Amazon.com, Inc.
System for movement of autonomous mobile device

Abstract:

A system determines one or more constraint locations that are present in an environment. A constraint location is a location in the environment through which a user, pet, or moving device is deemed likely to pass due to one or more physical constraints such as walls, furniture, and so forth. For example, a constraint location may be located at a midpoint of a doorway, or where a corridor narrows. Movement of an autonomous mobile device in an environment takes these constraint locations into consideration. In one implementation the autonomous mobile device is prevented from stopping within a threshold distance of a constraint location to avoid blocking movement of others.