Robot cleaner and method for controlling same

    公开(公告)号:US11986138B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-21

    申请号:US17299940

    申请日:2019-12-10

    Inventor: Jinwoo Han

    Abstract: A robot cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a body including a suction motor for generating a suction force; a traveling part for moving the body; and a control part for, in response to sensing of a preconfigured input signal, recognizing a position of the body in a cleaning area and determining a start position on the basis of the recognized position. The control part sets an imaginary boundary having a predetermined size with reference to the determined start position, and when a travel route having a preconfigured pattern is set in the boundary, controls the travelling part and the suction motor to perform a cleaning operation while travelling along the travel route in a first direction and then perform a cleaning operation while travelling along the travel route in a second direction opposite to the first direction.

    Robot cleaner and method for controlling the cleaner

    公开(公告)号:US11592823B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-28

    申请号:US16675715

    申请日:2019-11-06

    Inventor: Jinwoo Han

    Abstract: Provided is a method for controlling a robot cleaner, the method comprising: a preparatory step of dividing a cleaning target area input by an user into a plurality of to-be-cleaned regions and identifying a battery consumption required for cleaning each region; a determination step of determining whether the robot cleaner requires additional charging to clean the cleaning target area based on a current battery residual amount of the robot cleaner; upon determination that the additional charging is required, a selection step for selecting a first region, wherein the first region is defined as one combination selected from combinations of to-be-cleaned regions among the plurality of to-be-cleaned regions which are determined to be able to be cleaned using the current battery residual amount of the robot cleaner; and a first cleaning step of cleaning the first region.

    Moving robot and controlling method for the moving robot

    公开(公告)号:US11537135B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-27

    申请号:US16249356

    申请日:2019-01-16

    Abstract: A moving robot includes: a main body; a traveling unit configured to rotate and move the main body; a sensing unit configured to sense position information of a specific point of a front portion of a docking device; and a controller configured to, based on sensing result of the sensing unit, determine i) whether a first condition, which is preset to be satisfied when the docking device is disposed in a front of the moving robot, is satisfied, and ii) whether a second condition, which is preset to be satisfied when the moving robot is disposed in a front of the moving robot, is satisfied, to control an operation of the traveling unit so as to satisfy the first condition and the second condition, and to move to the front so as to attempt to dock in a state where the first condition and the second condition are satisfied.

    Cleaner and method of controlling the same

    公开(公告)号:US11503974B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-22

    申请号:US16496035

    申请日:2018-03-07

    Abstract: A cleaner performing autonomous traveling includes a main body, a driving unit moving the main body, a battery supplying power to the driving unit, a communication unit performing communication with a charging station to charge the battery, a sensor sensing a signal emitted from the charging station, and a controller controlling the driving unit such that the main body is docked to the charging station on the basis of the signal sensed by the sensor, wherein when the main body starts to move to dock to the charging station, the controller determines a kind of the signal sensed by the sensor and controls the driving unit such that the main body moves along a traveling path corresponding to a circle centered on a predetermined point on the basis of the determined kind of the signal.

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