ROBOT CLEANER
First Claim
1. A robot cleaner comprising:
- a main body configured to travel in a cleaning zone and to suction a floor in the cleaning zone;
an image sensor provided on the main body and configured to captured an image of a predetermined area at a front side of the main body;
a first light source provided on the main body and configured to emit a first pattern of light to a first sub-area of the predetermined area; and
a second light source provided on the main body at a position below the first light source and configured to emit a second pattern of light to a second sub-area of the predetermined area, the first sub-area being located lower than the second sub-area.
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Abstract
A robot cleaner of the present disclosure comprises a main body configured to travel in a cleaning zone and to suction a foreign substance on a floor in the cleaning zone, an image sensor provided on the main body and configured to obtain an image of a predetermined area at a front side of the main body, a first light source provided on the main body and configured to emit a first pattern of light to a first sub-area of the predetermined area and a second light source provided on the main body at a position below the first light source and configured to emit a second pattern of light to a second sub-area of the predetermined area, the first sub-area being located lower than the second sub-area.
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20 Claims
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1. A robot cleaner comprising:
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a main body configured to travel in a cleaning zone and to suction a floor in the cleaning zone; an image sensor provided on the main body and configured to captured an image of a predetermined area at a front side of the main body; a first light source provided on the main body and configured to emit a first pattern of light to a first sub-area of the predetermined area; and a second light source provided on the main body at a position below the first light source and configured to emit a second pattern of light to a second sub-area of the predetermined area, the first sub-area being located lower than the second sub-area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A robot cleaner comprising:
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an image sensor configured to capture images of a predetermined area in front of the robot cleaner; a first light source configured to emit a first pattern of light to a first sub-area of the predetermined area; a second light source positioned below the first light source and configured to emit a second pattern of light to a second sub-area of the predetermined area that is above the first sub-area; and a controller configured to; activate the first light source to determine whether an obstacle is present in the predetermined area, and selectively activate the second light source to determine a height of the obstacle based on determining that the obstacle is present in the predetermined area. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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