US 12,140,965 B2
Method for controlling an autonomous mobile robot
Harold Artes, Linz (AT); Michael Schahpar, Linz (AT); Dominik Seethaler, Linz (AT); Reinhard Vogel, Linz (AT); and Daniel Bartel, Linz (AT)
Assigned to RoTrade Asset Management GmbH, Leonding (AT)
Appl. No. 16/323,308
Filed by RobArt GmbH, Linz (AT)
PCT Filed Aug. 4, 2017, PCT No. PCT/EP2017/069827
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 3, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2018/024897, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 8, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2016 114 593.9 (DE), filed on Aug. 5, 2016; and application No. 10 2016 114 594.7 (DE), filed on Aug. 5, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0096579 A1, Apr. 1, 2021
Int. Cl. G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC G05D 1/0274 (2013.01) [G01C 21/383 (2020.08); G05D 2201/0203 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for controlling an autonomous mobile robot comprising the following:
storing and managing at least one map that corresponds to at least one area of robot deployment,
receiving an assignment from a user to carry out a task by the robot, wherein the task belongs to a first group of tasks or to a second group of tasks,
navigating of the robot through the area of robot deployment to carry out the task,
wherein tasks from the first group are linked to map-based information, and wherein the robot navigates while carrying out the task using the stored map to which the map-based information refers,
wherein tasks of the second group are not linked to map-based information, and
wherein the robot is configured to carry out the first group of tasks and the second group of tasks,
wherein the robot, in the case of tasks from the second group, compiles a new map for navigation before and/or while carrying out the task, wherein the robot tests before and/or while carrying out the task whether the robot is located within a mapped area of robot deployment, and if so, areas in the stored map that are marked as not accessible are considered when navigating and carrying out a task of the second group.