Method of plotting ultraviolet (UV) radiation for disinfection
US11511423B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25J19/04
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Implementations of the disclosed subject matter provide a method of moving, using a drive system, a mobile robot within an area. Detecting, using at least one sensor of the mobile robot, at least one of air within the area, a surface within the area, and/or an object within the area. The area may be mapped in three dimensions based on the detecting of at least one of the air, the surface, and the object as the mobile robot moves within the area. Ultraviolet (UV) light may be emitted from a light source of the mobile robot to disinfect at least a portion of the area. A representation of the emission of the UV light may be plotted onto the mapped area to generate an exposure plot, where the representation is of the UV light emitted on at least one of the air, the surface, and the object in the area.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.