Cleaning method and apparatus, and computer storage medium
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cleaning robots inefficiently repeat cleaning areas where the base station is located, leading to secondary contamination and reduced cleaning effectiveness.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that divide the cleaning area into sections with varying priorities, allowing the robot to clean in a specific order, avoiding repeated paths and prioritizing sections that do not need re-cleaning, and enabling efficient navigation and charging without re-contaminating cleaned areas.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If the cleaning robot performs cleaning operations on multiple cleaning areas in turn using a zigzag-shaped path, then the cleaning coverage is comprehensive, but the cleaning robot frequently returns to the base station causing repeated cleaning of the base station area and secondary contamination
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning areas are divided into multiple zones with different priorities. The base station area is segmented as a high-priority cleaning zone that should be cleaned first before the robot returns for charging. Other areas are segmented as lower-priority zones. This segmentation allows the robot to establish a cleaning sequence that avoids re-contaminating already cleaned areas when returning to the base station.
Solution Approach 2:
The robot performs preliminary cleaning of the base station area and surrounding high-priority zones before leaving to clean other areas. By establishing the cleaning order in advance (cleaning the base station area first), the robot ensures that when it returns for charging, it won't need to re-clean the base station area, thus preventing secondary contamination and improving overall cleaning efficiency.
2Reliability
If the cleaning robot frequently returns to the base station for charging and cleaning, then the robot can maintain operation, but the repeated cleaning of the base station area wastes time and reduces cleaning effectiveness
Solution Approach 1:
The robot performs preliminary cleaning of the base station area and high-priority zones before departing to clean other areas. By establishing the cleaning sequence in advance, the robot ensures that when it returns for charging, the base station area has already been cleaned and doesn't require re-cleaning, thus preventing time waste and maintaining operation continuity.
Solution Approach 2:
Different cleaning areas are assigned different cleaning priorities based on their location and importance. The base station area is designated as a high-priority zone that should be cleaned first, while other areas are lower-priority zones. This local quality differentiation allows the robot to optimize its cleaning sequence and avoid repeated cleaning of the same area, thereby reducing time loss while maintaining reliable operation.
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AI summary
The present disclosure discloses a cleaning method and apparatus, and a computer storage medium. The method includes: acquiring a to-be-cleaned area; determining a cleaning section set based on the to-be-cleaned area, the cleaning section set including at least one cleaning section and a cleaning order position corresponding to each of the at least one cleaning section, and the cleaning order position of each of the at least one cleaning section being related to a cleaning path of each of the at least one cleaning section; and cleaning each of the at least one cleaning section in turn based on the cleaning order position corresponding to each of the at least one cleaning section.