ROBOT CLEANER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING TRAVELING THEREOF
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1. A robot cleaner, comprising:
- a main body;
a plurality of driving wheels to move the main body;
a brush unit rotated to sweep dust on a floor; and
a control unit to control the brush unit to be rotated in a same direction as rotation of the driving wheels, when the main body travels backward.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are a robot cleaner that has an improved traveling performance, and a method of controlling traveling thereof. The robot cleaner allows driving wheels, which move the robot cleaner, and a brush unit, which sweeps dust on a floor, to be rotated in the same direction.
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15 Claims
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1. A robot cleaner, comprising:
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a main body; a plurality of driving wheels to move the main body; a brush unit rotated to sweep dust on a floor; and a control unit to control the brush unit to be rotated in a same direction as rotation of the driving wheels, when the main body travels backward. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A robot cleaner comprising:
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a main body; a plurality of driving wheels to move the main body; a brush unit rotated to sweep dust on a floor; and a control unit to control the brush unit to be rotated in a same direction as rotation of the driving wheels according to a state of the floor, when the main body travels backward. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of controlling traveling of a robot cleaner, the method comprising:
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detecting a rotating direction of driving wheels that move the robot cleaner; determining a rotating direction of a brush unit according to the rotating direction of the driving wheels; and moving the robot cleaner forward or backward comprising rotating the driving wheels and the brush unit in the same direction according to the determined rotating direction of the brush unit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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