There is provided a self-propelled electronic device that is supplied with power from a charging base installed in a predetermined position and automatically travels to a position away from the charging base, the self-propelled electronic device including: a travelling control unit that makes the self-propelled electronic device move automatically by controlling the rotation of a wheel; a rechargeable battery that supplies power for performing travelling control during the automatic travelling; a charging base searching unit that searches for the position of the charging base; and a control unit; wherein, when the control unit determines that returning to the charging base is required, the control unit performs return processing by which the self-propelled electronic device is made to come to rest and then rotate in a resting state by the travelling control unit and, when the charging base searching unit searches for the direction in which the charging base lies and detects the direction in which the charging base lies, the self-propelled electronic device moves in the direction in which the charging base lies.
Self-propelled electronic device
2016-05-17
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / A47L DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING , Waschen oder Reinigen im Haushalt / G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen |
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