Automatic clean machine control method and automatic clean machine
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional automatic clean machines, such as robot vacuum cleaners, are limited to cleaning fixed regions and require complex settings or manual movement to change cleaning areas, making it inefficient to control and adjust the cleaning region.
Innovation Solution
An automatic clean machine control method and system that allows users to input a map or picture to select the cleaning region, using a control circuit and storage device to control the machine to perform cleaning operations based on user-defined areas, enabling easy selection and adjustment of cleaning regions without complex settings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If complex settings are provided to change the clean region, then the clean region can be changed, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a camera to capture an image of the cleaning environment and creates a visual map copy of the space. Users can directly select cleaning regions on this visual map interface, avoiding complex setting procedures. The visual map serves as a simplified representation that users can interact with intuitively.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical control (physical movement of the cleaner or complex button sequences) with a visual selection system. Users point the camera at the desired area and select regions on the displayed map, substituting mechanical interaction with visual-based selection that is much simpler to operate.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual movement or remote control is used to change the clean region, then the clean region can be changed, but the productivity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary mapping of the entire cleaning environment using the camera before the actual cleaning operation. The map is pre-generated and stored, allowing users to quickly select specific regions without needing to manually move the cleaner or perform real-time exploration during cleaning.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a visual copy (map) of the physical environment that can be displayed on a portable device. Users can select multiple regions and adjust cleaning parameters on this digital map before execution, enabling efficient planning without physical intervention during the cleaning process.
3Device complexity
If fixed clean region is used, then the device complexity is reduced, but the adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic region selection system where the cleaning area is not fixed but can be freely adjusted by users on the visual map. The system allows real-time modification of cleaning boundaries, selection of multiple discrete regions, and dynamic adjustment of cleaning parameters, all while maintaining relatively simple device architecture.
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AI summary
A computer readable recording media recording at least one program. An automatic clean machine control method is performed if the program is executed, which comprises: (a) input a drawing or a picture to an automatic clean machine by a first user, wherein the automatic clean machine acquires a map based on the drawing or the picture; (b) directly selecting a region to be cleaned on the map; and (c) controlling the automatic clean machine to perform a first clean operation to the region to be cleaned based on the map.