Patents by Inventor Charles Fletcher HOUSEAGO

Charles Fletcher HOUSEAGO has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Mapping an environment using a state of a robotic device
    Patent number: 11874133
    Abstract: Certain examples described herein enable a robotic device to accurate map a surrounding environment. The robotic device uses an image capture device and at least one of the image capture device and the robotic device move within the environment. Measurements associated with movement of at least one of the image capture device and the robotic device are used to determine a state of the robotic device. The state of the robotic device models the image capture device and the robotic device with respect to a model of the environment that is constructed by a mapping engine. By comparing the state of the robotic device with a measured change in the robotic device, an accurate representation of the state of the robotic device may be constructed. This state is used by the mapping engine to update the model of the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Imperial College Innovations Limited
    Inventors: Charles Fletcher Houseago, Michael Bloesch, Stefan Leutenegger
  • MAPPING AN ENVIRONMENT USING A STATE OF A ROBOTIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210349469
    Abstract: Certain examples described herein enable a robotic device to accurate map a surrounding environment. The robotic device uses an image capture device and at least one of the image capture device and the robotic device move within the environment. Measurements associated with movement of at least one of the image capture device and the robotic device are used to determine a state of the robotic device. The state of the robotic device models the image capture device and the robotic device with respect to a model of the environment that is constructed by a mapping engine. By comparing the state of the robotic device with a measured change in the robotic device, an accurate representation of the state of the robotic device may be constructed. This state is used by the mapping engine to update the model of the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Charles Fletcher HOUSEAGO, Michael BLOESCH, Stefan LEUTENEGGER