Robotic vacuum cleaner
AssigneeF Robotics Acquisitions Ltd.
InventorsShai Abramson, Shalom Levin, Ran Zaslavsky
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Abstract
An autonomous robot, that is for example, suitable for operations such as vacuuming and surface cleaning includes a payload configured for vacuum cleaning, a drive system including a steering system, a navigation system, and a control system for integrating operations of the aforementioned systems.
Claims39
An apparatus for autonomous operation over an area comprising:
- a drive system;
- and
- a controller in communication with said drive system, said controller including a processor programmed to:
- provide at least one scanning pattern for a first portion of said area;
- analyze said first portion for an opening to a second portion of said area;
- and
- signal said drive system to move along a path at least proximate the periphery of said first portion to and through said opening to said second portion of said area.
An apparatus for autonomous operation over an area comprising:
- a drive system;
- and
- a controller in communication with said drive system, said controller including a processor programmed to:
- provide at least one scanning pattern for a portion of said area from a first point;
- signal said drive system to move along a path at least proximate the periphery of the scanned portion to a second point, said second point at a different location than said first point;
- and
- provide at least one scanning pattern for a portion of said area from said second point.
A method for area coverage by an autonomous machine comprising:
- scanning a first portion of said area in accordance with at least one scanning pattern;
- analyzing said forst portion for an opening to a second portion of said area;
- and
- moving along a path at least proximate to the periphery of said first portion to and through said opening to said second portion of said area.
A method for area coverage by an autonomous machine comprising:
- scanning a portion of said area in accordance with at least one scanning pattern, from a first point;
- moving along a path at least proximate the periphery of said scanned portion to a second point, said second point at a different location than said first point;
- and
- scanning a portion of said area in accordance with at least one scanning pattern, from said second point.
An apparatus for autonomous operation over an area comprising:
- a drive system;
- and,
- a controller in communication with said drive system, said controller including a processor programmed to:
- provide at least one scanning pattern for a first portion of said area, said scanning pattern substantially free of repetition;
- analyze said first portion for an opening to a second portion of said area;
- and,
- signal said drive system to move along a path at least proximate the periphery of said first portion to and through said opening to said second portion of said area.
A method for coverage of an area by an autonomous machine comprising:
- scanning a first portion of said area in accordance with at least one scanning pattern, said at least one scannning pattern substantially free of repetition;
- analyzing said first portion for an opening to a second portion of said area;
- and,
- moving along a path at least proximate to the periphery of said first portion to and through said opening to said second portion of said area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.