公开(公告)号：AU2018264127A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-25

申请号：AU2018264127

申请日：2018-11-16

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： FONG PHILIP ,  SMITH CLIFTON ERIC ,  MUNICH MARIO ,  O'DEA STEPHEN ERNEST

IPC: A47L11/00 ,  G05B19/00

Abstract: Attorney Docket: 09945-0363AU1; DPI19AUO1 A multi-robot system includes a first a mobile cleaning robot that has a local storage device to store a persistent map of an environment, at least one sensor to sense the environment, and a control module. The control module is configured to: control the mobile cleaning robot to navigate in the environment using the persistent map and sensing data provided by the at least one sensor, share the persistent map with a second mobile cleaning robot, and coordinate with the second mobile cleaning robot to perform cleaning tasks. 12274180.docx - 79-

公开(公告)号：ES2718831T3

公开(公告)日：2019-07-04

申请号：ES12179855

申请日：2006-12-04

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： HALLORAN MICHAEL J ,  MAMMEN JEFFRY W ,  CAMPBELL TONY L ,  WALKER JASON S ,  SANDIN PAUL E ,  BILLINGTON JOHN N ,  OZICK DANIEL M

IPC: G05D1/02

公开(公告)号：AU2014342114B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-20

申请号：AU2014342114

申请日：2014-10-31

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： PIERCE TRAVIS ,  MILLIKEN JAMIE ,  WILGA MARC

IPC: G02B26/10

Abstract: A scanning optical range finder in a mobile robot includes an optical emitter circuit, a non-imaging optical element, an optical detector circuit, and a ranging circuit. The non-imaging optical element is arranged to receive optical signals at an entrance aperture thereof responsive to operation of the optical emitter circuit, and to direct the optical signals to an output aperture thereof. The optical detector circuit is configured to receive the optical signals from the output aperture of the non-imaging optical element, and to generate detection signals based on respective phase differences of the optical signals relative to corresponding outputs of the optical emitter circuit. The ranging circuit is configured to calculate a range of a target from the phase differences indicated by the detection signals. Related devices and methods of operation are also discussed.

公开(公告)号：ES2712906T3

公开(公告)日：2019-05-16

申请号：ES16206643

申请日：2014-10-24

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： DOOLEY MICHAEL J ,  ROMANOV NIKOLAI ,  CASE JAMES PHILLIP

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L11/34 ,  B25J13/00 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: Un robot (100) móvil de limpieza de suelos que comprende: un cuerpo (110) de robot que define una dirección (F) de accionamiento hacia delante; un sistema de accionamiento (120) que soporta el cuerpo (110) de robot para maniobrar el robot (100) a través de una superficie (10), comprendiendo el sistema de accionamiento (120) ruedas de accionamiento derecha e izquierda (124a, 124b) dispuestas en las partes derecha e izquierda correspondientes del cuerpo (110) de robot; y un conjunto de limpieza (160) dispuesto sobre el cuerpo (110) de robot, comprendiendo el conjunto (160) de limpieza: un soporte (190) de almohadilla dispuesto delante de las ruedas motrices (124a, 124b) y que tiene una parte superior (194a) y una parte inferior (194b), teniendo la parte inferior (194b) una superficie inferior dispuesta dentro de entre aproximadamente ½ cm y aproximadamente 1 ½ cm de la superficie (10) y configurado para recibir una almohadilla (400) de limpieza, comprendiendo la superficie inferior (194b) del soporte (190) de almohadilla al menos el 40% de un área (10) de una huella del robot (100); y caracterizado por; un oscilador orbital (196) que tiene menos de 1 cm de rango orbital dispuesto sobre la parte superior (194a) del soporte (190) de almohadilla; en el que el soporte (190) de almohadilla está configurado para permitir transmitir más del 80 por ciento del rango orbital del oscilador orbital (196) desde la parte superior de la almohadilla (400) de limpieza recibida a la superficie inferior de la almohadilla (400) de limpieza recibida.

公开(公告)号：AU2019201524A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-28

申请号：AU2019201524

申请日：2019-03-05

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： BALUTIS PAUL C

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: A robot lawnmower comprising: a robot body; a drive system supporting the robot body and configured to maneuver the robot lawnmowerovera lawn; a localizing system configured to determine perimeter positions of the robot lawnmower with respect to an origin; a teach monitor in communication with the localizing system and configured to determine whether the robot lawnmower is in a teachable state, with the robot lawnmower localized and on traversable terrain, or in an unteachable state; and a controller in communication with the drive system, the localizing system, and the teach monitor, the controller comprising: a data processing device; and non-transitory memory in communication with the data processing device; wherein the controller is configured to execute a teach routine when the controller is in a teach mode for tracing a confinement perimeter around the lawn as a human operator pilots the robot lawnmower with the robot lawnmower in the teachable state, while the teach routine stores perimeter positions determined by the localizing system in the non-transitory memory. C\D - .. CD' H-L C') =L Cc

公开(公告)号：ES2702202T3

公开(公告)日：2019-02-27

申请号：ES15195627

申请日：2015-11-20

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： WOLFE BRIAN ,  LU PING-HONG

IPC: A47L9/28

Abstract: Un robot que comprende: un cuerpo (102) que puede moverse con respecto a una superficie (20); un parachoques (110) montado en el cuerpo para permitir el movimiento del parachoques con respecto al cuerpo, pudiendo moverse el parachoques entre una posición no comprimida con respecto al cuerpo y una posición comprimida con respecto al cuerpo; un primer sensor (112R) para producir una primera señal en respuesta al movimiento del parachoques con respecto al cuerpo provocado por el contacto entre el parachoques y la superficie, variando linealmente la primera señal con el movimiento del parachoques con respecto al cuerpo; y un controlador (405) configurado para controlar el movimiento del cuerpo para hacer que el cuerpo rastree la superficie basándose en un valor (X), basándose el valor en la primera señal e indicando que el parachoques en una posición parcialmente comprimida tiene un rango de compresión entre la posición no comprimida y la posición comprimida caracterizado por que el robot comprende además: un segundo sensor (112L) para producir una segunda señal en respuesta al movimiento del parachoques (110), variando linealmente la segunda señal con el movimiento del parachoques; en el que el controlador (405) está programado para calcular el valor (X) basándose en un primer valor que se basa en la primera señal y un segundo valor que se basa en la segunda señal.

公开(公告)号：AU2017228620B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-24

申请号：AU2017228620

申请日：2017-09-14

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： ROSENSTEIN MICHAEL T ,  CHIAPPETTA MARK ,  SCHNITTMAN MARK ,  PASTORE ANDREW

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J13/08

Abstract: A mobile floor cleaning robot (100) includes a robot body (110) supported by a drive system (120) configured to maneuver the robot over a floor surface (10). The robot also includes a cleaning system (160) supported by the robot body, an imaging sensor (510) disposed on the robot body, and a controller (150) in communication with the drive system and the imaging sensor. The controller receives a sequence of images (514b) of the floor surface. The controller segments each image into color blobs (23) by color quantizing pixels (514) of the image, determines a spatial distribution of each color of the image based on corresponding pixel locations (517), and identifies areas of the image having a threshold spatial distribution for that color. The controller then tracks a location (12a) of the color blobs with respect to the imaging sensor across the sequence of images.

公开(公告)号：AU2015241429B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-06

申请号：AU2015241429

申请日：2015-03-17

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： BALUTIS PAUL C

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: A robot lawnmower (10) includes a robot body (100), a drive system (400), a localizing system (550), a teach monitor (600), and a controller (150) in communication with one another. The drive system is configured to maneuver the robot lawnmower over a lawn. The teach monitor determines whether the robot lawnmower is in a teachable state. The controller includes a data processing device (152a) and non-transitory memory (152b) in communication with the data processing device. The data processing device executes a teach routine (155) when the controller is in a teach mode for tracing a confinement perimeter (21) around the lawn (20) as a human operator pilots the robot lawnmower, when the robot lawnmower is in the teachable state, the teach routine stores global positions determined by the localizing system in the non-transitory memory, and when the robot lawnmower is in the unteachable state, the teach routine issues an indication of the unteachable state.

公开(公告)号：AU2017350549A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-11

申请号：AU2017350549

申请日：2017-10-06

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： LEWIS OLIVER ,  HICKEY STEPHEN A ,  MORIN RUSSELL WALTER

IPC: A47L11/33

Abstract: This document describes a mobile cleaning robot including a chassis having a forward portion and an aft portion; a blower affixed to the chassis; a bin supported by the chassis and configured to receive airflow from the blower, the chassis enabling evacuation of the bin through a bottom of the robot. The bin includes a top, a bottom, a sidewall, and an internal barrier. The bin includes a first volume and a second volume separated by the internal barrier and a filter unit supported by the internal barrier and removably disposed in an airflow path between the first volume that includes an intake port in the bin and the second volume that includes an exhaust port in the bin.

公开(公告)号：AU2016203775B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-21

申请号：AU2016203775

申请日：2016-06-07

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： THERRIEN RICHARD JOSEPH ,  GILBERT JR DUANE LEIGH ,  BURSAL FARUK HALIL ,  MORIN RUSSELL WALTER

IPC: A47L9/04 ,  A47L11/40

Abstract: An autonomous mobile robot comprise: a chassis having a drive system mounted therein in communication with a control system; a cleaning head assembly having a lower cage and mounted to the chassis; a debris collection bin mounted to the chassis; a vacuum airway having a vacuum inlet and an airway outlet positioned adjacent the debris collection bin, and configured to deliver debris from the cleaning head assembly to a debris collection bin, the vacuum airway extending between the cleaning assembly and debris collection bin and being in fluid communication with an impeller disposed within the debris collection bin; and a cleaning head module connected to the chassis and having a front roller including a front shape-changing resilient tube and an adjacent rear roller including a rear shape-changing resilient tube rotatably opposing therewith beneath the vacuum inlet. The surface of the front shape-changing tube and the surface rear shape-changing tube are separated by a narrowest air gap of less than 1 cm, such that the vacuum draw directed from the vacuum airway is concentrated within the narrowest air gap. VIRTUAL WALL BUMPER H CARY SENSOR ASSEMBLY HANDLE CONTROLS BUMPER EHUT RELEASE