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Control method for cleaning robots

US8972060B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

MSI COMPUTER (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. · CN

Inventors

You-Wei Teng · New Taipei, TW
Shih-Che Hung · Tainan, TW
Yao-Shih Leng · Taipei, TW

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 15, 2013
Grant date	Mar 3, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 4, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S901/47
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An embodiment of the invention provides a control method of a cleaning robot with a non-omnidirectional light detector. The method includes the steps of: detecting a light beam via the non-omnidirectional light detector; stopping the cleaning robot and spinning the non-omnidirectional light detector when the non-omnidirectional light detector detects the light beam; stopping the spinning of the non-omnidirectional light detector and estimating a first spin angle when the non-omnidirectional light detector does not detect the light beam; and adjusting a moving direction of the cleaning robot according to the first spin angle.

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