CLEANING ROBOT SYSTEM, CLEANING ROBOT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CLEANING ROBOT

• US 20170235304A1
• Filed: 08/16/2016
• Published: 08/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jiangsu Midea Cleaning Appliances Co., Ltd. (Midea Group Co., Ltd)
• Original Assignee: Jiangsu Midea Cleaning Appliances Co., Ltd. (Midea Group Co., Ltd)
• Inventors: CHEN, Yuan, ZHU, Xiaogang, YUAN, Xiaolong
• Application Number:
  US15/237,711
• Publication Number:
  US 20170235304A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 1/05 Hand apparatus with built-in electric motors
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 2201/00 Robotic cleaning machines, i.e. with automatic control of the travelling movement or the cleaning operation
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 2201/04 Automatic control of the travelling movement; Automatic obstacle detection
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 2201/06 Control of the cleaning action for autonomous devices; Automatic detection of the surface condition before, during or after cleaning
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/2815 using optical detectors
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/2857 User input or output elements for control, e.g. buttons, switches or displays
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0022 characterised by the communication link data switching networks in general H04L12/00
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0038 by providing the operator with simple or augmented images from one or more cameras located onboard the vehicle, e.g. tele-operation images analyzed by a computer and used for automatic navigation G05D1/0246
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/698 for achieving an enlarged field of view, e.g. panoramic image capture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/90 Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a cleaning robot system, a cleaning robot and a method for controlling a cleaning robot. The cleaning robot system includes a cleaning robot and a control terminal. The cleaning robot includes a camera set and a WIFI communication component, the camera set is configured to shoot images around the cleaning robot so as to generate panoramic image information, and the WIFI communication component is configured to generate a wireless communication between the cleaning robot and the control terminal so as to send the panoramic image information to the control terminal. The control terminal is configured to perform wireless communication with the WIFI communication component so as to receive the panoramic image information, and to generate a control instruction according to the panoramic image information for controlling the cleaning robot.

Claims

1. A cleaning robot system, comprising a cleaning robot and a control terminal, wherein

the cleaning robot comprises a camera set and a WIFI communication component, the camera set is configured to shoot images around the cleaning robot so as to generate panoramic image information, and the WIFI communication component is configured to generate a wireless communication between the cleaning robot and the control terminal so as to send the panoramic image information to the control terminal;

and

the control terminal is configured to perform wireless communication with the WIFI communication component so as to receive the panoramic image information, and to generate a control instruction according to the panoramic image information for controlling the cleaning robot.

2. The cleaning robot system according to claim 1, wherein the camera set comprises at least four single cameras disposed circlewise on a body of the cleaning robot at a preset angle.

3. The cleaning robot system according to claim 2, wherein, the camera set comprises four single cameras disposed circlewise on the body of the cleaning robot at intervals of 90°

, and each of the four single cameras shoots images within a range of 90°

in a facing direction of the single camera.

4. The cleaning robot system according to claim 2, wherein, each single camera has a protective cap made of transparent material and in a hemisphere form.

5. The cleaning robot system according to claim 1, wherein, the cleaning robot further comprises a support assembly configured to install the camera set onto a base of the cleaning robot.

6. The cleaning robot system according to claim 1, wherein, the cleaning robot comprises a window-cleaning robot.

7. A cleaning robot, comprising:

a body;

a camera set, disposed on the body and configured to shoot images around the cleaning robot;

a WIFI communication component, configured to establish wireless communication with a control terminal; and

a control component, connected with the camera set and the WIFI communication component respectively, and configured to generate panoramic image information according to the images shot by the camera set, to send the panoramic image information to the control terminal via the WIFI communication component, to receive a control instruction sent by the control terminal via the WIFI communication component, and to control the cleaning robot according to the control instruction, wherein the control instruction is generated according to the panoramic image information by the control terminal.

8. The cleaning robot according to claim 7, wherein, the camera set comprises at least four single cameras disposed circlewise on the body of the cleaning robot at a preset angle.

9. The cleaning robot according to claim 8, wherein, the camera set comprises four single cameras disposed circlewise on the body of the cleaning robot at intervals of 90°

, and each of the four single cameras shoots images within a range of 90°

in a facing direction of the single camera.

10. The cleaning robot according to claim 8, wherein, each single camera has a protective cap made of transparent material and in a hemisphere form.

11. The cleaning robot according to claim 7, further comprising:

a support assembly, configured to install the camera set onto a base of the cleaning robot.

12. The cleaning robot according to claim 7, wherein, the cleaning robot comprises a window-cleaning robot.

13. A method for controlling a cleaning robot, comprising:

shooting images around the cleaning robot;

generating panoramic image information according to the images;

generating a control instruction according to the panoramic image information; and

controlling the cleaning robot according to the control instruction.