Patents by Inventor Madhu Soodhanan Govindarajan

Madhu Soodhanan Govindarajan 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).

  • Target recognition and localization methods using a laser sensor for wheeled mobile robots
    Patent number: 10175049
    Abstract: A target system that includes a target that is selected, wherein the target includes a surface with depth variations. The target system additionally includes a laser sensor adapted to scan the target for localization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junmin Wang, Madhu Soodhanan Govindarajan, James W. Post, II, Andrew John Fox
  • Target recognition and localization methods using a laser sensor for wheeled mobile robots
    Patent number: 10168160
    Abstract: A mobile robot target system that includes a mobile robot. The mobile robot target system additionally includes a laser scanner operably connected to the mobile robot. The laser scanner includes a laser sensor that scans an area around the mobile robot to detect a target. The mobile robot is localized based on the detection of the target by the laser sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junmin Wang, Madhu Soodhanan Govindarajan, James W. Post, II, Andrew John Fox
  • TARGET RECOGNITION AND LOCALIZATION METHODS USING A LASER SENSOR FOR WHEELED MOBILE ROBOTS
    Publication number: 20180202812
    Abstract: A target system that includes a target that is selected, wherein the target includes a surface with depth variations. The target system additionally includes a laser sensor adapted to scan the target for localization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Junmin Wang, Madhu Soodhanan Govindarajan, James W. Post, II, Andrew John Fox
  • TARGET RECOGNITION AND LOCALIZATION METHODS USING A LASER SENSOR FOR WHEELED MOBILE ROBOTS
    Publication number: 20170276487
    Abstract: A mobile robot target system that includes a mobile robot. The mobile robot target system additionally includes a laser scanner operably connected to the mobile robot. The laser scanner includes a laser sensor that scans an area around the mobile robot to detect a target. The mobile robot is localized based on the detection of the target by the laser sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Junmin Wang, Madhu Soodhanan Govindarajan, James W. Post, II, Andrew John Fox
  • Target recognition and localization methods using a laser sensor for wheeled mobile robots
    Patent number: 9739616
    Abstract: A localization scheme and method using a laser sensor for indoor wheeled mobile robots (IWMR), which need to localize themselves for working autonomously, is provided. In this method, a laser sensor moves inside an onboard guide way and its distance measurements are used to robustly detect and recognize a unique target based on edge detection and pattern recognition techniques. From the distance measurements with respect to the recognized target, a kinematic model is developed to determine the IWMR orientation and location in the global co-ordinates (in 2-D). Such target recognition and localization methods are validated with experimental results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junmin Wang, Madhu Soodhanan Govindarajan, James W. Post, II, Andrew John Fox
  • TARGET RECOGNITION AND LOCALIZATION METHODS USING A LASER SENSOR FOR WHEELED MOBILE ROBOTS
    Publication number: 20140372028
    Abstract: A localization scheme and method using a laser sensor for indoor wheeled mobile robots (IWMR), which need to localize themselves for working autonomously, is provided. In this method, a laser sensor moves inside an onboard guide way and its distance measurements are used to robustly detect and recognize a unique target based on edge detection and pattern recognition techniques. From the distance measurements with respect to the recognized target, a kinematic model is developed to determine the IWMR orientation and location in the global co-ordinates (in 2-D). Such target recognition and localization methods are validated with experimental results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Junmin Wang, Madhu Soodhanan Govindarajan, James W. Post, II, Andrew John Fox