Inventors:
Pankaj Shah - San Jose CA, US
Kurt Konolige - Menlo Park CA, US
Joe Augenbraun - Foster City CA, US
Nick Donaldson - San Francisco CA, US
Charles Fiebig - Palo Alto CA, US
Yuming Liu - San Jose CA, US
Hassaan Moin Khan - San Francisco CA, US
Joseph Pinzarrone - Montara CA, US
Leo Salinas - Mountain View CA, US
Hua Tang - Foster City CA, US
Rafael Taylor - Alameda CA, US
Assignee:
NEATO ROBOTICS, INC. - Palo Alto CA
International Classification:
G05B 15/00
G01C 3/08
G06F 17/00
US Classification:
700258, 356 401, 701 96, 901 1, 901 46
Abstract:
A distance measuring system and method employing a laser distance sensor may have utility in various applications. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a laser distance sensor may acquire accurate distance measurements with a short baseline.