SELF-PROPELLED VACUUM CLEANER
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1. A self-propelled vacuum cleaner comprising a housing;
- traveling members for allowing the housing to travel;
cleaning members for cleaning a floor surface;
an obstacle detection unit for detecting positions of obstacles present around the housing; and
a control unit for controlling the traveling members, the cleaning members and the obstacle detection unit to allow the housing to clean the floor surface while the housing is self-propelled,wherein the control unit controls the obstacle detection unit to detect the positions of the obstacles around the housing and determines a traveling time to clean the floor surface on the basis of the positions of the obstacles.
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Abstract
A self-propelled vacuum cleaner comprising a housing; traveling members for allowing the housing to travel; cleaning members for cleaning a floor surface; an obstacle detection unit for detecting positions of obstacles present around the housing; and a control unit for controlling the traveling members, the cleaning members and the obstacle detection unit to allow the housing to clean the floor surface while the housing is self-propelled, wherein the control unit controls the obstacle detection unit to detect the positions of the obstacles around the housing and determines a traveling time to clean the floor surface on the basis of the positions of the obstacles.
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1. A self-propelled vacuum cleaner comprising a housing;
- traveling members for allowing the housing to travel;
cleaning members for cleaning a floor surface;
an obstacle detection unit for detecting positions of obstacles present around the housing; and
a control unit for controlling the traveling members, the cleaning members and the obstacle detection unit to allow the housing to clean the floor surface while the housing is self-propelled,wherein the control unit controls the obstacle detection unit to detect the positions of the obstacles around the housing and determines a traveling time to clean the floor surface on the basis of the positions of the obstacles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- traveling members for allowing the housing to travel;
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