Title :
Cleaning robot control
Author :
Yamada, Makoto ; Tsukamoto, Kazuya
Abstract :
A small and lightweight cleaning robot powered from the AC power supply is produced for testing purposes. The robot provides a cable-length control function which prevents tangling of the cables during traveling, an ultrasonic sensor function which detects obstacles and dodges them, and a distance measuring function which makes it possible to run parallel to the wall. In a simple room with few obstacles, the robot can travel even if it does not incorporate information but in areas with complicated placement of obstacles, it is necessary to teach the robot the obstacle positions and the room size in advance
Keywords :
position control; robots; AC power supply; US sensor; cable-length control; cleaning robot; distance measuring function; obstacles avoidance; position control; Batteries; Cleaning; Lighting control; Mobile robots; Power cables; Power supplies; Robot control; Robot sensing systems; System testing; Wheels;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 1988. Proceedings., 1988 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0852-8
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.1988.12333