GUIDING DEVICE FOR GUIDING MOBILE ROBOTIC VACUUM CLEANER TO CHARGING BASE
First Claim
1. A guiding device for guiding a mobile robotic vacuum cleaner to a charging base, the mobile robotic vacuum cleaner having a main processor and a driving system, the charging base having an optical emitter for emitting at least one optical signal toward a predetermined direction, the guiding device comprising a central sensor, a left sensor, and a right sensor, a portion of the charging base that the mobile robotic vacuum cleaner faces when it moves to the charging base being defined as a charging sensor set zone, the central, left, and right sensors being electrically connected with the main processor and mounted to the charging sensor set zone for detecting the at least one optical signal emitted by the optical emitter, whereby the main processor can judge whether the mobile robotic vacuum cleaner correctly moves toward the charging base according to the at least one optical signal detected by the sensors and then controllably allow the mobile robotic vacuum cleaner to adjust its moving direction and move forward via the driving system in such a way that the mobile robotic vacuum cleaner can be guided to correctly move toward the charging base.
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Abstract
A guiding device for guiding a mobile robotic vacuum cleaner to a charging base is composed of a central sensor, a left sensor, and a right sensor. The mobile robotic vacuum cleaner is composed of a main processor and a driving system. The charging base includes an optical emitter for emitting optical signals toward a predetermined direction. The central sensor, the right sensor, and the left sensor are electrically connected with the main processor and mounted to a charging sensor set zone. In this way, the main processor can judge whether the mobile robotic device correctly moves toward the charging base according to the signals detected by the sensors and then adjustably control the moving direction of the mobile robotic vacuum cleaner via the driving system to guide the mobile robotic vacuum cleaner to accurately move toward the charging base.
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- 1. A guiding device for guiding a mobile robotic vacuum cleaner to a charging base, the mobile robotic vacuum cleaner having a main processor and a driving system, the charging base having an optical emitter for emitting at least one optical signal toward a predetermined direction, the guiding device comprising a central sensor, a left sensor, and a right sensor, a portion of the charging base that the mobile robotic vacuum cleaner faces when it moves to the charging base being defined as a charging sensor set zone, the central, left, and right sensors being electrically connected with the main processor and mounted to the charging sensor set zone for detecting the at least one optical signal emitted by the optical emitter, whereby the main processor can judge whether the mobile robotic vacuum cleaner correctly moves toward the charging base according to the at least one optical signal detected by the sensors and then controllably allow the mobile robotic vacuum cleaner to adjust its moving direction and move forward via the driving system in such a way that the mobile robotic vacuum cleaner can be guided to correctly move toward the charging base.
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