Interference System and Computer System thereof for Robot Cleaner

• US 20160039095A1
• Filed: 11/03/2014
• Published: 02/11/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Inventors: Fan, Jia-Cyuan, Yeh, Chi-Hsiang, Ho, Mang-Chia
• Granted Patent: US 9,625,579 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 2201/04 Automatic control of the travelling movement; Automatic obstacle detection
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 15/931 of land vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 17/931 of land vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0022 characterised by the communication link data switching networks in general H04L12/00
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0246 using a video camera in combination with image processing means
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 901/01 Mobile robot
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 901/09 Closed loop, sensor feedback controls arm movement

Abstract

An interference system for a robot cleaner which generates a detection signal and receives a feedback signal corresponding to the detection signal is disclosed. The interference system includes a fixing module, for stably fixing the interference system onto the robot cleaner; a monitor module, for obtaining a real-time imaging information of the robot cleaner; a transmission module, for transmitting the real-time imaging information to a computer system and correspondingly receiving a control signal from the computer system; and an interference module, coupled to the fixing module, for reflecting the detection signal to be the feedback signal according to the control signal, so as to process an interference operation to change a moving direction of the robot cleaner.

Claims

1. An interference system for a robot cleaner, which generates a detection signal and receives a feedback signal corresponding to the detection signal, the interference system comprising:

a fixing module, for stably fixing the interference system onto the robot cleaner;

a monitor module, for obtaining a real-time imaging information of the robot cleaner;

a transmission module, for transmitting the real-time imaging information to a computer system and correspondingly receiving a control signal from the computer system; and

an interference module, coupled to the fixing module, for reflecting the detection signal to be the feedback signal according to the control signal, so as to process an interference operation to change a moving direction of the robot cleaner.

2. The interference system of claim 1, wherein the fixing module further comprises:

an extension holder, for stably fixing the interference system onto the robot cleaner; and

a base, comprising a connection unit coupled to the extension holder and a container space for stably fixing the interference module.

3. The interference system of claim 1, wherein the interference module further comprises:

a plurality of holder units, each holder unit comprising an obstruction unit and a connection unit; and

a control unit, coupled to a plurality of connection units of the plurality of holder units, for controlling an elevation-lowering operation of each obstruction unit to adjust a relative position of each obstruction unit of the interference module, so as to determine whether or not to reflect the detection signal for changing the moving direction of the robot cleaner.

4. The interference system of claim 3, wherein the interference module further comprises:

a rotation unit, coupled to the control unit, for controlling a rotation angle of the interference module to adjust the relative positions of the obstruction units of the interference module, so as to determine whether or not to reflect the detection signal for changing the moving direction of the robot cleaner.

5. The interference system of claim 4, wherein the obstruction units form a shield ring or a shield cover, and the shield ring or the shield cover comprises a gap, such that the gap makes the detection signal and the feedback signal freely pass through the gap without obstruction.

6. The interference system of claim 3, wherein the detection signal is a voice signal or a light source signal, and each obstruction unit comprises a reflection surface to reflect the voice signal or the light source signal.

7. The interference system of claim 3, wherein when the interference system determines that the interference operation is not proceeded, the robot cleaner determines the moving direction according to the feedback signal reflected by an environmental object, and the plurality of obstruction units of the interference module are not disposed on a transmission path of the detection signal and the feedback signal.

8. The interference system of claim 1, wherein the computer system further comprises a user interface and a transmission module, the transmission module is utilized to receive the real-time imaging information, and the user interface is utilized to monitor the real-time imaging information to correspondingly generate the control signal for processing the interference operation.

9. A computer system, coupled to an interference system which utilizes a fixing module for stably fixing onto a robot cleaner, the robot cleaner generates a detection signal and receives a feedback signal corresponding to the detection signal, the computer system comprising:

a central processing unit; and

a storage device, coupled to the central processing unit and storing a programming code, the programming code is utilized to process an interference method, the interference method comprising;

obtaining a real-time imaging information of the robot cleaner;

generating, via the computer system, a control signal according to the real-time imaging information; and

utilizing an interference module to reflect the detection signal to be the feedback signal according to the control signal, so as to process an interference operation to change a moving direction of the robot cleaner.

10. The computer system of claim 9, wherein the fixing module further comprises an extension holder for stably fixing the interference system onto the robot cleaner and a base comprising a container space for stably fixing the interference module.

11. The computer system of claim 9, wherein the interference module further comprises:

a plurality of holder units, each holder unit comprising an obstruction unit and a connection unit; and

a control unit, coupled to a plurality of connection units of the plurality of holder units, for controlling an elevation-lowering operation of each obstruction unit to adjust a relative position of each obstruction unit of the interference module, so as to determine whether or not to reflect the detection signal for changing the moving direction of the robot cleaner.

12. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the interference module further comprises:

a rotation unit, coupled to the control unit, for controlling a rotation angle of the interference module to adjust the relative positions of the obstruction units of the interference module, so as to determine whether or not to reflect the detection signal for changing the moving direction of the robot cleaner.

13. The computer system of claim 12, wherein the obstruction units form a shield ring or a shield cover, and the shield ring or the shield cover comprises a gap, such that the gap makes the detection signal and the feedback signal freely pass through the gap without obstruction.

14. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the detection signal is a voice signal or a light source signal, and each obstruction unit comprises a reflection surface to reflect the voice signal or the light source signal.

15. The computer system of claim 11, wherein when the interference system determines that the interference operation is not proceeded, the robot cleaner determines the moving direction according to the feedback signal reflected by an environmental object, and the plurality of obstruction units of the interference module are not disposed on a transmission path of the detection signal and the feedback signal.

16. The computer system of claim 9, further comprising a user interface and a transmission module, the transmission module is utilized to receive the real-time imaging information, and the user interface is utilized to monitor the real-time imaging information to correspondingly generate the control signal for processing the interference operation.