Title:
CLEANING ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/191928
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a cleaning robot and a control method therefor and, more particularly, to a cleaning robot capable of detecting obstacles in various directions, and a control method therefor. The cleaning robot according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a light-emitting unit for emitting light; a plurality of light-receiving units adapted to receive light in a predetermined direction from among the reflected lights reflected from the obstacle when the emitted light is reflected by the obstacle; a support plate on which the light-emitting unit and the plurality of light-receiving units are fixed and which is adapted to be rotatable; and a control unit for detecting the obstacle on the basis of an output signal transmitted from the light-emitting unit and the plurality of light-receiving units, and the rotation information of the support plate.
Inventors:
LEE DONG HUN (KR)
KWON YOUNG DO (KR)
PARK HEUM YONG (KR)
KIM MIN JAE (KR)
RYU MIN WOO (KR)
KWON YOUNG DO (KR)
PARK HEUM YONG (KR)
KIM MIN JAE (KR)
RYU MIN WOO (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2017/004443
Publication Date:
November 09, 2017
Filing Date:
April 26, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (KR)
International Classes:
A47L9/28; B25J9/00; B25J9/16; B25J11/00; B25J19/02; G05D1/02
Foreign References:
| KR101395888B1 | 2014-05-27 | |||
| KR20090019480A | 2009-02-25 | |||
| KR20020080897A | 2002-10-26 | |||
| KR20150095440A | 2015-08-21 | |||
| KR101578878B1 | 2015-12-21 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 3437536A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SELIM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW FIRM (KR)
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