A mobile robot

A robot and mobile technology, applied in the direction of robots, robot cleaning machines, machine parts, etc., can solve the problem of reducing the battery life of robots

Active Publication Date: 2017-05-10
DYSON TECH LTD
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The use of the headlight reduces the battery life of the robot, which means that the robot will be forced to go back to the charging station for a shorter period of time

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[0026] figure 1 A schematic illustration of the components of the mobile robot 1 is shown. The mobile robot 1 includes three systems: a vision system 2 , a control system 8 and a drive system 14 . The combination of these three systems allows the robot 1 to observe, interpret and navigate around its environment. The vision system 2 includes a camera 3 and a light source 4 . The camera 3 is capable of capturing images of the area around the mobile robot 1 . For example, the camera 3 may be an upward-pointing camera (to capture images of the ceiling), a forward-facing camera (to capture images in the forward direction of travel of the robot 1 ) or may be a panoramic annular lens (PAL) camera (which Capture a 360° view of the area around Robot 1). The light source 4 is able to improve the quality of the image captured by the camera 3 when the robot 1 is located in an environment with lower light conditions or where the image captured by the camera 3 has poor contrast. The li...

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A mobile robot comprising: a vision system, the vision system comprising a camera and at least one light source arranged to provide a level of illumination to an area surrounding the mobile robot; wherein the at least one light source is arranged on the mobile robot to emit a cone of light that illuminates an area to a side of the robot that is orthogonal to a forward direction of travel of the robot.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a mobile robot, and in particular to a mobile robot capable of illuminating its surroundings. Background technique [0002] Mobile robots are becoming more common and are used in fields as diverse as space exploration, lawn mowing, and ground cleaning. There has been particularly rapid progress recently in the field of robotic floor cleaning devices, especially in the field of vacuum cleaners, the main purpose of which is to clean floors while traveling autonomously and unobtrusively around a user's house. [0003] While performing this task, the robotic vacuum must navigate the area it is required to clean. Some robots are set up with a basic navigation system whereby the robot uses what is sometimes called a "random bounce" method whereby the robot will travel in any given direction until it encounters an obstacle, at which point the robot will turn And travel in another random direction until another obstacle is en...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G05D1/02A47L5/22A47L9/00A47L9/28
CPCA47L5/22A47L9/00A47L9/28G05D1/0231G05D2201/0203G05D2201/0215G05D1/0246Y10S901/01A47L11/40A47L2201/00A47L2201/04B25J11/0085B25J9/0003B25J19/04B25J19/023A47L9/2852H04N7/18H04N23/56
Inventor Z.纪C.史密斯
Owner DYSON TECH LTD
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