公开(公告)号：US20230244240A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-03

申请号：US18132592

申请日：2023-04-10

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Laura V. Herlant ,  Brent Hild ,  Ryan Schneider ,  Benjamin Glazer

IPC: G05D1/02

CPC classification number: G05D1/0225 ,  G05D1/0227 ,  G05D1/0246

Abstract: Described herein are systems, devices, and methods for validating location of a docking station for docking a mobile robot. In an example, a mobile robot system includes a docking station and a mobile cleaning robot. The mobile cleaning robot includes a drive system to move the mobile cleaning robot about an environment including a docking area within a distance of the docking station, and a controller circuit to detect, from an image of the docking area, a presence or absence of one or more obstacles in the docking area. A notification may be generated to inform a user about the detected obstacles. The mobile device may generate a recommendation to the user to clear the docking area or reposition the docking station, or suggest one or more candidate locations for placing the docking station.

公开(公告)号：US11662737B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-30

申请号：US17134658

申请日：2020-12-28

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Laura V. Herlant ,  Brent Hild ,  Ryan Schneider ,  Benjamin Glazer

IPC: G05D1/02

CPC classification number: G05D1/0225 ,  G05D1/0227 ,  G05D1/0246

Abstract: Described herein are systems, devices, and methods for validating location of a docking station for docking a mobile robot. In an example, a mobile robot system includes a docking station and a mobile cleaning robot. The mobile cleaning robot includes a drive system to move the mobile cleaning robot about an environment including a docking area within a distance of the docking station, and a controller circuit to detect, from an image of the docking area, a presence or absence of one or more obstacles in the docking area. A notification may be generated to inform a user about the detected obstacles. The mobile device may generate a recommendation to the user to clear the docking area or reposition the docking station, or suggest one or more candidate locations for placing the docking station.

公开(公告)号：US20220206507A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-30

申请号：US17134658

申请日：2020-12-28

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Laura V. Herlant ,  Brent Hild ,  Ryan Schneider ,  Benjamin Glazer

IPC: G05D1/02

Abstract: Described herein are systems, devices, and methods for validating location of a docking station for docking a mobile robot. In an example, a mobile robot system includes a docking station and a mobile cleaning robot. The mobile cleaning robot includes a drive system to move the mobile cleaning robot about an environment including a docking area within a distance of the docking station, and a controller circuit to detect, from an image of the docking area, a presence or absence of one or more obstacles in the docking area. A notification may be generated to inform a user about the detected obstacles. The mobile device may generate a recommendation to the user to clear the docking area or reposition the docking station, or suggest one or more candidate locations for placing the docking station.