GB2406041B - Self-guided and remote controllable vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Self-guided and remote controllable vacuum cleaner

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Publication number
GB2406041B
GB2406041B GB0207622A GB0207622A GB2406041B GB 2406041 B GB2406041 B GB 2406041B GB 0207622 A GB0207622 A GB 0207622A GB 0207622 A GB0207622 A GB 0207622A GB 2406041 B GB2406041 B GB 2406041B
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guided
self
vacuum cleaner
remote controllable
controllable vacuum
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GB0207622A
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GB0207622D0 (en
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Francis Mpunga
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/28—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
    • A47L9/2894—Details related to signal transmission in suction cleaners
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/009—Carrying-vehicles; Arrangements of trollies or wheels; Means for avoiding mechanical obstacles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/28—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
    • A47L9/2805—Parameters or conditions being sensed
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/28—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
    • A47L9/2836—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means characterised by the parts which are controlled
    • A47L9/2852—Elements for displacement of the vacuum cleaner or the accessories therefor, e.g. wheels, casters or nozzles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/28—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
    • A47L9/2857—User input or output elements for control, e.g. buttons, switches or displays
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D1/00—Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots
    • 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
    • G05D1/0227—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles using mechanical sensing means, e.g. for sensing treated area
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D1/00—Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots
    • 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
    • G05D1/0231—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles using optical position detecting means
    • G05D1/0238—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles using optical position detecting means using obstacle or wall sensors
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L2201/00—Robotic cleaning machines, i.e. with automatic control of the travelling movement or the cleaning operation
    • A47L2201/04—Automatic control of the travelling movement; Automatic obstacle detection

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Electric Vacuum Cleaner (AREA)
  • Electric Suction Cleaners (AREA)
  • Control Of Position, Course, Altitude, Or Attitude Of Moving Bodies (AREA)
GB0207622A 2002-03-26 2002-03-26 Self-guided and remote controllable vacuum cleaner Expired - Fee Related GB2406041B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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GB0207622A GB2406041B (en) 2002-03-26 2002-03-26 Self-guided and remote controllable vacuum cleaner

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GB0207622D0 GB0207622D0 (en) 2002-05-15
GB2406041A GB2406041A (en) 2005-03-23
GB2406041B true GB2406041B (en) 2005-08-03

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US5841259A (en) * 1993-08-07 1998-11-24 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Vacuum cleaner and control method thereof
RU2152160C1 (en) * 1998-01-06 2000-07-10 Чепурина Наталья Николаевна Vacuum cleaner control system
GB2358843A (en) * 2000-02-02 2001-08-08 Logical Technologies Ltd An autonomous mobile apparatus for performing work within a pre-defined area
EP0835459B1 (en) * 1996-04-30 2001-09-26 Aktiebolaget Electrolux System and device for a self orienting device
DE10060208A1 (en) * 2000-12-04 2002-06-13 Volker Sommer Sensor for detection of obstacles for an autonomously moving robot, e.g. an automatic vacuum cleaner, is based on a surrounding shell whose movement is detected by optical sensors reliably indicating contact with an obstruction
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US5841259A (en) * 1993-08-07 1998-11-24 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Vacuum cleaner and control method thereof
EP0835459B1 (en) * 1996-04-30 2001-09-26 Aktiebolaget Electrolux System and device for a self orienting device
RU2152160C1 (en) * 1998-01-06 2000-07-10 Чепурина Наталья Николаевна Vacuum cleaner control system
GB2358843A (en) * 2000-02-02 2001-08-08 Logical Technologies Ltd An autonomous mobile apparatus for performing work within a pre-defined area
DE10060208A1 (en) * 2000-12-04 2002-06-13 Volker Sommer Sensor for detection of obstacles for an autonomously moving robot, e.g. an automatic vacuum cleaner, is based on a surrounding shell whose movement is detected by optical sensors reliably indicating contact with an obstruction
WO2002075469A1 (en) * 2001-03-15 2002-09-26 Aktiebolaget Electrolux Method and device for determining position of an autonomous apparatus

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Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN106444746A (en) * 2016-08-30 2017-02-22 北京小米移动软件有限公司 Autonomous robot and device and method for fault detection

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Effective date: 20070326