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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2016
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Dong Hyun Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
In Joo Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Dong Min Shin, Suwon-si, KR;
Jeong Ki Yoo, Suwon-si, KR;
Dong Hun Lee, Ansan-si, KR;
Ji Won Chun, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed is a cleaning robot for creating a 3Dimensional (3D) obstacle map including information about a height of an object existing on an area to be cleaned, and cleaning the area to be cleaned based on the 3D obstacle map, and a method of controlling the cleaning robot. In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided. The cleaning robot includes a main body, a moving portion configured to move the main body, an obstacle sensor configured to sense a height of an obstacle, and a controller configured to create an obstacle map including information about the height of the obstacle.