Robot cleaning system, base station, and control method
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cleaning robots lack the ability to automatically replace mopping modules, requiring manual intervention and leading to degraded cleaning effectiveness and user inconvenience, especially in large indoor areas.
Innovation Solution
A robot cleaning system with a detachable mopping module and a base station that includes a storage module, transfer module, and control unit to automate the replacement process, allowing the cleaning robot to dock and exchange mopping modules autonomously.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If manual replacement of mopping modules is used, then device complexity is reduced, but extent of automation deteriorates and productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The base station is divided into functional modules: storage module for holding multiple mopping modules, transfer module for automated delivery, and operating position for robot docking. This segmentation allows each module to perform its specific function independently, achieving automation without requiring the entire system to be overly complex.
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning robot autonomously navigates to the base station, docks automatically, and receives mopping modules without human intervention. The base station's transfer module automatically detects and delivers modules to the robot, enabling the system to service itself and maintain continuous operation.
2Productivity
If manual replacement of mopping modules is used, then device complexity is reduced, but productivity deteriorates due to continuous user attention required
Solution Approach 1:
The base station stores multiple mopping modules in advance, allowing the robot to continuously perform cleaning tasks without interruption. When one module is depleted, the robot automatically returns to the base station to receive a fresh module, ensuring uninterrupted cleaning operation and maximizing productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The base station pre-stores multiple clean mopping modules before the robot begins its cleaning task. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for users to intervene during cleaning operations to replace modules, allowing the robot to maintain continuous productive operation.
3Reliability
If mopping modules are not replaced in time, then ease of operation is improved (no intervention needed), but cleaning effectiveness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates sensors and control units that monitor the cleaning robot's operation status and mopping module condition. When a module becomes dirty or depleted, the system automatically detects this state and triggers the robot to return to the base station for replacement, ensuring cleaning effectiveness is maintained through continuous feedback monitoring.
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning robot autonomously monitors its own operational status and automatically returns to the base station when mopping modules require replacement. This self-service capability ensures that cleaning effectiveness is maintained without requiring user intervention to assess or respond to module status.
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AI summary
A robot cleaning system including: a cleaning robot connectable to a mopping module of the cleaning robot, and a base station provided for the cleaning robot to dock, the cleaning robot includes: a main body; a mobile module; and a connection assembly, configured to detachably dispose the mopping module on the body of the robot; the base station includes: a storage module, configured to store at least one mopping module; an operating position, for the cleaning robot to dock to replace the mopping module; and a transfer module, configured to transfer the mopping module between the storage module and the operating position; and the robot cleaning system further includes a control unit. Beneficial effects of the present disclosure are: the cleaning robot is more intelligent, and the corresponding base station is compact in structure and small in occupied area.