公开(公告)号：US20170303761A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-26

申请号：US15203811

申请日：2016-07-07

Applicant: QNAP SYSTEMS, INC.

Inventor： Tien-Lung Chang

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  G05D1/02

CPC classification number: A47L11/4002 ,  A47L9/2857 ,  A47L11/4008 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L2201/06 ,  G05D1/0219 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D1/0238 ,  G05D1/0282 ,  G05D2201/0203

Abstract: An automatic cleaning system and an operation method thereof are provided. The automatic cleaning system includes a monitor sensor, a clean robot and a controller. The monitor sensor is disposed on a field and used for monitoring the field to obtain an image. The controller is coupled to the monitor sensor to receive the image, used for analyzing the image to find out an action hot area, and instructs the clean robot to clean the action hot area.

公开(公告)号：US20170280960A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-05

申请号：US15626662

申请日：2017-06-19

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Andrew Ziegler ,  Christopher John Morse ,  Duane L. Gilbert, JR. ,  Andrew Jones ,  Scott Pratt ,  Paul E. Sandin ,  Nancy Dussault-Smith

IPC: A47L11/30 ,  A47L7/00 ,  A47L9/00 ,  B60R19/48 ,  A47L9/10 ,  A47L11/40 ,  G05D1/02 ,  A47L5/14 ,  A47L9/28

CPC classification number: A47L11/302 ,  A47L5/14 ,  A47L7/0028 ,  A47L7/0038 ,  A47L7/0042 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/10 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/2826 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/2857 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/2884 ,  A47L11/40 ,  A47L11/4005 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/4016 ,  A47L11/4027 ,  A47L11/4041 ,  A47L11/4044 ,  A47L11/4061 ,  A47L11/4066 ,  A47L11/4069 ,  A47L11/4083 ,  A47L11/4088 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  B60B33/001 ,  B60B33/0021 ,  B60B33/0028 ,  B60B33/0039 ,  B60B33/0049 ,  B60B33/0057 ,  B60B33/0068 ,  B60B33/0073 ,  B60B33/028 ,  B60R19/483 ,  C11D1/62 ,  C11D1/75 ,  F04D29/4233 ,  G05D1/0219 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D1/0227 ,  G05D1/0272 ,  G05D2201/0203 ,  Y10S901/01 ,  Y10S901/40

Abstract: An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a transport drive and control system arranged for autonomous movement of the robot over a floor for performing cleaning operations. The robot chassis carries a first cleaning zone comprising cleaning elements arranged to suction loose particulates up from the cleaning surface and a second cleaning zone 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：US20170274874A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-28

申请号：US15079619

申请日：2016-03-24

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Larry Dean Elie ,  Robert F. Novak

IPC: B60S3/06 ,  B08B3/02 ,  B08B5/04

CPC classification number: B60S3/06 ,  A47L9/009 ,  B08B1/00 ,  B08B3/024 ,  B08B5/04 ,  B60S3/04 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/0251 ,  G05D2201/0203

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for automatically cleaning the exterior surfaces of a vehicle. The systems can include a motorized robot, cleaning element, and camera all communicatively linked to a processor. The processor can receive CAD information regarding the shape and size of the exterior surfaces of the vehicle to be cleaned along with information regarding the position of the motorized robot on the vehicle. The processor can then determine an efficient path for the motorized robot to travel across the vehicle surfaces. Along the course of its travel, the motorized robot can employ the cleaning element to remove dirt or other debris from the vehicle surface.

公开(公告)号：US20170269583A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-21

申请号：US15135226

申请日：2016-04-21

Applicant: Lumiplus Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.

Inventor： SHUN-YI CHEN

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  B60L11/18 ,  G05D1/02

CPC classification number: G05D1/0011 ,  B60L53/00 ,  B60L53/14 ,  B60L53/36 ,  B60L2200/16 ,  B60L2240/62 ,  B60L2260/32 ,  G05D1/0242 ,  G05D1/0255 ,  G05D1/0259 ,  G05D2201/0203 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/7291 ,  Y02T90/121 ,  Y02T90/125 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  Y02T90/162

Abstract: A hybrid system of virtual walls and lighthouses for self-propelled apparatuses includes a self-propelled apparatus and a hybrid apparatus. The hybrid apparatus has a virtual-wall mode and a lighthouse mode. A first switch unit switches the hybrid apparatus to the virtual-wall mode or the lighthouse mode. The hybrid apparatus selectively being on one of a first detection mode, a second detection mode and a third detection mode emits first signals continuously. On the virtual-wall mode, after the self-propelled apparatus receives the first signal, the self-propelled apparatus walks away the block region of the hybrid apparatus. On the lighthouse mode, after the self-propelled apparatus receives the first signals, the self-propelled apparatus enters and then passes through the lighthouse region of the hybrid apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US09751210B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-05

申请号：US14856497

申请日：2015-09-16

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Philip Fong ,  Jason Meltzer ,  Marc Barnada Rius

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  G05D1/02

CPC classification number: B25J9/1602 ,  B25J9/1697 ,  G05D1/0253 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  G05D2201/0203 ,  Y10S901/01 ,  Y10S901/47

Abstract: The present invention provides a mobile robot configured to navigate an operating environment, that includes a machine vision system comprising a camera that captures images of the operating environment using a machine vision system; detects the presence of an occlusion obstructing a portion of the field of view of a camera based on the captured images, and generate a notification when an occlusion obstructing the portion of the field of view of the camera is detected, and maintain occlusion detection data describing occluded and unobstructed portions of images being used by the SLAM application.

公开(公告)号：US09744670B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-29

申请号：US14856501

申请日：2015-09-16

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Nikolai Romanov ,  James Philip Case ,  Kenneth Griest ,  David O. Swett

IPC: G01C22/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B25J9/16 ,  G05D1/02

CPC classification number: B25J9/1697 ,  G05B2219/50393 ,  G05D1/0253 ,  G05D1/027 ,  G05D2201/0203 ,  Y10S901/01 ,  Y10S901/47

Abstract: Systems and methods for use of optical odometry sensor systems in a mobile robot. The optical odometry sensor system is positioned within a recessed structure on an underside of the mobile robot body and configured to output optical odometry data. The optical odometry sensor system includes an optical odometry camera that includes a telecentric lens configured to capture images of a tracking surface beneath the body and having a depth of field that provides a range of viewing distances at which a tracking surface is captured in focus from a first distance within the recessed structure to a second distance below the underside of the mobile robot body.

公开(公告)号：US09713302B2

公开(公告)日：2017-07-25

申请号：US14489847

申请日：2014-09-18

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Paul E. Sandin ,  Joseph L. Jones ,  Daniel N. Ozick ,  David A. Cohen ,  David M. Lewis, Jr. ,  Clara Vu ,  Zivthan A. Dubrovsky ,  Joshua B. Preneta ,  Jeffrey W. Mammen ,  Duane L. Gilbert, Jr. ,  Tony L. Campbell ,  John Bergman ,  Mark J. Chiappetta

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  A01D34/00 ,  B60L3/00 ,  B60L11/12 ,  B60L11/18

CPC classification number: G05D1/0265 ,  A01D34/008 ,  B60L3/0023 ,  B60L11/126 ,  B60L11/1803 ,  B60L11/1805 ,  B60L11/1816 ,  B60L11/1861 ,  B60L11/1877 ,  B60L2200/40 ,  B60L2210/30 ,  B60L2210/40 ,  B60L2240/36 ,  B60L2240/425 ,  B60L2240/662 ,  B60L2250/16 ,  B60L2260/32 ,  B60L2270/145 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D1/0255 ,  G05D1/0259 ,  G05D1/0261 ,  G05D1/028 ,  G05D2201/0203 ,  G05D2201/0208 ,  G05D2201/0215 ,  Y02T10/6217 ,  Y02T10/642 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7044 ,  Y02T10/705 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/7077 ,  Y02T10/7094 ,  Y02T10/7241 ,  Y02T10/7291 ,  Y02T90/127 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  Y10S901/01 ,  Y10S901/09

Abstract: An autonomous coverage robot system includes an active boundary responder comprising a wire powered with a modulated current placed along a perimeter of a property, at least one passive boundary responder placed on a property interior circumscribed by the active boundary responder, and an autonomous coverage robot. The robot includes a drive system carried by a body and configured to maneuver the robot across the property interior. The robot includes a signal emitter emitting a signal, where the passive boundary responder is responsive to the signal and a boundary responder detection system carried by the body. The boundary responder detector is configured to redirect the robot both in response to the responder detection system detecting an active boundary responder and in response to detecting a passive boundary responder.

公开(公告)号：US20170172368A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-22

申请号：US15073456

申请日：2016-03-17

Applicant: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation ,  Inventec (Beijing) Electronics Technology Co., Ltd

Inventor： Chaucer Chiu

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  G08B25/10 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G08B21/14

CPC classification number: A47L11/4011 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L9/2889 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  G01N2035/0091 ,  G05D1/0022 ,  G05D2201/0203 ,  G08B13/19647 ,  G08B13/19697 ,  G08B19/005 ,  G08B21/14 ,  G08B25/10

Abstract: A remote home security monitoring system and a method thereof are disclosed. In the system, an air sensor, a temperature sensor, a sound sensor and a charge-coupled device are integrated in a cleaning robot and configured to continuously sense air quality, ambient temperature and ambient sound when the cleaning robot is turned on, so as to generate ambient data which is further analyzed to determine an ambient state. When the ambient state is determined to be dangerous, the cleaning robot stops cleaning and notifies a remote user instantly, and provides the user to enable and control the charge-coupled device and a sound collection element to continuously record environment audio/video, and store the environment audio/video in a remote storage device. Therefore, the present disclosure can help to improve the comprehensiveness of home security monitoring.

公开(公告)号：US20170147002A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-25

申请号：US15235606

申请日：2016-08-12

Applicant: JIANGSU MIDEA CLEANING APPLIANCES CO., LTD.

Inventor： Qinghao YU ,  Qiang SHEN

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/62

CPC classification number: G05D1/0246 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  G05D1/0016 ,  G05D1/0217 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D2201/0203 ,  G06K9/00664 ,  G06K9/6215 ,  H04N7/185

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a smart cleaner, which includes: a remote controller provided with a camera, in which the camera is configured to photograph an image of a target area in a scene; and a body configured to scan the scene, to establish a map of the scene according to a predetermined reference substance, to identify a location of the image in the map after receiving the image sent by the remote controller, and to move to the target area according to the location of the image in the map for performing an operation.

公开(公告)号：US20170112345A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-27

申请号：US15334428

申请日：2016-10-26

Applicant: Siemens Schweiz AG

Inventor： Christian Frey

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G01C21/20

CPC classification number: A47L11/4011 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/2857 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  A47L2201/06 ,  G01C21/206 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B2219/2642 ,  G05B2219/45098 ,  G05D1/0276 ,  G05D1/028 ,  G05D2201/0203

Abstract: A method and corresponding arrangement are provided for controlling a mobile cleaning robot for cleaning of a building. A cleaning program with cleaning tasks is loaded into a control unit of the cleaning robot, the current position of the cleaning robot in the building is determined, the respective cleaning tasks are carried out taking into account the current position of the cleaning robot, and based on the current position of the cleaning robot and the cleaning task to be performed at the respective position, at the request of the control unit a building management system activates facilities located at the respective position, so that a corresponding cleaning task is able to be carried out for the cleaning robot.