MUMBAI, India, May 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641061208 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, on May 14, for 'a robotic rover system for autonomous navigation, route learning, and route replay.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Kathirvelan J; and Ryhan Farman.
The application for the patent was published on May 29, under issue no. 22/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a robotic rover system and method for autonomous navigation, route learning, and route replay with integrated obstacle avoidance. The system includes a microcontroller-based control unit, a distance sensing module, a motor driver circuit, drive motors, a wireless communication module, and a non-volatile removable storage medium. In operation, the rover receives motion commands from an external device, executes them, and simultaneously records the commands with timing information to generate a route profile. The recorded route is subsequently retrieved and replayed to enable autonomous traversal of a previously learned path. During navigation and replay, the system continuously monitors for obstacles and, upon detection within a predefined threshold, temporarily interrupts execution to perform avoidance maneuvers including stopping, reversing, and redirecting before resuming the route. The invention ensures accurate path reproduction, improved autonomy, and enhanced operational safety."
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