ALGORITHM FOR A POOL CLEANER
A pool cleaner is provided. The pool cleaner includes a housing and a device mounted to the housing. The device is configured to acquire data for an aquatic environment. The pool cleaner also includes a controller in communication with the device. The controller identifies candidate debris from the data, determines a pathway from the data using a customized threshold, and navigates the pool cleaner to the candidate debris along the pathway. The pool cleaner further includes a user interface, wherein the controller is programmable via the user interface.
1 . A pool cleaner, comprising:
a housing and a device mounted to the housing, the device configured to acquire data for an aquatic environment;
a controller in communication with the device, wherein the controller identifies candidate debris from the data, determines a pathway from the data using a customizable threshold, and navigates the pool cleaner to the candidate debris along the pathway; and
a user interface, wherein the controller is programmable via the user interface.
2 . The pool cleaner of claim 1 , wherein the device is an imaging device, wherein the data includes at least one image of the aquatic environment.
3 . The pool cleaner of claim 2 , wherein the controller is further configured to analyze at least two potential candidate debris-containing pathways and determines which of the at least two potential candidate debris-containing pathways is an optimal cleaning pathway.
4 . The pool cleaner of claim 1 , wherein a customized threshold is received via the user interface.
5 . The pool cleaner of claim 2 , wherein the controller sends instructions to the imaging device to change an angle or viewing area of the imaging device or to continuously collect images of the aquatic environment.
6 . The pool cleaner of claim 1 , further comprising:
a scrub brush disposed on the housing and configured to move the candidate debris; and
a debris capturing element configured to collect the candidate debris.
7 . The pool cleaner of claim 1 , further comprising at least one tread configured to facilitate the pool cleaner traversing the aquatic environment.
8 . The pool cleaner of claim 7 , further comprising a drive system configured to drive the at least one tread.
9 . The pool cleaner of claim 1 , wherein the housing of the pool cleaner is provided in a generally rectangular shape.
10 . The pool cleaner of claim 1 , further comprising at least one wheel configured to facilitate the pool cleaner traversing the aquatic environment.
11 . A method of collecting debris in an aquatic environment using a pool cleaner having a housing and a device mounted to the housing, the method comprising:
acquiring data in the aquatic environment using the device;
analyzing the data to identify debris;
identifying a pathway in the aquatic environment using a customizable threshold that is based on a particle size of the identified debris;
navigating the pool cleaner to the identified debris along the pathway;
moving the debris with a scrub brush of the pool cleaner; and
collecting the debris in a debris capturing element of the pool cleaner.
12 . A pool cleaner system, comprising:
a pool cleaner, the pool cleaner comprising:
a housing; and
a device mounted to the housing, the device configured to acquire data for an aquatic environment;
an application configured to receive at least one input from a user; and
a control system, the control system in communication with the device and the application, wherein the control system operates the pool cleaner within the aquatic environment based on a control algorithm or the at least one input from the user, wherein the control algorithm determines a pathway from the data using a customizable threshold, and the control system navigates the pool cleaner to candidate debris along the pathway.
13 . The pool cleaner system of claim 12 , wherein the device is one or more of an imaging device, a gyroscope, a tilt sensor, an accelerometer, a compass, or an inclinometer.
14 . The pool cleaner system of claim 12 , the pool cleaner further comprising at least one tread that is configured to move the pool cleaner along a surface of the aquatic environment.
15 . The pool cleaner system of claim 12 , the pool cleaner further comprising:
a scrub brush disposed on the housing and configured to move the candidate debris; and
a debris capturing element configured to collect the candidate debris.
16 . The pool cleaner system of claim 12 , wherein the application is associated with a remote device, wherein the remote device is a mobile device, a computer, or another pool cleaner.
17 . The pool cleaner system of claim 12 , wherein the at least one input is a customized threshold.
18 . The pool cleaner system of claim 12 , wherein the at least one input is an instruction to turn the pool cleaner on or off.
19 . The pool cleaner system of claim 12 , wherein the at least one input is an instruction to control movement of the pool cleaner.
20 . The pool cleaner system of claim 12 , wherein the at least one input is an instruction to control an operational schedule of the pool cleaner.