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US 2017/0283092 A1Published application
Systems and methods for cleaning interior portions of a vehicle
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsDouglas Alan Brown, Karen L. Hills
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Abstract
A vehicle includes an internal cabin, and an autonomous cleaning system located within an interior chamber of the internal cabin. The autonomous cleaning system includes a cleaning robot configured to clean a portion of the interior chamber.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- an internal cabin;
- and
- an autonomous cleaning system located within an interior chamber of the internal cabin, wherein the autonomous cleaning system comprises a cleaning robot configured to clean a portion of the interior chamber.
A method of cleaning an interior chamber of an internal cabin of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- locating an autonomous cleaning system within the interior chamber of the internal cabin;
- deploying a cleaning robot within the interior chamber during a cleaning cycle;
- and
- cleaning a portion of the interior chamber with the cleaning robot during the cleaning cycle.
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A vehicle comprising:
- an internal cabin;
- and
- an autonomous cleaning system located within a lavatory of the internal cabin, wherein the autonomous cleaning system comprises:
- a cleaning robot configured to clean a floor of the lavatory, wherein the cleaning robot includes:
- (a) a conveyance sub-system in communication with a navigation sub-system, wherein the conveyance sub-system is configured to move the cleaning robot within the lavatory based on signals received from the navigation sub-system, (b) a debris collector configured to collect debris from the lavatory during a cleaning cycle, (c) an agitator configured to agitate a portion of the lavatory during a cleaning cycle, (c) a dispenser in fluid communication with a fluid reservoir, wherein the dispenser is configured to dispense fluid onto the portion of the lavatory during a cleaning cycle, and (e) an ultraviolet light that is configured to irradiate the portion of the lavatory with ultraviolet light during a cleaning cycle;
- a docking station within the lavatory, wherein the cleaning robot is configured to be housed within the docking station, and wherein the cleaning robot is configured to be deployed from the docking station during a cleaning cycle, wherein the docking station comprises a charger that is configured to charge a battery of the cleaning robot when the cleaning robot is housed within the docking station;
- and
- a presence sensor that is configured to detect a presence of an individual within the lavatory, wherein the cleaning robot is deployed to clean the floor of the lavatory when the lavatory is unoccupied.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.