Autonomous moving device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10691000-B2
Application number	US-201615745602-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 15, 2016
Priority date	Jul 17, 2015
Publication date	Jun 23, 2020
Grant date	Jun 23, 2020

Abstract

The present invention relates to an autonomous moving device, including a camera and a camera heating device, where the camera heating device includes a heating module, and the heating module is configured to heat a lens of the camera to remove water mist on the lens. The present invention can effectively avoid a freezing or water mist phenomenon of a camera, thereby improving the photographing performance.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An autonomous moving device, comprising a camera and a camera heating device, wherein the camera heating device comprises a heating module, and the heating module is configured to heat a lens of the camera to remove water mist on the lens.

2. The autonomous moving device according to claim 1 , wherein the camera heating device further comprises a transparent cover disposed outside the camera, and the heating module is mounted inside the transparent cover, and is located at a side portion of the camera and is adjacent to the camera.

3. The autonomous moving device according to claim 2 , wherein the transparent cover is a glass transparent cover or a plastic transparent cover.

4. The autonomous moving device according to claim 2 , wherein the heating module comprises a resistance wire, and the resistance wire is connected to a battery in the autonomous moving device.

5. The autonomous moving device according to claim 4 , wherein a heat-conducting insulator is disposed outside the resistance wire.

6. The autonomous moving device according to claim 4 , wherein a thermal pad is disposed on the lens of the camera, and the thermal pad is connected to the resistance wire.

7. The autonomous moving device according to claim 4 , wherein the resistance wire is a continuously bent resistance wire.

8. The autonomous moving device according to claim 7 , wherein the continuously bent resistance wire is a resistance wire bent transversely and vertically.

9. The autonomous moving device according to claim 1 , wherein the heating module is located on or inside the camera.

10. The autonomous moving device according to claim 1 , further comprising a wiper, wherein the wiper controllably erases the water mist on the lens.

11. The autonomous moving device according to claim 1 , further comprising a controller, wherein the controller controls the heating module to heat or stop heating.

12. The autonomous moving device according to claim 11 , further comprising a sensor that detects information about an environment nearby the camera, wherein the sensor sends the detected environment information to the controller, and the controller controls, according to whether the environment information meets a preset condition, the heating module to heat or stop heating.

13. The autonomous moving device according to claim 12 , wherein the sensor is at least one of a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, and a rain sensor.

14. The autonomous moving device according to claim 11 , further comprising a communication module, wherein the communication module receives climate information and sends the climate information to the controller, and the controller controls, according to whether the climate information meets a preset condition, the heating module to heat or stop heating.

15. The autonomous moving device according to claim 11 , further comprising a clock module, wherein the clock module records time information and sends the time information to the controller, and the controller controls, according to whether the time information meets a preset condition, the heating module to heat or stop heating.

16. The autonomous moving device according to claim 1 , further comprising a system for identifying a vegetation health state, wherein the system for identifying a vegetation health state comprises:
an obtaining module, configured to obtain image information of vegetation;
an extraction module, configured to extract color values corresponding to the vegetation from the image information, the color value being RGB values of the vegetation; and
an identification module, configured to compare the RGB values of the vegetation with color values when the vegetation grows healthily to identify whether the vegetation is healthy.

17. The autonomous moving device according to claim 16 , wherein the obtaining module is a near-infrared camera.

18. The autonomous moving device according to claim 16 , further comprising a vegetation health reminder module, wherein the vegetation health reminder module sends information about whether the vegetation is healthy and/or vegetation nurturing advice information to a user.

19. The autonomous moving device according to claim 18 , wherein the vegetation health reminder module comprises a communication module, the communication module communicates with a personal intelligent device of the user, to send the information about whether the vegetation is healthy and/or the vegetation nurturing advice information to the personal intelligent device of the user.

20. The autonomous moving device according to claim 18 , wherein the information about whether the vegetation is healthy comprises a region in which the vegetation is located and a vegetation health level and/or vegetation disease type of the region; and the vegetation nurturing advice information comprises advising at least one of advices on fertilizing, watering, scarification, weeding, and pesticide spraying.

21. The autonomous moving device according to claim 16 , further comprising a vegetation nurturing module, wherein the vegetation nurturing module performs a vegetation nurturing action on a region in which the vegetation is unhealthy.

22. The autonomous moving device according to claim 21 , wherein the vegetation nurturing module comprises at least one of a fertilization module, a watering module, a scarification module, a weeding module, and a pesticide spraying module.

23. The autonomous moving device according to claim 5 , wherein a thermal pad is disposed on the lens of the camera, and the thermal pad is connected to the resistance wire.

Assignees

• Positec Power Tools Suzhou Co Ltd

Inventors

• Du Jiang
• Sun Gen
• Rao yue

Classifications

• G03B17/55 Primary

  with provision for heating or cooling, e.g. in aircraft · CPC title

• H04N23/52 Primary

  Elements optimising image sensor operation, e.g. for electromagnetic interference [EMI] protection or temperature control by heat transfer or cooling elements · CPC title

• G06V10/20

  Image preprocessing · CPC title

• G05B19/042

  using digital processors (G05B19/05 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60R11/04

  Mounting of cameras operative during drive; Arrangement of controls thereof relative to the vehicle · CPC title