Method and apparatus for generating and tracing cleaning...

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2004-04-08

2010-12-28

Tran, Khoi (Department: 3664)

Data processing: generic control systems or specific application

Specific application, apparatus or process

Robot control

C700S253000, C700S254000, C700S255000, C901S040000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07860608

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus generating and tracing a cleaning trajectory of a home cleaning robot the method including: controlling the home cleaning robot to straightly travel as much as a set distance from the docking station and then rotationally travel, maintaining the set distance from the docking station, until the home cleaning robot reaches one of two walls; controlling the home cleaning robot to travel as much as the set distance along the wall if the home cleaning robot reaches the wall and resume rotational-traveling around the docking station, maintaining a distance between the docking station and the home cleaning robot increased by the set distance until it reaches one of the two walls; and repeatedly controlling the home cleaning robot to travel as much as the set distance along the wall if the home cleaning robot reaches the wall and resume rotational-traveling around the docking station, maintaining a distance between the docking station and the home cleaning robot increased by the set distance until it reaches one of the two walls until the home cleaning robot arrives at a point where it cannot travel in a direction in which a distance between the docking station and the home cleaning robot increases.

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