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Mobile robotic cleaner

US11432698B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

9References

21Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Nilfisk A/S · DK

Inventors

Kipp Knutson · Shorewood, US
Stuart McDonald · Minnetonka, US
Stephen Klopp · Champlin, US
John Black · San Diego, US
Dave Wood · Brooklyn Park, US
Donald Joseph Legatt · Saint Michael, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 28, 2020
Grant date	Sep 6, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 28, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA47L2201/06
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A control system for a robotic floor cleaning machine configured to perform a cleaning operation along a cleaning path can comprise a controller, and a plurality of sensors. The controller can be configured to control autonomous movement of the robotic floor cleaning machine along the cleaning path and autonomous performance of the cleaning operation. The plurality of sensors can be configured to sense a location of the robotic floor cleaning machine relative to surroundings of the robotic floor cleaning machine. At least two sensors from the plurality of sensors are configured to locate the robotic floor cleaning machine in overlapping areas of the surroundings.

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