GB2361553A - Improvements in or relating to floor cleaning devices - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to floor cleaning devices

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GB2361553A
GB2361553A GB0113417A GB0113417A GB2361553A GB 2361553 A GB2361553 A GB 2361553A GB 0113417 A GB0113417 A GB 0113417A GB 0113417 A GB0113417 A GB 0113417A GB 2361553 A GB2361553 A GB 2361553A
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room
cleaning device
traverse
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obstacles
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David Lindsey Bisset
Michael David Aldred
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Dyson Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D1/00—Control of position, course or altitude of land, water, air, or space vehicles, e.g. automatic pilot
    • G05D1/02—Control of position or course in two dimensions
    • G05D1/021—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles
    • G05D1/0212—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles with means for defining a desired trajectory
    • G05D1/0219—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles with means for defining a desired trajectory ensuring the processing of the whole working surface
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D1/00—Control of position, course or altitude of land, water, air, or space vehicles, e.g. automatic pilot
    • G05D1/02—Control of position or course in two dimensions
    • G05D1/021—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles
    • G05D1/0255—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles using acoustic signals, e.g. ultra-sonic singals

Abstract

A robotic floor cleaning device is arranged so that it firstly completes a traverse around the edge of a room (A-I), avoiding any obstacles in its path, and then moves inwards (at I) and completes a second traverse of the room. The cleaning device continues to move inwards after each traverse (e.g. at T) so as to travel in a generally inwardly spiral manner until the floor of the room, apart from areas occupied by obstacles (400, 402), has been cleaned. Preferably, the distance by which the cleaning device moves inwardly after each traverse of the room is substantially the width of the cleaning head of the cleaning device, or a distance set by the user. The cleaning device seeks a wall of the room if it is started from a position (W) away from a wall. The cleaning device can determine when it has completely traversed a room.
GB0113417A 1998-12-18 1999-12-06 Improvements in or relating to floor cleaning devices Expired - Fee Related GB2361553B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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GB9827777A GB2344900A (en) 1998-12-18 1998-12-18 Robotic floor cleaning device with obstacle detection
PCT/GB1999/004072 WO2000038025A1 (en) 1998-12-18 1999-12-06 Improvements in or relating to floor cleaning devices

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GB0113417D0 GB0113417D0 (en) 2001-07-25
GB2361553A true GB2361553A (en) 2001-10-24
GB2361553B GB2361553B (en) 2003-02-12

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GB9827777A Withdrawn GB2344900A (en) 1998-12-18 1998-12-18 Robotic floor cleaning device with obstacle detection
GB0113417A Expired - Fee Related GB2361553B (en) 1998-12-18 1999-12-06 Improvements in or relating to floor cleaning devices

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AU (1) AU1575300A (en)
GB (2) GB2344900A (en)
WO (1) WO2000038025A1 (en)

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