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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2016
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Kiyotaka Hirata, Osaka, JP;
Kyosuke Taka, Osaka, JP;
Tetsushi Ito, Osaka, JP;
Masatoshi Tomomasa, Osaka, JP;
Atsushi Higuchi, Osaka, JP;
Kosuke Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A wheel cleaning system for an autonomous driving apparatus includes the autonomous driving apparatus with wheels, capable of driving autonomously based on peripheral information, and a cleaning area for cleaning the wheels. The cleaning area has a cleaning mat for cleaning the wheels as the wheels turn to rub against the mat. The autonomous driving apparatus has a controller for controlling an operation of the autonomous driving apparatus so as to perform a cleaning process of the wheels in the cleaning area.