A robotic system for facilitating return alignment includes a docking station and a mobile working machine. The docking station includes a charging module and a confirmation element. The mobile working machine includes a power module and a sensing device electrically connected to the power module. When the mobile working machine is moved to one side of the docking station to trigger the sensing device by the confirmation element, the charging module starts to electrically charge the power module.

A robotic work tool comprising a motor for driving at least one wheel, an inclination sensor and a controller for controlling the operation of the robotic work tool, the controller being configured to; receive a signal indicating a collision; determine if the signal indicating a collision is above a collision threshold level and, if so, determine that a collision has been detected, the robotic work tool being characterized in that the controller is further configured to: receive an indication of an inclination; and to adapt the collision threshold accordingly based on said indication of an inclination.

A robotic work tool comprising a motor for driving at least one wheel, an inclination sensor and a controller for controlling the operation of the robotic work tool, the controller being configured to; receive a signal indicating a collision; determine if the signal indicating a collision is above a collision threshold level and, if so, determine that a collision has been detected, the robotic work tool being characterized in that the controller is further configured to: receive an indication of an inclination; and to adapt the collision threshold accordingly based on said indication of an inclination.

A vehicular system where a vehicle moves in a traveling area in which magnetic markers are arranged so that magnetic polarities form a predetermined pattern and a wireless tag is annexed correspondingly to some of the magnetic markers, the wireless tag outputting, by wireless communication, tag information allowing a position of the magnetic marker to be identified, includes a first position identifying part which identifies a vehicle position where the vehicle is located based on the position of the magnetic marker identified by using the tag information and a second position identifying part which identifies, on a route after the vehicle passes over the magnetic marker serving as a reference when the first position identifying part identifies the vehicle position, a magnetic marker newly detected by the vehicle based on detection history of magnetic markers and identifies the vehicle position based on the position of the identified magnetic marker.

A vehicular system where a vehicle moves in a traveling area in which magnetic markers are arranged so that magnetic polarities form a predetermined pattern and a wireless tag is annexed correspondingly to some of the magnetic markers, the wireless tag outputting, by wireless communication, tag information allowing a position of the magnetic marker to be identified, includes a first position identifying part which identifies a vehicle position where the vehicle is located based on the position of the magnetic marker identified by using the tag information and a second position identifying part which identifies, on a route after the vehicle passes over the magnetic marker serving as a reference when the first position identifying part identifies the vehicle position, a magnetic marker newly detected by the vehicle based on detection history of magnetic markers and identifies the vehicle position based on the position of the identified magnetic marker.

A vehicle control apparatus that controls movement of a vehicle in response to an instruction from a remote control terminal located outside the vehicle, the apparatus comprising: an obtaining unit configured to obtain an image captured by an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of a periphery of the vehicle; an operator detecting unit configured to detect an operator of the remote control terminal on the basis of the image obtained by the obtaining unit; a terminal detecting unit configured to detect a position of the remote control terminal relative to the vehicle; and a control unit configured to control, on the basis of a detection result from the operator detecting unit and a detection result from the terminal detecting unit, whether to permit or prohibit a remote control operation of the vehicle performed through the remote control terminal.

A vehicle control apparatus that controls movement of a vehicle in response to an instruction from a remote control terminal located outside the vehicle, the apparatus comprising: an obtaining unit configured to obtain an image captured by an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of a periphery of the vehicle; an operator detecting unit configured to detect an operator of the remote control terminal on the basis of the image obtained by the obtaining unit; a terminal detecting unit configured to detect a position of the remote control terminal relative to the vehicle; and a control unit configured to control, on the basis of a detection result from the operator detecting unit and a detection result from the terminal detecting unit, whether to permit or prohibit a remote control operation of the vehicle performed through the remote control terminal.

An inventory management system managing a plurality of inventory items stored in a storage area. The inventory management system includes an autonomous vehicle configured to move within the storage area and a computing device communicatively coupled to the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle includes a beacon configured to facilitate detection of a current position of the autonomous vehicle based on signal triangulation, a sensor configured to detect information indicative of a number of inventory items at the current position of the autonomous vehicle, and a wireless data link configured to transmit a signal indicative of the number of inventory items. The computing device may detect a position of the autonomous vehicle based on the signal transmitted from the beacon, and update an inventory of the storage area based on the signal indicative of the number of inventory items.

An inventory management system managing a plurality of inventory items stored in a storage area. The inventory management system includes an autonomous vehicle configured to move within the storage area and a computing device communicatively coupled to the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle includes a beacon configured to facilitate detection of a current position of the autonomous vehicle based on signal triangulation, a sensor configured to detect information indicative of a number of inventory items at the current position of the autonomous vehicle, and a wireless data link configured to transmit a signal indicative of the number of inventory items. The computing device may detect a position of the autonomous vehicle based on the signal transmitted from the beacon, and update an inventory of the storage area based on the signal indicative of the number of inventory items.

A system for guidance of a robot through a passenger cabin of an aircraft on at least a part of a defined system of paths including a robot, having at least one secondary coil, a field of coils including N primary coils being integrated in the floor of the passenger cabin of an aircraft, the arrangement of the primary coils defining a system of paths of the robot, and a control system for positioning of and energy provision to the robot including a command unit for sending instructions to the robot, so that the robot can reach a specific position of the defined system of paths.