Method for controlling self-running cleaning apparatus
US5548511A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0272
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a learning phase, a cleaning robot is started into an area to be cleaned. The robot measures and records the distances to left and right boundaries as it travels to determine the plan of the area. Using the measurements, it steers down the center of the area until it encounters a forward obstacle. It then determines a path for cleaning the area. In a cleaning phase, the robot follows the determined path.
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