Method for operating an automatically moving cleaning device and cleaning device of this type
AssigneeVorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
InventorRaphael Liss
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Abstract
An automatically moving cleaning device includes a device housing, at least one obstacle detection device and a control device for controlling the cleaning device within an environment according to a detection result of the obstacle detection device, wherein the obstacle detection device is at least partially moveably mounted on the device housing, such that a detection region of the obstacle detection device is shiftable relative to the device housing. In order to optimize the detection of obstacles within the environment of the cleaning device, the control device is configured to shift the detection region of the obstacle detection device relative to the device housing depending on a position and/or orientation of the cleaning device.
Claims10
An automatically moving cleaning device (1) with a device housing (2), at least one obstacle detection device (3) and a control device for controlling the cleaning device (1) within an environment as a function of a detection result of the obstacle detection device (3), wherein the obstacle detection device (3) is at least partially movably mounted on the device housing (2), so that a detection region (6) of the obstacle detection device (3) is displaceable relative to the device housing (2), wherein the control device is set up to shift the detection region (6) of the obstacle detection device (3) relative to the device housing (2) depending on a position and/or orientation of the cleaning device (1),
- wherein the control device is configured to move the obstacle detection device (3) relative to the device housing (2) during and/or chronologically before a change in a direction of movement of the cleaning device (1) in such a way that a detection region (6) of the obstacle detection device (3) essentially points in the new direction of movement and/or that the obstacle detection device (3) is moved in such a way upon detecting an obstacle (4) that the detection region (6) of the obstacle detection device (3) follows the obstacle (4) even during a continued movement of the cleaning device (1).
A method for operating an automatically moving cleaning device (1) having at least one obstacle detection device (3) at least partially movably mounted on a device housing so that a detection region is displaceable relative to the device housing, and a control device for controlling the cleaning device (1) within an environment, the method comprising:
- detecting with the at least one obstacle detection device (3) obstacles (4) in an environment of the cleaning device (1),
- determining a position and/or orientation of the cleaning device (1) within the environment, and
- shifting the detection region (6) of the obstacle detection device (3) relative to the device housing (2) with the control device, depending on a position and/or orientation of the cleaning device (1),
- wherein the cleaning device (1) moves within the environment with the control device, as a function of a detection result of the obstacle detection device (3), and wherein the obstacle detection device (3) is moved relative to the device housing (2) with the control device during and/or chronologically before a change in a direction of movement of the cleaning device (1) in such a way that the detection region (6) of the obstacle detection device (3) essentially points in the new direction of movement, and/or wherein the obstacle detection device (3) is moved in such a way upon detecting an obstacle (4) that a detection region (6) of the obstacle detection device (3) follows the obstacle (4) even given a continued movement of the cleaning device (1).
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