Cleaning robot, control method for same, and cleaning robot system

A cleaning robot, comprising:

• a housing;
• a moving module, mounted at the housing and configured to drive the cleaning robot to move;
• and
• a control module, configured to control the moving module to drive the cleaning robot to move;
• the cleaning robot is configured to mount a wiping unit, and when the cleaning robot moves on a working surface, the wiping unit is capable of directly or indirectly contacting the working surface to wipe the working surface, to perform a cleaning work;
• wherein
• the cleaning robot comprises a work execution state, the cleaning robot performs the cleaning work in the work execution state, the cleaning robot further comprises a maintenance state, and the cleaning robot is capable of switching from the work execution state to the maintenance state;
• while the cleaning robot is switching from the work execution state to the maintenance state, the control module controls the cleaning robot to move from a work execution position corresponding to the work execution state to a maintenance position corresponding to the maintenance state;
• and
• the control module is configured to change a contact state between the wiping unit and the working surface, to enable at least a part of the wiping unit to be in a state of not contacting the working surface in at least a part of the process in which the cleaning robot moves from the work execution position to the maintenance position, where the at least a part of the wiping unit is in a state of contacting the working surface in the work execution state.

A control method for a cleaning robot, wherein the cleaning robot comprises a housing, a moving module, and a control module, the control module is configured to control the moving module to drive the cleaning robot to move, the cleaning robot is configured to mount a wiping unit, when the cleaning robot moves on a working surface, the wiping unit is capable of wiping the working surface to perform a cleaning work, and the control method comprises the following steps:

• controlling the cleaning robot to perform the cleaning work;
• determining whether a maintenance condition is met;
• controlling the cleaning robot to move from a work execution position to a maintenance position if the maintenance condition is met;
• and
• changing a contact state between the wiping unit and the working surface, to enable at least a part of the wiping unit to be in a state of not contacting the working surface in at least a part of the process in which the cleaning robot moves from the work execution position to the maintenance position, where the at least a part of the wiping unit is in a state of contacting the working surface in a work execution state.

The control method according to 48, wherein the maintenance condition comprises a parameter of at least one of the following reaching a preset value:

• a battery power, a working time, or a working area of the cleaning robot, or a pollution level of the wiping unit;
• and
• the changing a contact state between the wiping unit and the working surface comprises:
• lifting the wiping unit to enable the wiping unit to not contact the working surface;
• or rotating the wiping unit to change a part of the wiping unit contacting the working surface.

A cleaning robot system, wherein the cleaning robot system comprises a cleaning robot, and the cleaning robot comprises:

• a housing;
• a moving module, mounted at the housing and configured to drive the cleaning robot to move;
• and
• a control module, configured to control the moving module to drive the cleaning robot to move;
• the cleaning robot is configured to mount a wiping unit, and when the cleaning robot moves on a working surface, the wiping unit is capable of wiping the working surface to perform a cleaning work;
• the cleaning robot comprises a work execution state, the cleaning robot performs the cleaning work in the work execution state, the cleaning robot further comprises a maintenance state, and the cleaning robot is capable of switching from the work execution state to the maintenance state;
• and
• the control module is further configured to trigger the cleaning robot to switch from the work execution state to the maintenance state, the cleaning robot is capable of receiving information from a user, and the control module triggers the state switching according to the information from the user.