Underwater cleaning device
JP7863527B2Active Publication Date: 2026-05-21YANMAR HLDG CO LTD
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Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- YANMAR HLDG CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2023-03-23
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-21
AI Technical Summary
Technical Problem
Existing underwater cleaning devices struggle to accurately measure the distance to irregularly shaped cleaning targets, such as synthetic fiber aquaculture nets, leading to inefficiencies and incomplete cleaning.
Method used
An underwater cleaning apparatus equipped with an attitude sensor that determines the boundary between the bottom surface and side surface based on pitch angle, allowing for precise movement control and efficient cleaning.
Benefits of technology
Enables effective and automatic cleaning of underwater surfaces, even with irregularly shaped objects, by using attitude sensors to detect boundaries and adjust movement accordingly.
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Abstract
To provide a technology capable of properly and automatically cleaning the bottom of a cleaning target in water.SOLUTION: An exemplary underwater cleaning apparatus comprises a cleaning machine to clean a cleaning target while moving in water, an attitude sensor to detect the cleaning machine's attitude, and a control part to perform the moving control of the cleaning machine based on the information obtained from the attitude sensor. The control part determines the boundary between the bottom face and the side face of the cleaning target based on the pitch angle of the cleaning machine obtained from the attitude sensor.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9
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