Method for controlling automatic cleaning device, automatic cleaning device, and non-transitory storage medium
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Solution Overview
Problem
Automatic cleaning devices face challenges in efficiently adapting to varying floor environments, debris amounts, and types, which affects their cleaning performance and energy consumption.
Innovation Solution
A method for controlling an automatic cleaning device that involves obtaining the position of its working region, referencing data associated with that area, comparing current environment parameters with the reference data, and adjusting its operation accordingly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If the cleaning robot automatically travels and cleans without user operation, then labor cost is reduced, but the device cannot adapt to varying floor environments and debris conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning robot is equipped with sensors that detect floor material, debris amount, and debris type in real-time. This detection information is fed back to the control unit, which automatically adjusts cleaning parameters such as suction power, brush rotation speed, and travel pattern. This feedback mechanism enables the robot to adapt to varying environments while maintaining automatic operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning robot dynamically adjusts its cleaning modes based on real-time environmental detection. The control unit modifies operational parameters including suction force, brush speed, and movement patterns according to the detected floor conditions. This dynamic adjustment allows the robot to optimize cleaning performance for different scenarios while operating autonomously.
2Productivity
If the cleaning robot works in different modes for different floor materials and debris types, then cleaning performance is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning robot achieves multiple cleaning modes by dynamically changing operational parameters such as suction power level, brush rotation speed, and travel pattern rather than using physically different cleaning mechanisms. The control unit adjusts these parameters based on sensor feedback about floor material and debris conditions, enabling adaptive cleaning performance without proportionally increasing device complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the cleaning robot detects floor environment during working process, then adaptability to different conditions is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning robot performs environmental detection periodically rather than continuously throughout operation. Sensors are activated at regular intervals or when specific conditions are met (such as when transitioning between rooms or detecting significant changes in floor characteristics). This periodic detection approach maintains adaptability while significantly reducing energy consumption compared to continuous monitoring.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for controlling an automatic cleaning device, an automatic cleaning device, and a non-transitory storage medium. The method includes: obtaining a position of a working region of the automatic cleaning device; obtaining a reference data associated with the working region based on the position of the working region; obtaining a current environment parameter of the working region; comparing the current environment parameter with the reference data to generate a comparing result; and controlling the automatic cleaning device based on the comparison result.