Patent ID: 8880271
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: A47L,G05D

Abstract:
1. A robot cleaner to divide an area to be cleaned into a plurality, of sub-areas, adjacent sub-areas having a boundary, formed there between, each boundary having at least one connection point located thereon, and to perform cleaning per a unit area, wherein the unit area is one of the plurality of sub-areas, the robot cleaner comprising: a driving unit to drive at least one wheel to move the robot cleaner; a storage unit to store connection points between a plurality of the sub-areas one and at least one travel path within a plurality of the sub-areas respectively, wherein the at least one travel path is generated by connecting the respective connection points; and a control unit to control the driving unit so as to move the robot cleaner along a full path from a current position to a target sub-area, wherein the control unit is configured to: