Patent ID: 9037294
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: B25J,G05D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A control method for cleaning an area using a robot cleaner comprising: moving the robot cleaner in a first travel pattern, the first travel pattern includes: moving the robot cleaner alongside of an obstacle in an obstacle contour following path, if the robot cleaner encounters the obstacle while moving the robot cleaner in one of the first travel path and the second travel path; obtaining a separation distance of the robot cleaner in the obstacle contour following path in a perpendicular direction from the one of the first travel path and the second travel path; moving the robot cleaner in the other of the first travel path and the second travel path, if the separation distance reaches the designated intervals; and moving the robot cleaner in the one of the first travel path and the second travel path, if the separation distance reaches zero.