In-vehicle cleaning method and device

Abstract

The invention discloses an automobile interior cleaning method and device, and relates to the technical field of automobiles. The method comprises the steps that image information, collected by a camera, of a to-be-cleaned area in a vehicle is acquired; a to-be-cleaned target needing to be cleaned in the to-be-cleaned area is determined according to the image information of the to-be-cleaned area; and controlling the in-vehicle cleaning robot to automatically clean the to-be-cleaned target. It can be ensured that the cleaning robot can only automatically clean garbage instead of useful articles in the vehicle, and the cleaning accuracy of the cleaning robot is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of automobile technology, and in particular to a method and a device for cleaning an interior of a vehicle. Background Art

[0002] Vehicle cleaning can be divided into exterior cleaning and interior cleaning. Exterior cleaning is mostly done manually by washing the car, while interior cleaning is mostly done manually by vacuuming with a vacuum cleaner and wiping with a rag. Currently, there are automatic car washes that can automatically clean the exterior of a vehicle, but there are no automatic cleaning devices that can automatically clean the interior of a vehicle.

[0003] In order to achieve automatic cleaning inside the car, you can consider installing a cleaning robot inside the car, but cleaning inside the car is different from cleaning outside the car. The items inside the car include useful items and garbage (such as waste paper balls, debris, dust). The cleaning robot is likely to clean away useful items when cleaning the car, and there is a problem of poor cleaning accuracy. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present invention solves the technical problem of how to improve the cleaning accuracy of a vehicle interior cleaning robot by providing a vehicle interior cleaning method and a vehicle interior cleaning device.

[0005] On the one hand, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

[0006] A method for cleaning an interior of a vehicle, applied to an interior cleaning robot, comprising:

[0007] Obtain image information of the area to be cleaned in the vehicle collected by the camera;

[0008] Sending the image information to a display screen to display an image of the area to be cleaned;

[0009] In response to a first selection operation on the image of the area to be cleaned, determining an object to be cleaned corresponding to the image selected by the first selection operation;

[0010] The object to be cleaned is automatically cleaned.

[0011] Optionally, the automatic cleaning includes automatic vacuuming;

[0012] After sending the image information to a display screen to display the image of the area to be cleaned and before automatically cleaning the object to be cleaned, the method further includes:

[0013] In response to a second selection operation on the image of the area to be cleaned, determining a target object corresponding to the image selected by the second selection operation; the target object is an object that does not need to be cleaned;

[0014] The automatic cleaning of the target to be cleaned comprises:

[0015] Determine whether the target object exists within a preset range of the target to be cleaned;

[0016] If the target object exists within the preset range of the target to be cleaned, the target object is first moved out of the suction range of the automatic vacuuming, and then the target to be cleaned is automatically vacuumed.

[0017] Optionally, the step of moving the target object out of the suction range of the automatic vacuum cleaner includes:

[0018] Move the target object to another location in the vehicle outside the area to be cleaned.

[0019] Optionally, after automatically cleaning the target to be cleaned, the method further includes:

[0020] After the automatic vacuuming is completed, the target object is placed back to the area to be cleaned from other locations in the vehicle.

[0021] Optionally, before moving the target object to another location outside the area to be cleaned in the vehicle, moving the target object outside the suction range of the automatic vacuum cleaner further includes:

[0022] Recording the actual position of the target object in the area to be cleaned;

[0023] The step of placing the target object from other locations in the vehicle back to the area to be cleaned includes:

[0024] The target object is placed back from other locations in the vehicle to the actual location.

[0025] Optionally, the step of moving the target object out of the suction range of the automatic vacuum cleaner includes:

[0026] The target object is moved to a target area; the target area is located within the area to be cleaned and outside a preset range of the target to be cleaned.

[0027] Optionally, the step of moving the target object out of the suction range of the automatic vacuum cleaner includes:

[0028] Grab the target object into the air;

[0029] After automatically cleaning the target to be cleaned, the method further includes:

[0030] After the automatic vacuuming is completed, the target object is placed on the area to be cleaned.

[0031] On the other hand, the present invention also provides the following technical solutions:

[0032] A vehicle interior cleaning device, applied to a vehicle interior cleaning robot, comprising:

[0033] An acquisition module is used to acquire image information of the area to be cleaned in the vehicle collected by the camera;

[0034] A sending module, used for sending the image information to a display screen to display the image of the area to be cleaned;

[0035] a determination module, configured to, in response to a first selection operation on the image of the area to be cleaned, determine an object to be cleaned corresponding to the image selected by the first selection operation;

[0036] The cleaning module is used to automatically clean the object to be cleaned.

[0037] On the other hand, the present invention also provides the following technical solutions:

[0038] A computer device comprises a memory, a processor and a computer program stored in the memory, wherein the processor executes the computer program to implement the steps of any one of the above-mentioned vehicle interior cleaning methods.

[0039] On the other hand, the present invention also provides the following technical solutions:

[0040] A computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of any one of the above-mentioned vehicle interior cleaning methods.

[0041] One or more technical solutions provided by the present invention have at least the following technical effects or advantages:

[0042] The present invention first determines the target to be cleaned according to the image information of the area to be cleaned in the vehicle, that is, determines the garbage in the area to be cleaned, and then automatically cleans the target to be cleaned, so that the cleaning robot will only automatically clean the garbage but will not clean the useful items in the vehicle, thereby improving the cleaning accuracy of the cleaning robot. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0043] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the accompanying drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other accompanying drawings can be obtained based on these accompanying drawings without paying creative work.

[0044] Figure 1 is a flow chart of a method for cleaning a vehicle interior according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0045] Figure 2 Another schematic diagram of the vehicle interior cleaning method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0046] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of a vehicle interior cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0047] The embodiments of the present invention solve the technical problem of how to improve the cleaning accuracy of a vehicle interior cleaning robot by providing a vehicle interior cleaning method and device.

[0048] In order to better understand the technical solution of the present invention, the technical solution of the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods.

[0049] The cleaning robot in the embodiment of the present invention may be a robot with a mechanical arm, the robot may only have a mechanical claw, and thus only have the function of grabbing garbage and putting it into a garbage bag; the robot may also only have a vacuuming function; the robot may also have both a grabbing function and a vacuuming function. In other words, cleaning may be grabbing garbage and putting it into a garbage bag, or vacuuming.

[0050] like Figure 1 As shown, the in-vehicle cleaning method applied to an in-vehicle cleaning robot comprises:

[0051] Step S1, obtaining image information of the area to be cleaned in the vehicle collected by a camera;

[0052] In some embodiments, the area to be cleaned may be a door storage compartment; in some embodiments, the area to be cleaned may also be a trunk; in some embodiments, the area to be cleaned may also be a floor mat, a seat cushion, a table below the front windshield, a table below the rear windshield, etc.; in some embodiments, the camera may be a camera installed at a fixed position in the vehicle. If the area to be cleaned is a door storage compartment, a floor mat or a seat cushion, the camera may be installed on the roof of the vehicle, and the robot may be installed in the storage box between the main driver and the co-driver. If the area to be cleaned is a trunk, the camera may be installed on the top of the trunk, and the robot may be installed in the trunk; in some embodiments, the camera may also be a camera at the end of the robot's mechanical arm; in some embodiments, the camera may also be a camera of a user's mobile terminal, and the user uses the mobile terminal to capture image information of the area to be cleaned and then transmits it to the robot;

[0053] It is understandable that the distribution of useful items and garbage in the area to be cleaned can be known based on the image information of the area to be cleaned, such as pens, small toys, USB flash drives, etc., and garbage such as waste, dust, waste paper balls, waste paper towels, etc.;

[0054] Step S2, sending the image information to a display screen to display an image of the area to be cleaned;

[0055] In some embodiments, the display screen may be a display screen of a vehicle computer; in some embodiments, the display screen may also be a display screen of a user's mobile terminal; the display screen may display the distribution of useful items and garbage, for example, if a USB flash drive and a ball of waste paper are placed in a door storage compartment, and a camera captures an image of the door storage compartment, the image of the USB flash drive and the ball of waste paper may be seen on the display screen;

[0056] Step S3, in response to a first selection operation on the image of the area to be cleaned, determining an object to be cleaned corresponding to the image selected by the first selection operation;

[0057] The first selection operation may be an operation of selecting one or more to-be-cleaned objects, such as selecting a waste paper ball image and a waste paper towel image in the to-be-cleaned area image, which indicates that the user wants to clean the waste paper ball and the waste paper towel; the first selection operation may also be an operation of selecting a cleaning area, such as selecting a left half image in the to-be-cleaned area image, which indicates that the user wants to clean the left half of the to-be-cleaned area;

[0058] Step S4, automatically cleaning the target to be cleaned;

[0059] In some embodiments, automatic cleaning can be grabbing the object to be cleaned into a garbage bag; in some embodiments, automatic cleaning can be automatic vacuuming; in some embodiments, automatic cleaning can also be vacuuming first and then grabbing or grabbing first and then vacuuming; but when the object to be cleaned selected by the user is an area, automatic cleaning can only be automatic vacuuming;

[0060] From the above, it can be seen that the in-vehicle cleaning method of an embodiment of the present invention first determines the target to be cleaned based on the image information of the area to be cleaned in the vehicle, that is, determines the garbage in the area to be cleaned, and then automatically cleans the target to be cleaned, so that the cleaning robot will only automatically clean the garbage, but will not clean the useful items in the car, thereby improving the cleaning accuracy of the cleaning robot.

[0061] In the embodiments of the present invention, considering that the robot grasping is a single-point grasping and the vacuuming has a vacuuming range, when the automatic cleaning includes automatic vacuuming, if there are useful items near the target to be cleaned, the vacuuming may easily mistakenly suck away the useful items. In order to avoid the vacuuming from sucking away the useful items and further improve the cleaning accuracy of the robot, in some embodiments, when the automatic cleaning includes automatic vacuuming, such as Figure 2 As shown, after step S2 and before step S4, the vehicle interior cleaning method may further include:

[0062] Step S5, in response to the second selection operation on the image of the area to be cleaned, determining the target object corresponding to the image selected by the second selection operation; the target object is an object that does not need to be cleaned, that is, a useful object;

[0063] Step S4 may include: determining whether there is a target object within a preset range of the target to be cleaned; if there is a target object within the preset range of the target to be cleaned, first moving the target object out of the suction range of the automatic vacuum cleaner, and then automatically vacuuming the target to be cleaned.

[0064] The second selection operation is used to determine the useful items in the eyes of the user. In some embodiments, the ranging information of the area to be cleaned measured by the radar sensor can be obtained, and the distance between the target to be cleaned and each target item can be obtained according to the ranging information. According to the distance between the target to be cleaned and each target item, it is judged whether there is a target item within the preset range of the target to be cleaned. The preset range can be the suction range when the robot vacuums. Multiple automatic vacuuming experiments of the robot can be conducted in advance to obtain the critical distance at which the robot will and will not absorb the target item, that is, the suction range. Therefore, first move the target item outside the suction range of automatic vacuuming, and then automatically vacuum the target to be cleaned, so as to avoid vacuuming the target item. Of course, if there is no target item within the preset range of the target to be cleaned, the target to be cleaned can be directly vacuumed automatically.

[0065] For scenarios where the area to be cleaned is a door storage compartment or other area with a barrier at the boundary, if the target object is moved to another location outside the area to be cleaned in the vehicle, the robot will definitely not mistakenly suck up the target object when vacuuming. Therefore, in some embodiments, the said moving the target object outside the suction range of the automatic vacuuming may include: moving the target object to another location in the vehicle outside the area to be cleaned. For example, if the target object in the door storage compartment is a USB flash drive and the object to be cleaned is a ball of waste paper, the USB flash drive can be taken out of the door storage compartment and placed on the seat.

[0066] If the target object is moved to another location in the vehicle outside the area to be cleaned, in some embodiments, after the automatic vacuuming is completed, the target object may not be returned to its original location, but the location where the user originally stored the target object has been changed, which may make it difficult for the user to find the target object, and may reduce the user experience. To avoid affecting the user experience, in some embodiments, after step S4, the vehicle interior cleaning method may further include: after the automatic vacuuming is completed, returning the target object from another location in the vehicle to the area to be cleaned.

[0067] Since the area to be cleaned often has a certain range, if the target object is not put back to its original position from other locations in the car, such as being placed in a gap, it may still be difficult for the user to find the target object. To further avoid affecting the user experience, in some embodiments, before moving the target object to other locations outside the area to be cleaned in the car, moving the target object outside the suction range of the automatic vacuum cleaner may also include:

[0068] Record the actual location of the target object in the area to be cleaned;

[0069] The step of placing the target object from other locations in the vehicle back to the area to be cleaned may include:

[0070] Put the target object back from other locations in the vehicle to the actual location.

[0071] This is equivalent to accurately returning the target object to its original position, and the position of the target object does not change at all.

[0072] In the scenario where the area to be cleaned is the trunk, since the trunk is isolated from other locations in the vehicle, the target object cannot be moved to other locations in the vehicle outside the trunk before vacuuming. In this case, the target object can be moved outside the preset range of the target to be cleaned. Therefore, in some embodiments, the moving the target object outside the suction range of the automatic vacuuming may include: moving the target object to the target area; the target area is located in the area to be cleaned and outside the preset range of the target to be cleaned.

[0073] For the scenario where the target to be cleaned is the entire trunk, the target object cannot be moved to other locations outside the trunk inside the vehicle, and the target object cannot be moved outside the preset range of the trunk because the area outside the preset range of the trunk is outside the vehicle. In order to avoid the vacuum cleaner from accidentally sucking up the target object in this scenario, in some embodiments, the moving the target object outside the suction range of the automatic vacuum cleaner may include: grabbing the target object into the air;

[0074] After step S4, the in-vehicle cleaning method may further include: after the automatic vacuuming is completed, placing the target object into the area to be cleaned.

[0075] This is equivalent to grabbing the target object from the ground of the trunk and then vacuuming it, and then putting the target object down after vacuuming. This can avoid accidentally sucking up the target object when the cleaning target is the entire trunk.

[0076] Considering that the maximum object that a robot can grab is generally larger than the maximum object that a vacuum cleaner can pick up, when the volume of the object to be cleaned is large, vacuum cleaner may not be able to clean it; when the volume of the object to be cleaned is small, vacuum cleaner has a higher efficiency. Therefore, in order to improve the cleaning efficiency and cleaning success rate, in some embodiments, step S4 may include:

[0077] Determine the volume of the target to be cleaned;

[0078] If the volume of the object to be cleaned is larger than the preset threshold, the object to be cleaned is automatically grabbed and placed in a garbage bag;

[0079] If the volume of the object to be cleaned is less than or equal to a preset threshold, the object to be cleaned is automatically vacuumed.

[0080] In some implementations, the volume of the target to be cleaned may be calculated using the distance information measured by the radar sensor.

[0081] In some embodiments, after the robot finishes cleaning, a reminder of the completion of cleaning may be sent to the user, reminding the user to check the cleaning effect and whether the robot has mistakenly cleaned any useful items.

[0082] like Figure 3 As shown, an embodiment of the present invention also provides a vehicle interior cleaning device applied to a vehicle interior cleaning robot, comprising:

[0083] An acquisition module is used to acquire image information of the area to be cleaned in the vehicle collected by the camera;

[0084] A sending module, used for sending the image information to a display screen to display an image of the area to be cleaned;

[0085] a determination module, configured to determine, in response to a first selection operation on the image of the area to be cleaned, an object to be cleaned corresponding to the image selected by the first selection operation;

[0086] The cleaning module is used to automatically clean the target to be cleaned.

[0087] In some embodiments, automated cleaning includes automated vacuuming;

[0088] The determination module may also be used to: in response to a second selection operation on the image of the area to be cleaned, determine a target object corresponding to the image selected by the second selection operation; the target object is an object that does not need to be cleaned;

[0089] The cleaning module can also be used to:

[0090] Determine whether there is a target object within a preset range of the target to be cleaned;

[0091] If there is a target object within the preset range of the target to be cleaned, the target object is first moved out of the suction range of the automatic vacuuming, and then the target to be cleaned is automatically vacuumed.

[0092] In some embodiments, the cleaning module can also be used to:

[0093] Move the target item to another location in the vehicle outside the area to be cleaned;

[0094] In some embodiments, the cleaning module can also be used to:

[0095] After the automatic vacuuming is completed, the target items are placed back to the area to be cleaned from other locations in the vehicle.

[0096] In some embodiments, the cleaning module can also be used to:

[0097] Record the actual location of the target object in the area to be cleaned;

[0098] Return the target object from another location in the vehicle to its actual location.

[0099] In some embodiments, the cleaning module can also be used to:

[0100] The target object is moved to a target area; the target area is located within the area to be cleaned and outside a preset range of the target to be cleaned.

[0101] In some embodiments, the cleaning module can also be used to:

[0102] Grab the target object into the air;

[0103] After the automatic vacuuming is completed, put the target item down to the area to be cleaned.

[0104] In some embodiments, the cleaning module can also be used to:

[0105] Determine the volume of the target to be cleaned;

[0106] If the volume of the object to be cleaned is larger than the preset threshold, the object to be cleaned is automatically grabbed and placed in a garbage bag;

[0107] If the volume of the object to be cleaned is less than or equal to a preset threshold, the object to be cleaned is automatically vacuumed.

[0108] Based on the same inventive concept as the above-mentioned in-vehicle cleaning method, an embodiment of the present invention also provides a computer device, including a memory, a processor and a computer program stored in the memory, and the processor executes the computer program to implement the steps of any of the above-mentioned in-vehicle cleaning methods.

[0109] Since the computer device introduced in the embodiment of the present invention is a computer device used to implement the interior cleaning of the vehicle in the embodiment of the present invention, based on the interior cleaning method of the vehicle in the embodiment of the present invention, a person skilled in the art can understand the specific implementation of the computer device in the embodiment of the present invention and its various variations, so how the computer device implements the method in the embodiment of the present invention is not described in detail here. As long as a person skilled in the art implements the computer device used in the interior cleaning method of the vehicle in the embodiment of the present invention, it belongs to the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0110] Based on the same inventive concept as the above-mentioned in-vehicle cleaning method, the present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, which implements the steps of any of the above-mentioned in-vehicle cleaning methods when executed by a processor.

[0111] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that embodiments of the present invention may be provided as methods, systems, or computer program products. Therefore, the present invention may take the form of a complete hardware embodiment, a complete software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware. Moreover, the present invention may take the form of a computer program product implemented on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) containing computer-usable program code.

[0112] The present invention is described with reference to flowcharts and / or block diagrams of methods, devices (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the present invention. It should be understood that each process and / or block in the flowchart and / or block diagram, as well as the combination of processes and / or blocks in the flowchart and / or block diagram, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, an embedded processor, or other programmable data processing device to produce a machine, so that the instructions executed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing device generate instructions for implementing the processes in the flowchart and / or block diagram. Figure 1 A process or multiple processes and / or boxes Figure 1 These computer program instructions can also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can guide a computer or other programmable data processing device to work in a specific way, so that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce a product including an instruction device, which implements the functions specified in the process. Figure 1 A process or multiple processes and / or boxes Figure 1 A function specified in one or more boxes.

[0113] These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device so that a series of operating steps are executed on the computer or other programmable device to produce a computer-implemented process, thereby providing instructions for implementing the process. Figure 1 A process or multiple processes and / or boxes Figure 1 The steps for the functions specified in one or more boxes.

[0114] Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, those skilled in the art may make other changes and modifications to these embodiments once they have learned the basic creative concept. Therefore, the appended claims are intended to be interpreted as including the preferred embodiments and all changes and modifications that fall within the scope of the present invention.

[0115] Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Thus, if these modifications and variations of the present invention fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention and their equivalents, the present invention is also intended to include these modifications and variations.

Claims

1. A method for cleaning an interior of a vehicle, applied to an interior cleaning robot, characterized in that: include: Obtain image information of the area to be cleaned in the vehicle collected by the camera; Sending the image information to a display screen to display an image of the area to be cleaned; In response to a first selection operation on the image of the area to be cleaned, determining an object to be cleaned corresponding to the image selected by the first selection operation; The object to be cleaned is automatically cleaned.

2. The vehicle interior cleaning method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The automatic cleaning includes automatic vacuuming; After sending the image information to a display screen to display the image of the area to be cleaned and before automatically cleaning the object to be cleaned, the method further includes: In response to a second selection operation on the image of the area to be cleaned, determining a target object corresponding to the image selected by the second selection operation; the target object is an object that does not need to be cleaned; The automatic cleaning of the target to be cleaned comprises: Determine whether the target object exists within a preset range of the target to be cleaned; If the target object exists within the preset range of the target to be cleaned, the target object is first moved out of the suction range of the automatic vacuuming, and then the target to be cleaned is automatically vacuumed.

3. The vehicle interior cleaning method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The step of moving the target object out of the suction range of the automatic vacuum cleaner comprises: Move the target object to another location in the vehicle outside the area to be cleaned.

4. The vehicle interior cleaning method according to claim 3, characterized in that: After automatically cleaning the target to be cleaned, the method further includes: After the automatic vacuuming is completed, the target object is placed back to the area to be cleaned from other locations in the vehicle.

5. The vehicle interior cleaning method according to claim 4, characterized in that: Before the target object is moved to another location outside the to-be-cleaned area in the vehicle, the target object is moved outside the suction range of the automatic vacuum cleaner, and further includes: Recording the actual position of the target object in the area to be cleaned; The step of placing the target object from other locations in the vehicle back to the area to be cleaned includes: The target object is placed back from other locations in the vehicle to the actual location.

6. The vehicle interior cleaning method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The step of moving the target object out of the suction range of the automatic vacuum cleaner comprises: The target object is moved to a target area; the target area is located within the area to be cleaned and outside a preset range of the target to be cleaned.

7. The vehicle interior cleaning method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The step of moving the target object out of the suction range of the automatic vacuum cleaner comprises: Grab the target object into the air; After automatically cleaning the target to be cleaned, the method further includes: After the automatic vacuuming is completed, the target object is placed on the area to be cleaned.

8. A vehicle interior cleaning device, applied to a vehicle interior cleaning robot, characterized in that: include: An acquisition module is used to acquire image information of the area to be cleaned in the vehicle collected by the camera; A sending module, used for sending the image information to a display screen to display the image of the area to be cleaned; a determination module, configured to, in response to a first selection operation on the image of the area to be cleaned, determine an object to be cleaned corresponding to the image selected by the first selection operation; The cleaning module is used to automatically clean the object to be cleaned.

9. A computer device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a memory, a processor and a computer program stored in the memory, wherein the processor executes the computer program to implement the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

10. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that: When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 are implemented.

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