Obstacle-detectable mobile robotic device
First Claim
1. An obstacle-detectable mobile robotic device comprising:
- a frame body capable of traveling on a surface;
a control circuit mounted to said frame body for controlling traveling manner and direction of said frame body; and
a detection system mounted to said frame body and electrically connected with said control system, said detection system having an optical emitter, an optical receiver, and a reflector, said optical emitter emitting the light toward the surface at a given angle to define a projection area on the surface, said reflector facing said projection area, the light emitted to the projection area being reflected to said reflector to define a reflection area on said reflector, the reflection area being variably located on said reflector subject to a height that the surface is positioned, said optical receiver facing said reflector to define a receiving area on said reflector, the receiving area never overlapping the surface;
while said optical emitter is spaced from the surface for a given distance, the reflection area overlaps said receiving area;
while said optical emitter is more distant from the surface, the reflection area does not overlap the receiving area;
whether said optical receiver receives the light from said optical emitter depends on whether the receiving area overlaps the reflection area.
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Abstract
An obstacle-detectable mobile robotic device includes a frame body capable of traveling on a surface, a control circuit mounted to the frame body for controlling the traveling manner and direction of the frame body, and a detection system mounted to the frame body and electrically connected with the control circuit. The detection system has an optical emitter, an optical receiver, and a reflector. The optical emitter emits the light onto the surface, and the light is reflected onto the reflector and then to the optical receiver to be received by the optical receiver. A receiving area generated by the optical receiver on the reflector never overlaps the surface. Accordingly, the obstacle-detectable mobile robotic device can effectively avoid ambient light pollution to have preferable detection potency.
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4 Claims
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1. An obstacle-detectable mobile robotic device comprising:
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a frame body capable of traveling on a surface;
a control circuit mounted to said frame body for controlling traveling manner and direction of said frame body; and
a detection system mounted to said frame body and electrically connected with said control system, said detection system having an optical emitter, an optical receiver, and a reflector, said optical emitter emitting the light toward the surface at a given angle to define a projection area on the surface, said reflector facing said projection area, the light emitted to the projection area being reflected to said reflector to define a reflection area on said reflector, the reflection area being variably located on said reflector subject to a height that the surface is positioned, said optical receiver facing said reflector to define a receiving area on said reflector, the receiving area never overlapping the surface;
while said optical emitter is spaced from the surface for a given distance, the reflection area overlaps said receiving area;
while said optical emitter is more distant from the surface, the reflection area does not overlap the receiving area;
whether said optical receiver receives the light from said optical emitter depends on whether the receiving area overlaps the reflection area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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