Robotic cleaning device with perimeter recording function
First Claim
1. A method of teaching a robotic cleaning device a perimeter of an area of interest, comprising the steps of:
- positioning the robotic cleaning device so that an obstacle detecting device of the robotic cleaning device can monitor at least part of the area;
controlling the obstacle detecting device of the robotic cleaning device to follow and continuously record a position of an object, while the object is moving along the perimeter of the area of interest; and
creating positional data of the perimeter from the continuous recordings of the positions of the object.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a robotic cleaning device having a main body, a cleaning portion configured to clean a floor of an area of interest, and a propulsion system configured to move the robotic cleaning device across a surface of the area. The robotic cleaning device may further include an obstacle detecting device and a processing unit, the processing unit being configured to control the propulsion system, wherein the obstacle detecting device is configured to monitor a perimeter of at least part of the area and to follow and continuously record a position of an object, while the object is moving along the perimeter. The processing unit is configured to create positional data of the perimeter out of the continuously recorded positions.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of teaching a robotic cleaning device a perimeter of an area of interest, comprising the steps of:
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positioning the robotic cleaning device so that an obstacle detecting device of the robotic cleaning device can monitor at least part of the area; controlling the obstacle detecting device of the robotic cleaning device to follow and continuously record a position of an object, while the object is moving along the perimeter of the area of interest; and creating positional data of the perimeter from the continuous recordings of the positions of the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A robotic cleaning device comprising:
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a main body; a cleaning portion configured to clean a floor of an area of interest; a propulsion system configured to move the robotic cleaning device across the surface of the area; and an obstacle detecting device comprising a processing unit, the processing unit being configured to control the propulsion system; wherein the obstacle detecting device is configured to monitor a perimeter of the area and to follow and continuously record a position of an object, while the object is moving along the perimeter; and wherein the processing unit is configured to create positional data of the perimeter out of the continuously recorded positions. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program comprising computer-executable instructions for causing a robotic cleaning device to perform the following method steps when the computer-executable instructions are executed on a processing unit included in the device, the method steps comprising:
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positioning the robotic cleaning device so that an obstacle detecting device of the robotic cleaning device can monitor at least part of the area; controlling the obstacle detecting device of the robotic cleaning device to follow and continuously record a position of an object, while the object is moving along the perimeter of the area of interest; and creating positional data of the perimeter from the continuous recordings of the positions of the object. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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