Patent ID: 11882985
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A vacuuming device, comprising:
a sensor connected to at least a suction head, and is configured to sense a plurality of parameters of a plurality of different foreign object debris (FOD) in the suction head, the plurality of different FOD having a plurality of different sizes;
a positioning sensor connected to the suction head and configured to ascertain a position of the suction head within an area in which the vacuuming device is located; and
a computer in communication with the sensor and the positioning sensor, wherein the computer is programmed to:
classify a plurality of categories of the plurality of different FOD using the parameter,
use the position of the suction head to determine a plurality of pick-up locations of the plurality of different FOD,
record a plurality of locations in pre-defined sub-areas, within the area, where the FOD was vacuumed during an initial vacuuming of the area; and
optimize a path, for a subsequent vacuuming of the area after the initial vacuuming of the area, of the vacuuming device in the area that was previously vacuumed based on a combination of the plurality of locations in the pre-defined sub-areas and the plurality of categories of the plurality of different FOD already vacuumed during the initial vacuuming of the area.