COVERAGE ROBOTS AND ASSOCIATED CLEANING BINS

    公开(公告)号:US20220167821A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-02

    申请号:US17670963

    申请日:2022-02-14

    Abstract: An autonomous coverage robot includes a chassis, a drive system configured to maneuver the robot, and a cleaning assembly. The cleaning assembly includes a cleaning assembly housing and at least one driven sweeper brush. The robot includes a controller and a removable sweeper bin configured to receive debris agitated by the driven sweeper brush. The sweeper bin includes an emitter disposed on an interior surface of the bin and a receiver disposed remotely from the emitter on the interior surface of the bin and configured to receive an emitter signal. The emitter and the receiver are disposed such that a threshold level of accumulation of debris in the sweeper bin blocks the receiver from receiving emitter emissions. The robot includes a bin controller disposed in the sweeper bin and monitoring a detector signal and initiating a bin full routine upon determining a bin debris accumulation level requiring service.

    COVERAGE ROBOTS AND ASSOCIATED CLEANING BINS
    15.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190387946A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-26

    申请号:US16561606

    申请日:2019-09-05

    Abstract: An autonomous coverage robot includes a chassis, a drive system configured to maneuver the robot, and a cleaning assembly. The cleaning assembly includes a cleaning assembly housing and at least one driven sweeper brush. The robot includes a controller and a removable sweeper bin configured to receive debris agitated by the driven sweeper brush. The sweeper bin includes an emitter disposed on an interior surface of the bin and a receiver disposed remotely from the emitter on the interior surface of the bin and configured to receive an emitter signal. The emitter and the receiver are disposed such that a threshold level of accumulation of debris in the sweeper bin blocks the receiver from receiving emitter emissions. The robot includes a bin controller disposed in the sweeper bin and monitoring a detector signal and initiating a bin full routine upon determining a bin debris accumulation level requiring service.

    NAVIGATIONAL CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A ROBOTIC DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20180263454A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-20

    申请号:US15916867

    申请日:2018-03-09

    Abstract: An autonomous cleaning apparatus includes a chassis, a drive system disposed on the chassis and operable to enable movement of the cleaning apparatus, and a controller in communication with the drive system. The controller includes a processor operable to control the drive system to steer movement of the cleaning apparatus. The autonomous cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning head system disposed on the chassis and a sensor system in communication with the controller. The sensor system includes a debris sensor for generating a debris signal, a bump sensor for generating a bump signal, and an obstacle following sensor disposed on a side of the autonomous cleaning apparatus for generating an obstacle signal. The processor executes a prioritized arbitration scheme to identify and implement one or more dominant behavioral modes based upon at least one signal received from the sensor system.

    OBSTACLE FOLLOWING SENSOR SCHEME FOR A MOBILE ROBOT
    17.
    发明申请
    OBSTACLE FOLLOWING SENSOR SCHEME FOR A MOBILE ROBOT 审中-公开
    以下是移动机器人的传感器方案

    公开(公告)号:US20170066132A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-09

    申请号:US15240595

    申请日:2016-08-18

    Abstract: A robot obstacle detection system including a robot housing which navigates with respect to a surface and a sensor subsystem aimed at the surface for detecting the surface. The sensor subsystem includes an emitter which emits a signal having a field of emission and a photon detector having a field of view which intersects the field of emission at a region. The subsystem detects the presence of an object proximate the mobile robot and determines a value of a signal corresponding to the object. It compares the value to a predetermined value, moves the mobile robot in response to the comparison, and updates the predetermined value upon the occurrence of an event.

    Abstract translation: 一种机器人障碍物检测系统,包括相对于表面导航的机器人壳体和用于检测表面的表面的传感器子系统。 传感器子系统包括发射具有发射场的信号的发射器和具有与区域上的发射场相交的视场的光子检测器。 子系统检测邻近移动机器人的对象的存在并且确定与对象相对应的信号的值。 它将该值与预定值进行比较,响应比较移动移动机器人,并且在事件发生时更新预定值。

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