公开(公告)号：US12043121B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-23

申请号：US17410883

申请日：2021-08-24

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Nikolai Romanov ,  Michael J. Dooley ,  Paolo Pirjanian

IPC: B60L15/20 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L11/24 ,  A47L11/40 ,  B60L1/00 ,  B60L3/10 ,  B60L50/52 ,  B60L50/60 ,  B60L53/14 ,  B60L58/21 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: B60L15/2036 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L11/24 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/4036 ,  A47L11/4061 ,  B60L1/003 ,  B60L3/106 ,  B60L15/20 ,  B60L50/52 ,  B60L50/66 ,  B60L53/14 ,  B60L58/21 ,  G05D1/0219 ,  G05D1/0234 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  B60L2200/40 ,  B60L2220/44 ,  B60L2240/14 ,  B60L2240/32 ,  B60L2240/421 ,  B60L2240/423 ,  B60L2240/461 ,  B60L2240/463 ,  B60L2240/465 ,  B60L2240/62 ,  B60L2250/16 ,  B60L2260/32 ,  Y02T10/64 ,  Y02T10/70 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/72 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/16

Abstract: A robotic cleaner includes a cleaning assembly for cleaning a surface and a main robot body. The main robot body houses a drive system to cause movement of the robotic cleaner and a microcontroller to control the movement of the robotic cleaner. The cleaning assembly is located in front of the drive system and a width of the cleaning assembly is greater than a width of the main robot body. A robotic cleaning system includes a main robot body and a plurality of cleaning assemblies for cleaning a surface. The main robot body houses a drive system to cause movement of the robotic cleaner and a microcontroller to control the movement of the robotic cleaner. The cleaning assembly is located in front of the drive system and each of the cleaning assemblies is detachable from the main robot body and each of the cleaning assemblies has a unique cleaning function.

公开(公告)号：US11845187B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-19

申请号：US17570772

申请日：2022-01-07

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Michael Dooley ,  Nikolai Romanov ,  Paolo Pirjanian

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  B25J9/16 ,  G06N3/004 ,  B25J9/00

CPC classification number: B25J9/1658 ,  B25J9/0084 ,  G05D1/0219 ,  G06N3/004 ,  G05B2219/40304 ,  G05B2219/40306 ,  G05B2219/40397

Abstract: An integrated intelligent system includes a first intelligent electronic device, a second intelligent electronic device, a transferable intelligent control device (TICD) and a cross product bus. The first intelligent electronic device performs a first function and the second intelligent electronic device performs a second function. The cross product bus couples the first intelligent electronic device to the transferable intelligent control device. The TICD partially controls behaviors of the intelligent electronic device by sending commands over the cross product bus to the first intelligent electronic device and the TICD partially controls behaviors of the second intelligent electronic device to perform the second function. The TICD is first attached to the first intelligent electronic device to partially control the behaviors of the first electronic device, then detached from the first electronic device, and then attached to the second intelligent electronic device to perform the second function.

公开(公告)号：US20210378476A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-09

申请号：US17410901

申请日：2021-08-24

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Michael J. Dooley ,  Nikolai Romanov ,  James Philip Case

IPC: A47L11/284 ,  A47L11/40 ,  A47L11/12 ,  A47L11/34

Abstract: A mobile floor cleaning robot includes a body defining a forward drive direction, a drive system, a cleaning system, and a controller. The cleaning system includes a pad holder, a reservoir, a sprayer, and a cleaning system. The pad holder has a bottom surface for receiving a cleaning pad. The reservoir holds a volume of fluid, and the sprayer sprays the fluid forward the pad holder. The controller is in communication with the drive and cleaning systems. The controller executes a cleaning routine that includes driving in the forward direction a first distance to a first location, then driving in a reverse drive direction a second distance to a second location. From the second location, the robot sprays fluid in the forward drive direction but rearward the first location. The robot then drives in alternating forward and reverse drive directions while smearing the cleaning pad along the floor surface.

公开(公告)号：US20200183413A1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-11

申请号：US16707840

申请日：2019-12-09

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Frederic D. Hook ,  Nikolai Romanov ,  Matthew Mercaldo ,  Peter Teulings ,  Kenneth Holm, JR. ,  Juan Oxoby

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B25J9/16

Abstract: An autonomous mobile robot includes a drive system to maneuver the autonomous mobile robot about an environment, a first magnetic field antenna system responsive to a magnetic field pulse to generate a first signal, and a second magnetic field antenna system responsive to the magnetic field pulse to generate a second signal. The magnetic field pulse is emitted by a magnetic field emitter system in the environment. The autonomous mobile robot further includes a controller to execute instructions to perform operations including reorienting the autonomous mobile robot based on the first signal and the second signal.

公开(公告)号：US20190086933A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-21

申请号：US16189402

申请日：2018-11-13

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Mario Munich ,  Nikolai Romanov ,  Dhiraj Goel ,  Philip Fong

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  B25J19/00 ,  B25J5/00 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/0246 ,  B25J5/007 ,  B25J19/005 ,  G01C21/206 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  G05D2201/0203 ,  Y10S901/01 ,  Y10S901/47

Abstract: The present invention provides a mobile robot configured to navigate an operating environment, that includes a controller circuit that directs a drive of the mobile robot to navigate the mobile robot through an environment using camera-based navigation system and a camera including optics defining a camera field of view and a camera optical axis, where the camera is positioned within the recessed structure and is tilted so that the camera optical axis is aligned at an acute angle of above a horizontal plane in line with the top surface and is aimed in a forward drive direction of the robot body, and the camera is configured to capture images of the operating environment of the mobile robot.

公开(公告)号：USD813958S1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-27

申请号：US29552124

申请日：2016-01-20

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Designer： Michael J. Dooley ,  Nikolai Romanov ,  Thomas Overthun ,  Thomas Brisebras ,  Simon Michel Maxime Frederic Lauwerier

Abstract: The design is the features of shape, configuration and ornament of the portions of a wheeled robot for monitoring as shown in solid lines in the drawings. The portions shown in stippled lines do not form part of the design. Drawings of the design are included.Fig. 1 is a front perspective view of a wheeled robot for monitoring showing the design;Fig. 2 is a front view of the wheeled robot for monitoring of Fig. 1;Fig. 3 is a back view of the wheeled robot for monitoring of Fig. 1;Fig. 4 is a left side view of the wheeled robot for monitoring of Fig. 1;Fig. 5 is a right side view of the wheeled robot for monitoring of Fig. 1;Fig. 6 is a top view of the wheeled robot for monitoring of Fig. 1;Fig. 7 is a bottom view of the wheeled robot for monitoring of Fig. 1; andFig. 8 is a rear perspective view of the wheeled robot for monitoring of Fig. 1.

公开(公告)号：US09914217B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-13

申请号：US15075569

申请日：2016-03-21

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Michael Dooley ,  Nikolai Romanov ,  Paolo Pirjanian

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  G06N3/00 ,  B25J9/00

CPC classification number: B25J9/1658 ,  B25J9/0084 ,  G05B2219/40304 ,  G05B2219/40306 ,  G05B2219/40397 ,  G06N3/004

Abstract: An integrated intelligent system includes a first intelligent electronic device, a second intelligent electronic device, a transferable intelligent control device (TICD) and a cross product bus. The first intelligent electronic device performs a first function and the second intelligent electronic device performs a second function. The cross product bus couples the first intelligent electronic device to the transferable intelligent control device. The TICD partially controls behaviors of the intelligent electronic device by sending commands over the cross product bus to the first intelligent electronic device and the TICD partially controls behaviors of the second intelligent electronic device to perform the second function. The TICD is first attached to the first intelligent electronic device to partially control the behaviors of the first electronic device, then detached from the first electronic device, and then attached to the second intelligent electronic device to perform the second function.

公开(公告)号：US20170297455A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-19

申请号：US15642226

申请日：2017-07-05

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Nikolai Romanov ,  Michael J. Dooley ,  Paolo Pirjanian

IPC: B60L15/20 ,  A47L11/40 ,  G05D1/02 ,  A47L11/24 ,  B60L1/00 ,  B60L3/10 ,  B60L11/18

Abstract: A robotic cleaner includes a cleaning assembly for cleaning a surface and a main robot body. The main robot body houses a drive system to cause movement of the robotic cleaner and a microcontroller to control the movement of the robotic cleaner. The cleaning assembly is located in front of the drive system and a width of the cleaning assembly is greater than a width of the main robot body. A robotic cleaning system includes a main robot body and a plurality of cleaning assemblies for cleaning a surface. The main robot body houses a drive system to cause movement of the robotic cleaner and a microcontroller to control the movement of the robotic cleaner. The cleaning assembly is located in front of the drive system and each of the cleaning assemblies is detachable from the main robot body and each of the cleaning assemblies has a unique cleaning function.

公开(公告)号：US09632505B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-25

申请号：US14635800

申请日：2015-03-02

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Kevin Hickerson ,  Luis Goncalves ,  Paolo Pirjanian ,  Nikolai Romanov

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G01S17/02 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S17/93 ,  G01S7/483

CPC classification number: G05D1/0248 ,  G01S7/483 ,  G01S17/023 ,  G01S17/026 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S17/936 ,  G05D1/0038 ,  G05D1/0246 ,  G05D1/0253 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  G05D2201/0209 ,  G05D2201/0211 ,  Y10S901/01

Abstract: An obstacle detector for a mobile robot while the robot is in motion is disclosed. The detector preferably includes at least one light source configured to project pulsed light in the path of the robot; a visual sensor for capturing a plurality of images of light reflected from the path of the robot; a processing unit configured to extract the reflections from the images; and an obstacle detection unit configured to detect an obstacle in the path of the robot based on the extracted reflections. In the preferred embodiment, the reflections of the projected light are extracted by subtracting pairs of images in which each pair includes a first image captured with the at least one light source on and a second image captured with the at least one light source off, and then combining images of two or more extracted reflections to suppress the background.

公开(公告)号：US20170097643A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-06

申请号：US15353368

申请日：2016-11-16

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Mario Munich ,  Nikolai Romanov ,  Dhiraj Goel ,  Philip Fong

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  B25J19/00 ,  B25J5/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G01C21/20

CPC classification number: G05D1/0246 ,  B25J5/007 ,  B25J19/005 ,  G01C21/206 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  G05D2201/0203 ,  Y10S901/01 ,  Y10S901/47

Abstract: The present invention provides a mobile robot configured to navigate an operating environment, that includes a controller circuit that directs a drive of the mobile robot to navigate the mobile robot through an environment using camera-based navigation system and a camera including optics defining a camera field of view and a camera optical axis, where the camera is positioned within the recessed structure and is tilted so that the camera optical axis is aligned at an acute angle of above a horizontal plane in line with the top surface and is aimed in a forward drive direction of the robot body, and the camera is configured to capture images of the operating environment of the mobile robot.