Method and apparatus for executing cleaning operation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current robotic cleaning systems lack the ability to effectively adapt their cleaning operations based on the properties of pollutants they encounter, leading to inefficient cleaning and potential damage to the equipment or environment.
Innovation Solution
A robotic cleaning apparatus equipped with a plurality of sensors and a processor that determines the properties of pollutants on its movement path, adjusting suction force, suction time, movement velocity, and operation frequency to optimize cleaning operations accordingly, and potentially involving external cleaning apparatuses for specific pollutant types.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a robotic cleaning apparatus uses fixed cleaning operations, then the device complexity is reduced, but the adaptability to different pollutant properties deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning apparatus dynamically adjusts its cleaning operations (suction force, movement velocity, operation frequency) based on real-time detection of pollutant properties. The processor modifies operational parameters on-the-fly rather than using fixed pre-programmed sequences, enabling adaptation to different pollutant types while maintaining manageable system complexity through algorithmic control rather than hardware complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes operational parameters (suction force, movement velocity, operation frequency) based on detected pollutant properties. By varying these parameters dynamically, the apparatus adapts to different cleaning scenarios without requiring fundamentally different hardware configurations, thus achieving versatility without proportional increases in device complexity.
2Productivity
If the cleaning apparatus increases suction force for all pollutants, then the cleaning effectiveness is improved, but the power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning apparatus applies different suction forces tailored to specific pollutant types detected in different locations. Rather than using maximum suction force universally, the system applies locally optimized suction levels based on real-time pollutant detection, achieving effective cleaning while minimizing unnecessary energy consumption in areas or for types of pollutants requiring less intensive cleaning.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies suction force selectively and proportionally to the detected pollutant properties rather than always using maximum force. For light or easily removable pollutants, partial action (reduced suction force) suffices, while stronger pollutants receive excessive action (higher suction force) only when necessary, optimizing the balance between cleaning effectiveness and energy consumption.
3Speed
If the cleaning apparatus operates at high velocity, then the cleaning speed is improved, but the cleaning quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning apparatus dynamically adjusts its movement velocity based on detected pollutant properties. The processor modifies speed in real-time, enabling the robot to move faster when cleaning areas with light or easily removable pollutants while slowing down for stubborn or delicate cleaning tasks, thus maintaining both high overall cleaning speed and high cleaning quality without compromise.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs periodic variations in movement velocity matched to the cleaning pattern and pollutant type. Rather than maintaining constant high or low speed, the apparatus alternates between higher speeds for traversing clean areas and lower speeds for intensive cleaning zones, achieving both speed and quality through rhythmic, adaptive velocity changes.
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AI summary
A cleaning apparatus and a method of executing a cleaning operation are provided. The cleaning apparatus includes a sensor including a plurality of sensors, a memory configured to store at least one instruction, and a processor configured to execute the at least one instruction to control the cleaning apparatus. The processor is further configured to determine properties of a pollutant on a movement path of the cleaning apparatus by using the sensor, determine a cleaning operation of removing the pollutant, based on the determined properties of the pollutant, and execute the determined cleaning operation.