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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2012
Hwi Chan Jang, Yongin-si, KR;
Dong Won Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Hyun Soo Jung, Seongnam-si, KR;
Seung IL Han, Sosa-gu, KR;
Jun Hwa Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Hwi Chan Jang, Yongin-si, KR;
Dong Won Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Hyun Soo Jung, Seongnam-si, KR;
Seung Il Han, Sosa-gu, KR;
Jun Hwa Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
An autonomous cleaner has an enhanced structure capable of conducting an efficient cleaning task according to the material quality or the condition of the floor surface of a cleaning space. The autonomous cleaner includes a body, a driving wheel to drive the body, a driving wheel assembly having the driving wheel, and a control unit. The control unit detects a displacement of the driving wheel corresponding to a reference position by sensing a sensor target, determines material quality or condition of a floor surface according to the displacement of the driving wheel, and controls the driving of the autonomous cleaner according to the determined material quality or the condition of the floor surface.