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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023
Filed:
May. 24, 2022
Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc., Cary, NC (US);
Kevin J. Braidic, Carlsbad, CA (US);
John Rotundo, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Daniel B. Freve, Somerville, MA (US);
William Sowerwine, Somerville, MA (US);
Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc., Cary, NC (US);
Abstract
A pool cleaner control system is provided. The pool cleaner control system includes a pool cleaner having an imaging device and a controller. The imaging device is configured to acquire at least one image of an aquatic environment. The controller is in communication with the imaging device. The controller identifies candidate debris from the at least one image, analyzes at least two potential candidate debris-containing pathways, and determines which of the at least two potential candidate debris-containing pathways is an optimal cleaning pathway.