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US 12,735,910 B2Granted
Underwater cleaning robot
AssigneeMariner 3S AG
InventorRoland Winkler
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Abstract
An underwater cleaning robot contains a movement device for moving the underwater cleaning robot under water, a cleaning device for cleaning an object located under water, a control device for controlling the movement device and/or the cleaning device and a communication device for receiving and/or transmitting signals from outside the underwater cleaning robot and vice versa. The communication device contains a first ultrasonic transducer for receiving ultrasonic signals transmitted under water and is designed to transmit electrical signals, corresponding to the ultrasonic signals received, to the control device.
Claims18
A system for underwater cleaning, including
- an underwater cleaning robot operating below a water surface, the underwater cleaning robot comprising:
- a movement device for moving the underwater cleaning robot under water,
- a cleaning device for cleaning an object located under water,
- a control device for controlling the movement device and/or the cleaning device, and
- a communication device for receiving and/or transmitting signals from outside the underwater cleaning robot, and vice versa,
- wherein the communication device includes a first ultrasonic transducer for receiving ultrasonic signals transmitted under water, and
- wherein the communication device is designed to transmit electrical signals corresponding to the received ultrasonic signals to the control device,
- a control unit for controlling the underwater cleaning robot, the control unit being arranged outside the water,
- a second ultrasonic transducer arranged below the water surface, which is connected to the control unit, for converting signals output by the control unit into ultrasonic signals and for emitting the ultrasonic signals under water, and
- a modem, which is included in or connected to the control unit, for modulating the signals output by the control unit and for transmitting the modulated signals to the second ultrasonic transducer.
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A method for controlling an underwater cleaning robot operating below a water surface, comprising the steps of:
- converting electrical signals for controlling the underwater cleaning robot into ultrasonic signals by means of a second ultrasonic transducer attached below the water surface,
- transmitting the ultrasonic signals via an underwater ultrasonic path to the underwater cleaning robot,
- receiving the transmitted ultrasonic signals and converting the received ultrasonic signals into electrical signals for controlling the underwater cleaning robot by means of a first ultrasonic transducer attached to the underwater cleaning robot,
- wherein the underwater cleaning robot comprises a movement device for moving the underwater cleaning robot under water, a cleaning device for cleaning an object located under water, a control device for controlling the movement device and/or the cleaning device, and a communication device for receiving and/or transmitting signals from outside the underwater cleaning robot, and vice versa, wherein the communication device includes the first ultrasonic transducer for receiving ultrasonic signals transmitted under water, and wherein the communication device is designed to transmit electrical signals corresponding to the received ultrasonic signals to the control device.
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A system for underwater cleaning, including
- two or more underwater cleaning robots,
- a control unit for controlling the underwater cleaning robots,
- a second ultrasonic transducer, which is connected to the control unit, for converting signals output by the control unit into ultrasonic signals and for emitting the ultrasonic signals under water, and
- a modem, which is included in or connected to the control unit, for modulating the signals output by the control unit and for transmitting the modulated signals to the second ultrasonic transducer,
- wherein each of the two or more underwater cleaning robots comprises a movement device for moving the underwater cleaning robot under water, a cleaning device for cleaning an object located under water, a control device for controlling the movement device and/or the cleaning device, and a communication device for receiving and/or transmitting signals from outside the underwater cleaning robot, and vice versa, wherein the communication device includes a first ultrasonic transducer for receiving ultrasonic signals transmitted under water, and wherein the communication device is designed to transmit electrical signals corresponding to the received ultrasonic signals to the control device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.