Patents by Inventor Michael A. Eriksen

Michael A. Eriksen 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).

  • Method and apparatus for mapping of multiple-floor structures
    Patent number: 9075938
    Abstract: A method for mapping a multiple-floor structure includes building a plurality of maps that includes one map for each of at least two of the floors, detecting a set of anchor points, where the set of anchor points includes at least one anchor point on each of the maps, linking the anchor points to produce a set of linked anchor points, and aligning the maps around the set of linked anchor points to produce a set of aligned maps. A method for mapping a structure using a single robot includes generating, by the robot, a first map at a first point in time, storing the first map, generating, by the same robot, a second map at a second point in time subsequent to the first point in time, and aggregating the first map and the second map to produce an aggregated map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: SRI International
    Inventors: Regis Vincent, Benson Limketkai, Michael A. Eriksen
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAPPING OF MULTIPLE-FLOOR STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20100223031
    Abstract: A method for mapping a multiple-floor structure includes building a plurality of maps that includes one map for each of at least two of the floors, detecting a set of anchor points, where the set of anchor points includes at least one anchor point on each of the maps, linking the anchor points to produce a set of linked anchor points, and aligning the maps around the set of linked anchor points to produce a set of aligned maps. A method for mapping a structure using a single robot includes generating, by the robot, a first map at a first point in time, storing the first map, generating, by the same robot, a second map at a second point in time subsequent to the first point in time, and aggregating the first map and the second map to produce an aggregated map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Regis Vincent, Benson Limketkai, Michael A. Eriksen