摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide autonomous coverage robots and associated navigation systems.SOLUTION: A cleaning system comprising an autonomous mobile robot 100 and a base station is provided. The autonomous mobile robot 100 comprises a central receiver and two side receivers located at a front portion of a chassis 102 and a controller located within the chassis 102 and configured to direct the mobile robot 100 toward a docked position using the receiver signals received by the receivers 104. The base station comprises three emitters, the three emitters comprising at least two side emitters spaced in opposite directions from a central location of the base station, at least two of the emitters being detectable by the mobile robot from a position proximate the base station when the mobile robot 100 is aligning itself for docking. |