ROBOTIC CLEANING DEVICE WITH PERIMETER RECORDING FUNCTION

摘要

The invention relates to a robotic cleaning device having a main body, a cleaning portion configured to clean a floor of an area of interest, and a propulsion system configured to move the robotic cleaning device across a surface of the area. The robotic cleaning device may further include an obstacle detecting device and a processing unit, the processing unit being configured to control the propulsion system, wherein the obstacle detecting device is configured to monitor a perimeter of at least part of the area and to follow and continuously record a position of an object, while the object is moving along the perimeter. The processing unit is configured to create positional data of the perimeter out of the continuously recorded positions.

主权项

1. A method of teaching a robotic cleaning device a perimeter of an area of interest, comprising the steps of:
positioning the robotic cleaning device so that an obstacle detecting device of the robotic cleaning device can monitor at least part of the area; controlling the obstacle detecting device of the robotic cleaning device to follow and continuously record a position of an object, while the object is moving along the perimeter of the area of interest; and creating positional data of the perimeter from the continuous recordings of the positions of the object.