CLEANING ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

• US 20130228199A1
• Filed: 12/31/2012
• Published: 09/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MSI Computer Company Limited (Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: MSI Computer Company Limited (Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: HUNG, Shih-Che, LENG, Yao-Shih
• Application Number:
  US13/731,471
• Publication Number:
  US 20130228199A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 134/18
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 2201/04 Automatic control of the travelling movement; Automatic obstacle detection
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/2852 Elements for displacement of the vacuum cleaner or the accessories therefor, e.g. wheels, casters or nozzles

Abstract

A cleaning robot including a movement module, a cleaning module, a shock sensor module and a control module is disclosed. The movement module includes a plurality of rollers. The cleaning module includes a suction aperture, a cleaning brush, and a dust collection box. The shock sensor module detects a shock and generates a detection signal. The control module controls at least one of the movement module and the cleaning module according to the detection signal.

Claims

1. A cleaning robot, comprising:

a movement module comprising a plurality of rollers;

a cleaning module comprising a suction aperture, a cleaning brush, and a dust collection box;

a shock sensor module detecting a shock and generating a detection signal; and

a control module controlling at least one of the movement module and the cleaning module according to the detection signal.

2. The cleaning robot as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shock sensor module comprises at least one gravity sensor.

3. The cleaning robot as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shock sensor module comprises at least one piezoelectric film detecting the shock and generating the detection signal.

4. The cleaning robot as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a notice module providing notice information, wherein the control module controls the notice module according to the detection signal.

5. The cleaning robot as claimed in claim 1, wherein the notice information is an image or a voice.

6. The cleaning robot as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control module controls at least one of a rotational direction and a rotational speed of the rollers according to the detection signal.

7. The cleaning robot as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control module controls at least one of a suction of the suction aperture and an air flow rate of the dust collection box according to the detection signal.

8. The cleaning robot as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control module controls a rotational speed of the cleaning brush according to the detection signal.

9. The cleaning robot as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shock is generated by a base case and the movement module is disposed under the base case.

10. The cleaning robot as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shock is generated from a piezoelectric film, which is disposed in an air-stream flow channel of the suction aperture.

11. A control method for a cleaning robot, comprising:

moving the robot;

detecting a shock to generate a detection signal; and

controlling an operation of the robot according to the detection signal.

12. The control method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the step of detecting the shock is to utilize a gravity sensor to detect the shock.

13. The control method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the step of detecting the shock is to detect the shock generated by a base case of the cleaning robot.

14. The control method as claimed in claim 11, further comprising:

disposing a piezoelectric film in an air-stream flow channel of a suction aperture of the cleaning robot.

15. The control method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the step of detecting the shock is to detect a voltage of the piezoelectric film.

16. The control method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the step of controlling the operation of the cleaning robot is to control a traveling route of the cleaning robot.

17. The control method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the step of controlling the operation of the cleaning robot is to control at least one of a suction and an air flow rate of the cleaning robot.

18. The control method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the step of controlling the operation of the cleaning robot is to control at least one of a display light, a display panel and a voice generator of the cleaning robot to display a dynamic image or a static image.