Moving robot and operating method thereof
First Claim
1. A moving robot, comprising:
- a traveling device that controls a traveling speed and direction by controlling driving of a motor connected with a plurality of movable wheels;
a dust suction device that sucks dust along with air according to a rotational operation of a fan motor that generates a suction force;
an obstacle sensor that senses an obstacle within a predetermined distance;
an output device that outputs input data and operation state data;
a moving body/object sensor that senses movement of an object located within a predetermined distance; and
a controller that outputs a control signal to control an operation, wherein when a movement of a certain object is sensed by the moving body/object sensor while the moving robot is traveling, the controller outputs to the traveling device a control signal to control the traveling speed according to pre-set data, and wherein when the movement of the object is sensed by the moving body/object sensor while the moving robot is operated, the controller outputs to the traveling device a control signal to reduce the traveling speed of the moving robot, and outputs to the traveling device a control signal to recover the traveling speed of the moving robot to the previous state when a control command is not input from an external source during a predetermined time period after the traveling speed of the moving robot is reduced.
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Abstract
A moving robot and its operation method are disclosed. The moving robot includes a moving body/object sensing unit that senses a movement of a human body within a certain distance, a traveling unit that controls a traveling speed and direction, and a controller that outputs a control signal for controlling the traveling speed according to pre-set data to the traveling unit. In a state that the moving robot performs a cleaning operation while moving its locations, when a movement of a human body is sensed by the moving body/object sensing unit, the traveling speed is reduced to allow the user to easily control the external operation, and the efficiency can be increased by utilizing the moving body/object sensing unit for operations of different modes.
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4 Claims
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1. A moving robot, comprising:
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a traveling device that controls a traveling speed and direction by controlling driving of a motor connected with a plurality of movable wheels; a dust suction device that sucks dust along with air according to a rotational operation of a fan motor that generates a suction force; an obstacle sensor that senses an obstacle within a predetermined distance; an output device that outputs input data and operation state data; a moving body/object sensor that senses movement of an object located within a predetermined distance; and a controller that outputs a control signal to control an operation, wherein when a movement of a certain object is sensed by the moving body/object sensor while the moving robot is traveling, the controller outputs to the traveling device a control signal to control the traveling speed according to pre-set data, and wherein when the movement of the object is sensed by the moving body/object sensor while the moving robot is operated, the controller outputs to the traveling device a control signal to reduce the traveling speed of the moving robot, and outputs to the traveling device a control signal to recover the traveling speed of the moving robot to the previous state when a control command is not input from an external source during a predetermined time period after the traveling speed of the moving robot is reduced. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. a method for operating a moving robot, the method comprising:
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controlling a traveling speed and direction by controlling driving of a motor connected with a plurality of movable wheels via a traveling device; sucking dust along with air according to a rotational operation of a fan motor that generates a suction force via a dust suction device; sensing an obstacle within predetermined distance via an obstacle device; outputting input data and operation state data via an output device; sensing movement of an object within a predetermined distance via a moving body/object sensor; outputting a control signal to control an operation via a controller, wherein when a movement of a certain object is sensed by the moving body/object sensor while the moving robot is traveling, the controller outputs to the traveling device a control signal to control the traveling speed according to pre-set data; outputting a control signal, via the controller, to the traveling device to reduce the traveling speed of the moving robot when the movement of the object is sensed by the moving body/object sensor while the moving robot is operated; and outputting a control signal, via the controller to the traveling device, to recover the traveling speed of the moving robot to a previous state when a control command is not input from an external source during a predetermined time period after the traveling speed of the moving robot is reduced.
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