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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2009
Henry L. Hillman, Jr., Vancouver, WA (US);
David M. Knuth, Jr., East Dubuque, IL (US);
Daniel M. Daly, Brownsburgh, IN (US);
Vinton Coffman, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Ralph Mccann, Richmond, VA (US);
Stephen D. Herr, Richmond, VA (US);
Kevin L. Thomas, Richmond, VA (US);
Henry L. Hillman, Jr., Vancouver, WA (US);
David M. Knuth, Jr., East Dubuque, IL (US);
Daniel M. Daly, Brownsburgh, IN (US);
Vinton Coffman, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Ralph McCann, Richmond, VA (US);
Stephen D. Herr, Richmond, VA (US);
Kevin L. Thomas, Richmond, VA (US);
Intellibot Robotics LLC, Portland, OR (US);
Abstract
A method of cleaning an area using an automatic cleaning device may include receiving, from a video camera, information associated with an edge located on a surface, determining, by an automatic cleaning device, a position of the automatic cleaning device on the surface relative to the edge and using the received information to move the automatic cleaning device from the determined position along a path so that the automatic cleaning device cleans the surface along the path. The path may be substantially parallel to the edge, and the edge may be located a distance from a reference point on the automatic cleaning device during movement of the automatic cleaning device.