Region attribute determination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Intelligent cleaning devices face high costs and inconvenience due to the requirement of physical virtual walls for intelligent region partitioning, which are power-consuming and not user-convenient.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that allow users to define cleaning regions using marker lines on a target map, distinguishing between user-defined enclosed regions and normal regions based on auxiliary objects, eliminating the need for virtual walls by enabling intelligent region partitioning based on user-specific demands.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a physical virtual wall is used for intelligent region partitioning, then region partitioning function is achieved, but cost and power consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical virtual wall system with a software-based solution. The cleaning device uses mapping technology to create a digital map of the environment and implements region partitioning through software algorithms that process the map data, eliminating the need for physical virtual walls and their associated power consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the physical environment through mapping. Instead of using physical barriers (virtual walls), the system generates a digital representation of the space and performs region partitioning operations on this copy, achieving the same functional outcome without physical hardware.
2Reliability
If a physical virtual wall is used for intelligent region partitioning, then region partitioning function is achieved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical virtual wall system with a software-based solution. The cleaning device uses mapping technology to create a digital map of the environment and implements region partitioning through software algorithms that process the map data, eliminating the need for physical virtual walls and their associated power consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The mapping system, originally designed for navigation and cleaning path planning, is extended to also perform region partitioning functions. This multi-functional approach allows the same hardware and software infrastructure to serve multiple purposes, reducing overall system complexity.
3Reliability
If a physical virtual wall is used for intelligent region partitioning, then region partitioning function is achieved, but ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs mapping of the environment in advance during the cleaning process. This pre-acquired spatial information is then used for region partitioning operations, allowing users to define cleaning regions based on the already-created map without needing to physically set up virtual walls beforehand.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the physical environment through mapping. Instead of using physical barriers (virtual walls), the system generates a digital representation of the space and performs region partitioning operations on this copy, achieving the same functional outcome without physical hardware.
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AI summary
A method, an apparatus and a system for determining a region attribute, and an electronic device. The method includes: identifying a marker line in a target map (S101), wherein the target map is a map of a to-be-cleaned target scene, which an intelligent cleaning device (1420) relies on during a cleaning process; determining an enclosed region (Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5) and an unenclosed region with a first position as a reference point in the target map (S102), based on the identified marker line (L1, L2, L3, L4, L5) and an auxiliary object in the target map, wherein the auxiliary object includes a map boundary and an obstacle, and the first position is a position of a preset reference object in the target map; determining the enclosed region (Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5) as a user-defined cleaning region for the cleaning process of the intelligent cleaning device (1420); and determining the unenclosed region as a normal cleaning region for the cleaning process of the intelligent cleaning device (1420) (S103).