Robot cleaner and control method thereof
    3.
    发明授权
    Robot cleaner and control method thereof 有权
    机器人清洁器及其控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US07751940B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-06

    申请号:US11785626

    申请日:2007-04-19

    IPC分类号: A47L11/24 B60T7/22

    CPC分类号: G05D1/0227 G05D2201/0203

    摘要: A control method for a robot cleaner that includes: driving a driving part to move the robot cleaner by a predetermined distance in an opposite direction to a proceeding direction thereof when a bumper sensor detects a collision with an obstacle, measuring the number of times in which the robot cleaner repeats moving in real-time, comparing the measured number with a predetermined reference number, and stopping the robot cleaner when the measured number is more than the reference number. With this method, the robot cleaner can diagnose a breakdown of the bumper sensor to stop the cleaner, and inform a user of the breakdown.

    摘要翻译: 一种机器人清洁器的控制方法,包括:当保险杠传感器检测到与障碍物的碰撞时,驱动驱动部件使机器人清洁器沿与其前进方向相反的方向移动预定距离,测量其中的次数 机器人清洁器实时重复移动,将测量的数量与预定的参考号进行比较,并且当测量的数量大于参考号码时停止机器人清洁器。 利用这种方法,机器人清洁器可以诊断保险杠传感器的故障以停止清洁器,并通知用户故障。

    Robot cleaner system and control method thereof
    6.
    发明授权
    Robot cleaner system and control method thereof 有权
    机器人清洁系统及其控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US07787991B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-08-31

    申请号:US11805039

    申请日:2007-05-22

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00

    摘要: A robot cleaner system is disclosed. The robot cleaner system includes a robot cleaner to carry out a cleaning operation while automatically traveling around along a surface to be cleaned, and a charging station connectable with the robot cleaner to charge a charging battery mounted in the robot cleaner with electricity. The charging station includes a setting switch to selectively set up a value of threshold height. The robot cleaner includes a control unit to receive the value of threshold height set up at the charging station from the charging station, to store the received value of threshold height in a memory, to compare a value of threshold height detected by a height sensor of the robot cleaner in traveling of the robot cleaner with the value of threshold height stored in the memory, to control the robot cleaner to travel while crossing over a threshold when the detected value of threshold height is the same as and less than the stored value of threshold height and to control the robot cleaner to travel after backing up and rotating when the detected value of threshold height exceeds the stored value of threshold height.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种机器人清洁器系统。 机器人清洁器系统包括机器人清洁器,用于在沿着要清洁的表面自动行进的同时进行清洁操作,以及可与机器人清洁器连接的充电站,用电充电安装在机器人清洁器中的充电电池。 充电站包括用于选择性地建立阈值高度值的设置开关。 机器人清洁器包括控制单元,用于从充电站接收在充电站建立的阈值的值,将接收到的阈值高度的值存储在存储器中,以将由高度传感器检测到的阈值高度的值进行比较, 所述机器人清洁器在所述机器人清洁器的行进中具有存储在所述存储器中的阈值高度的值,以在所述阈值高度的检测值与阈值高度的相同且小于所述存储值 阈值高度,并且当检测到的阈值高度超过阈值高度的存储值时,控制机器人清洁器在备份和旋转后行进。

    Robot cleaner system and control method thereof
    7.
    发明申请
    Robot cleaner system and control method thereof 有权
    机器人清洁系统及其控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080140254A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-06-12

    申请号:US11805039

    申请日:2007-05-22

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00

    摘要: A robot cleaner system is disclosed. The robot cleaner system includes a robot cleaner to carry out a cleaning operation while automatically traveling around along a surface to be cleaned, and a charging station connectable with the robot cleaner to charge a charging battery mounted in the robot cleaner with electricity. The charging station includes a setting switch to selectively set up a value of threshold height. The robot cleaner includes a control unit to receive the value of threshold height set up at the charging station from the charging station, to store the received value of threshold height in a memory, to compare a value of threshold height detected by a height sensor of the robot cleaner in traveling of the robot cleaner with the value of threshold height stored in the memory, to control the robot cleaner to travel while crossing over a threshold when the detected value of threshold height is the same as and less than the stored value of threshold height and to control the robot cleaner to travel after backing up and rotating when the detected value of threshold height exceeds the stored value of threshold height.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种机器人清洁器系统。 机器人清洁器系统包括机器人清洁器,用于在沿着要清洁的表面自动行进的同时进行清洁操作,以及可与机器人清洁器连接的充电站,用电充电安装在机器人清洁器中的充电电池。 充电站包括用于选择性地建立阈值高度值的设置开关。 机器人清洁器包括控制单元,用于从充电站接收在充电站建立的阈值的值,将接收到的阈值高度的值存储在存储器中,以将由高度传感器检测到的阈值高度的值进行比较, 所述机器人清洁器在所述机器人清洁器的行进中具有存储在所述存储器中的阈值高度的值,以在所述阈值高度的检测值与阈值高度的相同且小于所述存储值 阈值高度,并且当检测到的阈值高度超过阈值高度的存储值时,控制机器人清洁器在备份和旋转后行进。

    Robot cleaner and control method thereof
    8.
    发明申请
    Robot cleaner and control method thereof 有权
    机器人清洁器及其控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080125907A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-05-29

    申请号:US11785626

    申请日:2007-04-19

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00

    CPC分类号: G05D1/0227 G05D2201/0203

    摘要: A control method for a robot cleaner that includes: driving a driving part to move the robot cleaner by a predetermined distance in an opposite direction to a proceeding direction thereof when a bumper sensor detects a collision with an obstacle, measuring the number of times in which the robot cleaner repeats moving in real-time, comparing the measured number with a predetermined reference number, and stopping the robot cleaner when the measured number is more than the reference number. With this method, the robot cleaner can diagnose a breakdown of the bumper sensor to stop the cleaner, and inform a user of the breakdown.

    摘要翻译: 一种机器人清洁器的控制方法,包括:当保险杠传感器检测到与障碍物的碰撞时,驱动驱动部件使机器人清洁器沿与其前进方向相反的方向移动预定距离,测量其中的次数 机器人清洁器实时重复移动,将测量的数量与预定的参考号进行比较,并且当测量的数量大于参考号码时停止机器人清洁器。 利用这种方法,机器人清洁器可以诊断保险杠传感器的故障以停止清洁器,并通知用户故障。

    Charging apparatus and charging method thereof
    10.
    发明申请
    Charging apparatus and charging method thereof 审中-公开
    充电装置及其充电方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070229031A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-10-04

    申请号:US11543799

    申请日:2006-10-06

    IPC分类号: H02J7/00

    CPC分类号: H02J7/0036

    摘要: A charging apparatus having a safety circuit and a method thereof is disclosed. The charging apparatus includes a charging terminal unit having terminals exposed to the outside to supply a charging voltage therethrough, a voltage generating unit to generate a voltage which varies as a value of resistivity of an object contacting the terminals of the charging terminal unit, and a control unit to detect the voltage generated from the voltage generating unit, and to determine whether the charging voltage should be supplied through the charging terminal unit on the basis of a level of the detected voltage. The charging apparatus determines whether the charging voltage should be supplied, by using a voltage produced according to a value of resistivity of a mobile robot cleaner, so that it supplies the charging voltage to the mobile robot cleaner only when the mobile robot cleaner comes in contact with the terminals therewith, and it blocks the charging voltage from being supplied to a conductor or a metal object, such as metal chopsticks, when the conductor or the metal object comes in contact with the terminals therewith. Accordingly, a danger of fire or electric shock by the terminals exposed to the outside is reduced, thereby enabling only the mobile robot cleaner to safely charge.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种具有安全电路的充电装置及其方法。 充电装置包括充电终端单元,其具有暴露于外部的端子以提供充电电压通过其中;电压产生单元,用于产生随着与接收到充电终端单元的端子的物体的电阻率值而变化的电压, 控制单元,用于检测从电压产生单元产生的电压,并且基于检测到的电压的电平来确定是否应该通过充电终端单元提供充电电压。 充电装置通过使用根据移动机器人清洁器的电阻率值产生的电压来确定是否应该提供充电电压,使得仅当移动机器人清洁器接触时才将充电电压提供给移动机器人清洁器 并且当导体或金属物体与端子接触时,阻止充电电压被提供给诸如金属筷子的导体或金属物体。 因此,暴露于外部的端子的火灾或触电危险降低,从而仅使移动机器人清洁器能够安全地充电。