Design

Current Assignee

Singapore University of Technology and Design

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

112160060

Patent Inventor Names

Shaohui Foong0

Gim Song Soh0

Kevin Otto0

Kristin Wood0

Akash Vibhute0

Date of Patent

January 4, 2022

Patent Application Number

156554510

Date Filed

July 20, 2017

Patent Primary Examiner

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Stephen Holwerda

Patent abstract

According to various embodiments, there is provided a robot including: a spherical shell; a cart in the spherical shell, the cart including a plurality of wheels rotatable to move the cart along an inner surface of the spherical shell; a sensor coupled to the cart, the sensor configured to provide an inertial measurement of the cart; a motion encoder configured to measure an angular velocity of each wheel of the plurality of wheels; and a localizer configured to determine a location of the robot, based on the angular velocities of the plurality of wheels and the inertial measurement of the cart.