Patents by Inventor Emanuel CONTI

Emanuel CONTI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240134394
    Abstract: An automatic working system, a turning method thereof, and a self-moving device. When the self-moving device reaches a boundary, a control module controls a movement module to turn to leave the boundary. In addition, the control module may control, based on coverage values corresponding to each movement range when the self-moving device reaches the boundary, the movement module to turn to a movement range with a coverage value that meets a preset requirement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Paolo ANDRIOLO, Federico TESTOLIN, Davide DALFRA, Emanuel CONTI
  • Publication number: 20240118712
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a self-moving device, an obstacle avoidance control method, and a storage medium. In an embodiment, detection data of an obstacle in a moving direction of the self-moving device is obtained, and a distance to the obstacle is obtained through calculation according to the detection data of the obstacle, or a distance between the self-moving device and the obstacle obtained by another device according to the detection data is received. In response to determining that the distance between the self-moving device and the obstacle is between a first preset distance and a second preset distance, the self-moving device maintains an original moving speed and an original moving direction and moves forward stably. In response to determining that the second preset distance is reached, turning is performed at the original moving speed or a faster moving speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Paolo Andriolo, Emanuel Conti, Davide Dalfra
  • Publication number: 20240099187
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a self-moving device, a control method for avoiding obstacles, and a storage medium. In an embodiment, a distance to an obstacle can be determined through the self-moving device. The controller can pre-adjust the self-moving device to deflect by a certain angle to move before the distance between the self-moving device and the obstacle reaches a normal turning distance. In response to the normal turning distance being reached, the self-moving device is then controlled to turn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Paolo Andriolo, Emanuel Conti, Davide Dalfra
  • Publication number: 20240019867
    Abstract: The present invention provides a self-moving device, including: a housing, in which a primary cavity is formed; a moving module, mounted on the housing, and configured to actuate the self-moving device to move; a primary working module, mounted on the housing, and configured to perform a work task; a control module, including a main control board, and configured to control the moving module to actuate the self-moving device to move, and control the primary working module to perform the work task, where: the main control board is disposed in the primary cavity, where at least one secondary cavity is further formed in the housing; the secondary cavity is configured to mount at least one functional module different from the moving module and the primary working module; and the self-moving device includes at least one first interface corresponding to the secondary cavity and capable of connecting to a second interface of the functional module, and the first interface is connected to the second interface, so that
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Paolo Andriolo, Davide DALFRA, Emanuel CONTI, Federico TESTOLIN, Zaiyue ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20230393578
    Abstract: This application relates to an autonomous working apparatus and a control method for an autonomous working apparatus. The autonomous working apparatus includes: a mover, configured to drive the autonomous working apparatus to move in a working area; a sensor, including at least a first sensor and a second sensor different from the first sensor, the first sensor being configured to obtain surrounding environment data of the autonomous working apparatus, and the second sensor being configured to obtain the surrounding environment data of the autonomous working apparatus or positioning data of a current position of the autonomous working apparatus; and a processor, connected at least to the sensor, the processor being configured to determine a category of an area in a direction of travel of the autonomous working apparatus based on a processing result of data input by the second sensor and to generate at least one instruction associated with the first sensor according to the category.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventor: Emanuel CONTI
  • Patent number: 11782445
    Abstract: The present invention provides a self-moving device, including: a housing, in which a primary cavity is formed; a moving module, mounted on the housing, and configured to actuate the self-moving device to move; a primary working module, mounted on the housing, and configured to perform a work task; a control module, including a main control board, and configured to control the moving module to actuate the self-moving device to move, and control the primary working module to perform the work task, where: the main control board is disposed in the primary cavity, where at least one secondary cavity is further formed in the housing; the secondary cavity is configured to mount at least one functional module different from the moving module and the primary working module; and the self-moving device includes at least one first interface corresponding to the secondary cavity and capable of connecting to a second interface of the functional module, and the first interface is connected to the second interface, so that
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Positec Power Tools (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Paolo Andriolo, Davide Dalfra, Emanuel Conti, Federico Testolin, Zaiyue Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230145470
    Abstract: This application provides a map generation method and system for a self-moving device, and an automatic working system. The method includes: obtaining first coordinate data of a plurality of location points on a boundary of a working region of a self-moving device; determining second coordinate data of at least two location points of the plurality of location points; and aligning the first coordinate data of the plurality of location points to a coordinate system in which the second coordinate data is located by using the second coordinate data of the at least two location points, to generate a target map of the working region, where positioning precision of a first positioner configured to obtain the first coordinate data of the plurality of location points is higher than positioning precision of a second positioner configured to obtain the second coordinate data of the at least two location points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Emanuel CONTI, Davide DALFRA, Alessandro BERLATO
  • Publication number: 20230084940
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an automatic working system, a self-moving device and a control method therefor. The automatic working system includes a self-moving device configured to automatically move and work in a working region set by a user, a magnetic strip configured to generate a magnetic signal. The self-moving device includes a boundary recognizing module configured to recognize a boundary of the working region, a magnetic induction module configured to induce the magnetic signal, a control module configured to control the self-moving device to move along the boundary according to the boundary recognized by the boundary recognizing module and control the self-moving device to move along the magnetic strip according to the magnetic signal if the magnetic induction module induces the magnetic signal in process of moving along the boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Davide DALFRA, Emanuel CONTI, Federico TESTOLIN
  • Publication number: 20220121217
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a self-moving device, where the self-moving device includes at least two non-contact obstacle detection modules, respectively located on two side of a housing in a moving direction and configured to transmit detection signals and receive reflected detection signals, to detect an obstacle in the moving direction of the self-moving device; the self-moving device further includes a control module, and the control module turns on each obstacle detection module in a time-sharing manner to transmit the detection signal and turns on each obstacle detection module in the time-sharing manner to receive the reflected detection signal, to obtain detection data; and the control module determines a location of the obstacle according to the obtained detection data, a corresponding identity of the obstacle detection module that transmits the detection signal, and a corresponding identity of the obstacle detection module that receives the detection signal, to control the self-moving device to
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Davide DALFRA, Emanuel CONTI, Federico TESTOLIN
  • Patent number: 11300975
    Abstract: A self-moving device is provided and includes a signal detector configured to detect a boundary wire signal, a coordinate obtaining module, and a control module. The control module includes a program module and a processing module. When the signal detector does not detect the boundary wire signal, the self-moving device inputs location coordinates obtained by the coordinate obtaining module into the program module, to obtain a first determining result whether the self-moving device is within the boundary wire, and the processing module controls the self-moving device to move and work; and when the signal detector detects the boundary wire signal, the self-moving device inputs the boundary wire signal obtained by the signal detector into the program module, to obtain a second determining result whether the self-moving device is within the boundary wire, and the processing module controls the self-moving device to move and work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Positec Power Tools (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Davide Dalfra, Emanuel Conti
  • Publication number: 20210165411
    Abstract: The present invention provides a self-moving device, including: a housing, in which a primary cavity is formed; a moving module, mounted on the housing, and configured to actuate the self-moving device to move; a primary working module, mounted on the housing, and configured to perform a work task; a control module, including a main control board, and configured to control the moving module to actuate the self-moving device to move, and control the primary working module to perform the work task, where: the main control board is disposed in the primary cavity, where at least one secondary cavity is further formed in the housing; the secondary cavity is configured to mount at least one functional module different from the moving module and the primary working module; and the self-moving device includes at least one first interface corresponding to the secondary cavity and capable of connecting to a second interface of the functional module, and the first interface is connected to the second interface, so that
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Paolo Andriolo, Davide Dalfra, Emanuel Conti, Federico Testolin, Zaiyue Zhang
  • Patent number: 11003192
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and a control method of an automatic working system, and the control method comprises the following steps: generating a boundary signal by a signal generating apparatus; generating an electromagnetic field as the boundary signal flows by the boundary wire; detecting the electromagnetic field by an automatic moving device to at least generate a first detection signal and a second detection signal, and multiplying the first detection signal and the second detection signal to generate a product signal; determining a first signal point and a second signal point by the product signal; generating characteristic values based on parameters of the first signal point and the second signal point, comparing the characteristic values with preset thresholds, and judging whether the first detection signal is interfered by noise, thereby effectively removing an interference signal. Also disclosed is an automatic working system executing the above control method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Positec Power Tools (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Davide Dalfra, Emanuel Conti
  • Publication number: 20200278691
    Abstract: A self-moving device is provided and includes a signal detector configured to detect a boundary wire signal, a coordinate obtaining module, and a control module. The control module includes a program module and a processing module. When the signal detector does not detect the boundary wire signal, the self-moving device inputs location coordinates obtained by the coordinate obtaining module into the program module, to obtain a first determining result whether the self-moving device is within the boundary wire, and the processing module controls the self-moving device to move and work; and when the signal detector detects the boundary wire signal, the self-moving device inputs the boundary wire signal obtained by the signal detector into the program module, to obtain a second determining result whether the self-moving device is within the boundary wire, and the processing module controls the self-moving device to move and work.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Davide DALFRA, Emanuel CONTI
  • Publication number: 20200201347
    Abstract: The invention relates to a self-moving device, including: a housing, a movement module configured to drive the housing to move, a drive module configured to drive the movement module to move, and a control module configured to control the self-moving device. A non-contact obstacle recognition sensor assembly is disposed on the housing. After the obstacle recognition sensor assembly detects that an obstacle exists in a movement direction, the control module controls the self-moving device to continue moving and steer until the obstacle is avoided. The movement direction is a forward driving direction of the self-moving device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Davide Dalfra, Emanuel Conti, Federico Testolin, Xiaochu Sheng, Yuanzhong Ran, Yanjun Pang, Jiang Du, Xinghong Li
  • Publication number: 20190064842
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and a control method of an automatic working system, and the control method comprises the following steps: generating a boundary signal by a signal generating apparatus; generating an electromagnetic field as the boundary signal flows by the boundary wire; detecting the electromagnetic field by an automatic moving device to at least generate a first detection signal and a second detection signal, and multiplying the first detection signal and the second detection signal to generate a product signal; determining a first signal point and a second signal point by the product signal; generating characteristic values based on parameters of the first signal point and the second signal point, comparing the characteristic values with preset thresholds, and judging whether the first detection signal is interfered by noise, thereby effectively removing an interference signal. Also disclosed is an automatic working system executing the above control method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Positec Power Tools (Suzhou) Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Davide DALFRA, Emanuel CONTI