Celestial navigation system for an autonomous vehicle

摘要

A navigation control system for an autonomous vehicle comprises a transmitter and an autonomous vehicle. The transmitter comprises an emitter for emitting at least one signal, a power source for powering the emitter, a device for capturing wireless energy to charge the power source, and a printed circuit board for converting the captured wireless energy to a form for charging the power source. The autonomous vehicle operates within a working area and comprises a receiver for detecting the at least one signal emitted by the emitter, and a processor for determining a relative location of the autonomous vehicle within the working area based on the signal emitted by the emitter.

主权项

1. An autonomous robotic cleaning device comprising:
a robot body; a drive supporting the robot body above a floor surface within a room and configured to maneuver the robot body across the floor surface; a cleaning apparatus to clean the floor surface; an upward-angled camera positioned on a top of the robot body and directed at least partially away from a ceiling of the room to capture visible points on wall surfaces within the room; and a processor configured to
navigate the autonomous robotic cleaning device about the room based on a location of the autonomous robotic cleaning device relative to the points,create a map of the room using the points while navigating the autonomous robotic cleaning device about the room to perform a cleaning operation, andtransmit data indicating how much of the cleaning operation has been completed, the data comprising data to cause a user display device to display a floor plan of the room indicating portions of the floor surface that the autonomous robotic cleaning device has traversed and portions of the floor surface that the autonomous robotic cleaning device has not traversed.