公开(公告)号：AU2012205131A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-02

申请号：AU2012205131

申请日：2012-07-13

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： JONES ANDREW ,  ZIEGLER ANDREW ,  MORESE CHRISTOPHER JOHN ,  KONANDREAS STEPHANOS ,  DUSSAULT NANCY ,  SANDIN PAUL ,  PRATT SCOTT ,  GILBERT DUANE

IPC: A47L11/00 ,  A47L11/40

Abstract: CANRPOrtbI\DCC\[JL\4110175_1.00C-1/23/2012 An autonomous floor cleaning robot (100) includes a transport drive and control system (300,900) arranged for autonomous movement of the robot over a floor for performing cleaning operations. The robot chassis (102) carries a first cleaning zone (A) comprising cleaning elements arranged to suction loose particulates up from the cleaning surface and a second cleaning zone (B) comprising cleaning elements arranged to apply a cleaning fluid onto the surface and to thereafter collect the cleaning fluid up from the surface after it has been used to clean the surface. The robot chassis carries a supply of cleaning fluid and a waste container (D) for storing waste materials collected up from the cleaning surface.

公开(公告)号：IL219549D0

公开(公告)日：2012-06-28

申请号：IL21954912

申请日：2012-05-03

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

IPC: A01D20060101 ,  B60L50/15

Abstract: A robot lawnmower (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19) includes a drive system (400) carried by a body (100) and configured to maneuver the robot (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19) across a lawn (20, 1020). The robot (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19) includes a grass cutter (200, 200A, 200B, 2000A, 2050, 2100, 2200) carried by the body (100) and a swath edge detector (310A, 310B, 310C, 310D, 310E, 310F, 310G, 310H, 310I) carried by the body (100) and configured to detect a swath edge (26) between cut grass (24) and uncut grass (22) while the drive system (400) maneuvers the robot (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19) across the lawn (20, 1020) while following a detected swath edge (26). The swath edge detector (310, 310A, 310B, 310C, 310D, 310E, 310F, 310G, 310H, 310I) includes a calibrator (320, 320A, 320B) that monitors uncut grass (22) adjacent the swath edge (26) for calibration of the swath edge detector (310, 310A, 310B, 310C, 310D, 310E, 310F, 310G, 310H, 310I).

公开(公告)号：AU2007347733B2

公开(公告)日：2012-05-03

申请号：AU2007347733

申请日：2007-10-02

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： COUTURE ADAM P ,  O'BRIEN JOHN P ,  FILIPPOV MIKHAIL ,  PAGE RICHARD ,  SHEIN ANDREW

IPC: B25J5/00 ,  B62D55/075 ,  B62D57/024

Abstract: A robotic vehicle (10,100,150A,150B150C,160,1000,1000A,1000B,1000C) includes a chassis (20,106,152,162) having front and rear ends (20A,152A,20B,152B) and supported on right and left driven tracks (34,44,108,165). Right and left elongated flippers (50,60,102,154,164) are disposed on corresponding sides of the chassis and operable to pivot. A linkage (70,156,166) connects a payload deck assembly (D1,D2,D3,80,158,168,806), configured to support a removable functional payload, to the chassis. The linkage has a first end (70A) rotatably connected to the chassis at a first pivot (71), and a second end (70B) rotatably connected to the deck at a second pivot (73). Both of the first and second pivots include independently controllable pivot drivers (72,74) operable to rotatably position their corresponding pivots (71,73) to control both fore-aft position and pitch orientation of the payload deck (D1,D2,D3,80,158,168,806) with respect to the chassis (20,106,152,162).

公开(公告)号：ES2378138T3

公开(公告)日：2012-04-09

申请号：ES10174129

申请日：2006-12-04

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： SVENDSEN SELMA ,  OZICK DANIEL N ,  CASEY CHRISTOPHER M ,  KAPOOR DEEPAK RAMESH ,  CAMPBELL TONY L ,  WON CHIKYUNG ,  MORSE CHRISTOPHER ,  BURNETT SCOTT THOMAS

IPC: G05D1/02

Abstract: Un robot autónomo (100, 200, 258, 270, 300) comprende: un chasis (102); un sistema de tracción (104) montado sobre el chasis (102) y configurado para maniobrar el robot un sensor de proximidad de piso (140) ubicado en el chasis (102) y configurado para detectar una superficie de piso adyacente, el sensor (140) comprende: un emisor de rayo (148) configurado para dirigir un rayo hacia la superficie del piso; y un receptor de rayo (150) sensible a una reflexión del rayo dirigido desde la superficie del piso y montado en un receptáculo dirigido hacia abajo (144, 146) del chasis (102); y una cubierta transparente a los rayos (152) que tiene un borde delantero (158) y un borde posterior (159) dispuesto a través de un extremo inferior del receptáculo (144, 146) para prohibir la acumulación de sedimento en el receptáculo, el borde delantero (158) elevado por encima del borde posterior (159) .

公开(公告)号：AU2012200539A1

公开(公告)日：2012-02-23

申请号：AU2012200539

申请日：2012-01-31

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： LANDRY GREGG W ,  COHEN DAVID A ,  OZICK DANIEL

IPC: B62D1/24 ,  A47L9/28 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: A piezoelectric debris sensor (125L, 125R) and associated signal processor (135) responsive to debris strikes enable an autonomous or non-autonomous cleaning device to detect the presence of debris and in response, to select a behavioral mode, operational condition or pattern of movement, such as spot coverage or the like. Multiple sensor channels (125, 125R) can be used to enable the detection or generation of differential left/right debris signals and thereby enable an autonomous device to steer in the direction of debris. CN c N ww ww U0 QD z 00 a.,C C a,: W:Z co C ,'c

公开(公告)号：AU2011239328A1

公开(公告)日：2011-11-17

申请号：AU2011239328

申请日：2011-10-25

Applicant: DEERE & CO ,  IROBOT CORP

Inventor： JAMES ALLARD ,  WIENHOLD KATHLEEN A ,  ROBERT NORRIS WILLIAM ,  FRANCIS CATALFANO ANTHONY

IPC: G05D1/02

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for obstacle avoidance. In some embodiments, a robotically controlled vehicle capable of operating in one or more modes may be provided. Examples of such modes include teleoperation, waypoint navigation, follow, and manual mode. The vehicle may include an obstacle detection and avoidance system capable of being implemented with one or more of the vehicle modes. A control system may be provided to operate and control the vehicle in the one or more modes. The control system may include a robotic control unit and a vehicle control unit. c c0 . -6 a) 00) al) 'I-, C/)

公开(公告)号：ES2366689T3

公开(公告)日：2011-10-24

申请号：ES02734767

申请日：2002-06-12

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： JONES JOSEPH ,  MASS PHILIP

IPC: B08B13/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J13/00 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: Un robot (10) móvil, que comprende: (a) medios (20) para desplazar el robot sobre una superficie; (b) un sensor de detección de obstáculos (12, 13, 14, 15, 16); (c) y un sistema de control conectado de manera operativa a dicho sensor de detección de obstáculos y a dichos medios de desplazamiento; (d) estando configurado dicho sistema de control para hacer funcionar el robot en una pluralidad de modos de funcionamiento y para realizar una selección entre la pluralidad de modos de funcionamiento durante el desplazamiento del robot (10) al menos en parte como respuesta a señales generadas por el sensor de detección de obstáculos, comprendiendo dicha pluralidad de modos de funcionamiento: un modo de cobertura localizada (45) mediante el cual el robot funciona en un área aislada, un modo de seguimiento de obstáculo (51) mediante el cual dicho robot se desplaza de manera adyacente a un obstáculo, y un modo de rebote (49) mediante el cual el robot se desplaza sustancialmente en una dirección alejándose de un obstáculo después de toparse con el obstáculo, y en el que, durante el modo de seguimiento de obstáculo, el robot se desplaza de manera adyacente a un obstáculo en una distancia al menos dos veces el ancho de trabajo del robot.

公开(公告)号：SG174000A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-29

申请号：SG2011053089

申请日：2005-06-24

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： DUBROVSKY ZIVTHAN ,  LANDRY GREGG ,  HALLORAN MICHAEL JOHN ,  LYNCH JAMES KENNETH

IPC: G01N33/00

Abstract: A method of scheduling a robotic device enables the device (26, 104) to run autonomously based on previously loaded scheduling information. The method consists of a communication device (12), such as a hand-held remote device, that can directly control the robotic device (26, 104), or load scheduling information into the robotic device such that it will carry out a defined task at the desired time without the need for further external control. The communication device (12) can also be configured to load a scheduling application program into an existing robotic device, such that the robotic device can receive and implement scheduling information from a user.Fig. 1

公开(公告)号：AT523132T

公开(公告)日：2011-09-15

申请号：AT09175479

申请日：2006-02-21

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： ZIEGLER ANDREW ,  MORESE CHRISTOPHER JOHN ,  DUSSAULT NANCY ,  JONES ANDREW ,  PRATT SCOTT ,  GILBERT DUANE ,  SANDIN PAUL ,  KONANDREAS STEPHANOS

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/28 ,  B60C1/00

Abstract: An autonomous floor cleaning robot (100) includes a transport drive and control system arranged for autonomous movement of the robot over a floor for performing cleaning operations. The robot chassis (200) carries a first cleaning zone (A) comprising cleaning elements arranged to suction loose particulates up from the cleaning surface and a second cleaning zone (B) comprising cleaning elements arraigned to apply a cleaning fluid onto the surface and to thereafter collect the cleaning fluid up from the surface after it has been used to clean the surface. The robot chassis carries a supply of cleaning fluid and a waste container for storing waste materials collected up from the cleaning surface.

公开(公告)号：AT523130T

公开(公告)日：2011-09-15

申请号：AT09175474

申请日：2006-02-21

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： ZIEGLER ANDREW ,  MORESE CHRISTOPHER JOHN ,  DUSSAULT NANCY ,  JONES ANDREW ,  PRATT SCOTT ,  GILBERT DUANE ,  SANDIN PAUL ,  KONANDREAS STEPHANOS

IPC: A47L11/00 ,  A47L11/40

Abstract: An autonomous floor cleaning robot (100) includes a transport drive and control system arranged for autonomous movement of the robot over a floor for performing cleaning operations. The robot chassis (200) carries a first cleaning zone (A) comprising cleaning elements arranged to suction loose particulates up from the cleaning surface and a second cleaning zone (B) comprising cleaning elements arraigned to apply a cleaning fluid onto the surface and to thereafter collect the cleaning fluid up from the surface after it has been used to clean the surface. The robot chassis carries a supply of cleaning fluid and a waste container for storing waste materials collected up from the cleaning surface.