Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for remotely managing a cleaning quality for an indoor location being cleaned. The method includes accessing a training dataset including a plurality of plot points and associated signal strengths of a predefined signal received from a fixed network device, where at least one plot point is preselected based on a predefined cleaning attribute associated with a physical spot corresponding to the at least one plot point; receiving the predefined signal at a position in the indoor location from the fixed network device, where the received signal has a second signal strength and the position is determined proximate to the plot point based on the second signal strength and each of the signal strengths; and calculating a cumulative duration spent at the determined position based on a predefined cleaning schedule to assess the cleaning quality for the physical spot.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for improving a performance of a pulsed-ultraviolet (PUV) device. The method includes monitoring an input current across a circuit breaker in communication with a UV lamp, where the input current is delivered by a power signal and is interrupted by the circuit breaker upon exceeding a predefined cut-off current; generating a pulse signal having a set of frequencies based on the power signal for driving the UV lamp, where the pulse signal is associated with a predetermined cut-off frequency that increases the input current beyond the cut-off current; determining a predefined threshold current less than the cut-off current; and configuring the pulse signal with multiple distinct pulse frequencies per second for a predefined configuration period based on the input current exceeding the threshold current. The distinct pulse frequencies per second include at least one pulse frequency greater than the cut-off frequency.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for remotely managing a cleaning quality for an indoor location being cleaned. The method includes accessing a training dataset including a plurality of plot points and associated signal strengths of a predefined signal received from a fixed network device, where at least one plot point is preselected based on a predefined cleaning attribute associated with a physical spot corresponding to the at least one plot point; receiving the predefined signal at a position in the indoor location from the fixed network device, where the received signal has a second signal strength and the position is determined proximate to the plot point based on the second signal strength and each of the signal strengths; and calculating a cumulative duration spent at the determined position based on a predefined cleaning schedule to assess the cleaning quality for the physical spot.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a multipurpose ultraviolet (UV) floor curing device. The device includes a mobile carriage, a UV panel, and a control device. The mobile carriage is configured to move on a floor applied with a photocurable coating. The UV panel is coupled to the mobile carriage and removably secures a plurality of radiation units configured to emit UV light of a predetermined intensity capable of curing the photocurable coating. The UV panel is configured to transition between a floor configuration and a non-floor configuration. The control device configured to drive the UV panel for the plurality of radiation units to project the UV light towards the ground substantially underneath the UV panel in the floor configuration and towards elevated surfaces proximate to the ground in the non-floor configuration.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide robots and a chassis for robots including a housing mounted to the chassis. The housing includes a panel configured to mount a component thereto. The panel is configured to pivot about a pivoting axis perpendicular to a horizontal axis of the housing and a vertical axis of the housing.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application disclose a handheld ultraviolet (UV) apparatus for surface disinfection. In one embodiment, the handheld UV apparatus includes a cabinet, a UV lamp, and a tapered reflector unit. The cabinet includes a side having an optical window. The UV lamp is mounted within the cabinet and proximate to the optical window, where the UV lamp is configured to provide UV light through the optical window. The tapered reflector unit includes a tapered reflector mounted within a housing. The tapered reflector unit includes a first open end, a second open end, and a lumen therebetween. The first open end is attached to the side for receiving the UV light. The first open end is larger than the second open end. The tapered reflector unit is adapted for directing the UV light through the lumen towards a target surface via the second open end.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a multipurpose ultraviolet (UV) floor curing device. The device includes a mobile carriage, a UV panel, and a control device. The mobile carriage is configured to move on a floor applied with a photocurable coating. The UV panel is coupled to the mobile carriage and removably secures a plurality of radiation units configured to emit UV light of a predetermined intensity capable of curing the photocurable coating. The UV panel is configured to transition between a floor configuration and a non-floor configuration. The control device configured to drive the UV panel for the plurality of radiation units to project the UV light towards the ground substantially underneath the UV panel in the floor configuration and towards elevated surfaces proximate to the ground in the non-floor configuration.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for improving a performance of a pulsed-ultraviolet (PUV) device. The method includes monitoring an input current across a circuit breaker in communication with a UV lamp, where the input current is delivered by a power signal and is interrupted by the circuit breaker upon exceeding a predefined cut-off current; generating a pulse signal having a set of frequencies based on the power signal for driving the UV lamp, where the pulse signal is associated with a predetermined cut-off frequency that increases the input current beyond the cut-off current; determining a predefined threshold current less than the cut-off current; and configuring the pulse signal with multiple distinct pulse frequencies per second for a predefined configuration period based on the input current exceeding the threshold current. The distinct pulse frequencies per second include at least one pulse frequency greater than the cut-off frequency.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide robots and vehicles including a chassis, a drive shaft mounted to the chassis, an integrated steering column, and a set of proximity sensors. The drive shaft may be connected to a drive wheel. The integrated steering column may be operably connected to the drive shaft for steering the drive wheel. The set of proximity sensors may be mounted to the integrated steering column. The set may be configured to scan an ambient environment, where the set includes a first proximity sensor and a second proximity sensor respectively oriented towards each of the opposing lateral sides of the chassis.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application disclose a handheld ultraviolet (UV) apparatus for surface disinfection. In one embodiment, the handheld UV apparatus includes a cabinet, a UV lamp, and a tapered reflector unit. The cabinet includes a side having an optical window. The UV lamp is mounted within the cabinet and proximate to the optical window, where the UV lamp is configured to provide UV light through the optical window. The tapered reflector unit includes a tapered reflector mounted within a housing. The tapered reflector unit includes a first open end, a second open end, and a lumen therebetween. The first open end is attached to the side for receiving the UV light. The first open end is larger than the second open end. The tapered reflector unit is adapted for directing the UV light through the lumen towards a target surface via the second open end.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an apparatus and a method for disinfecting an article. The method includes providing a disinfection chamber inside a cabinet. The disinfection chamber includes a tray moveable between a first position outside the cabinet for placement and retrieval of an article in the tray and a second position within the disinfection chamber for disinfection of the article. The method also includes manipulating, via a controller, a first germicidal assembly movably mounted to the disinfection chamber. The first germicidal assembly includes an articulated arm and a first UV panel mounted thereto, where the articulated arm is manipulated to extend the first UV panel in a first direction towards the article inside the cabinet for disinfecting the article.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for improving a performance of a pulsed-ultraviolet (PUV) device. The method includes monitoring an input current across a circuit breaker in communication with a UV lamp, where the input current is delivered by a power signal and is interrupted by the circuit breaker upon exceeding a predefined cut-off current; generating a pulse signal having a set of frequencies based on the power signal for driving the UV lamp, where the pulse signal is associated with a predetermined cut-off frequency that increases the input current beyond the cut-off current; determining a predefined threshold current less than the cut-off current; and configuring the pulse signal with multiple distinct pulse frequencies per second for a predefined configuration period based on the input current exceeding the threshold current. The distinct pulse frequencies per second include at least one pulse frequency greater than the cut-off frequency.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application disclose a handheld ultraviolet (UV) apparatus for surface disinfection. In one embodiment, the handheld UV apparatus includes a cabinet, a UV lamp, and a tapered reflector unit. The cabinet includes a side having an optical window. The UV lamp is mounted within the cabinet and proximate to the optical window, where the UV lamp is configured to provide UV light through the optical window. The tapered reflector unit includes a tapered reflector mounted within a housing. The tapered reflector unit includes a first open end, a second open end, and a lumen therebetween. The first open end is attached to the side for receiving the UV light. The first open end is larger than the second open end. The tapered reflector unit is adapted for directing the UV light through the lumen towards a target surface via the second open end.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for remotely managing a cleaning quality for an indoor location being cleaned. The method includes accessing a training dataset including a plurality of plot points and associated signal strengths of a predefined signal received from a fixed network device, where at least one plot point is preselected based on a predefined cleaning attribute associated with a physical spot corresponding to the at least one plot point; receiving the predefined signal at a position in the indoor location from the fixed network device, where the received signal has a second signal strength and the position is determined proximate to the plot point based on the second signal strength and each of the signal strengths; and calculating a cumulative duration spent at the determined position based on a predefined cleaning schedule to assess the cleaning quality for the physical spot.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an apparatus and a method for projecting UV light towards surfaces across a path. The apparatus includes a mobile body and including opposing lateral sides and a sagittal plane passing between them. The apparatus also includes a projection head rotatably mounted to the mobile body. The projection head operates to project UV light directionally towards surfaces located above and proximate to the opposing lateral sides, where the projection head is adapted to rotate about a horizontal axis in the sagittal plane while the UV light is being projected towards the surfaces.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for remotely managing a cleaning quality for an indoor location being cleaned. The method includes accessing a training dataset including a plurality of plot points and associated signal strengths of a predefined signal received from a fixed network device, where at least one plot point is preselected based on a predefined cleaning attribute associated with a physical spot corresponding to the at least one plot point; receiving the predefined signal at a position in the indoor location from the fixed network device, where the received signal has a second signal strength and the position is determined proximate to the plot point based on the second signal strength and each of the signal strengths; and calculating a cumulative duration spent at the determined position based on a predefined cleaning schedule to assess the cleaning quality for the physical spot.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system and a method of controlling a robot for autonomous navigation. The method includes receiving a set of point values defining LIDAR data from a LIDAR sensor scanning a 2D omnidirectional plane, receiving a sensor value from an ultrasonic sensor having a 3D field of view excluding the plane, and resolving an observable field of view for the LIDAR sensor, where the observable field of view includes a blind spot of the LIDAR sensor, and modifying the LIDAR data using the sensor value based on the object being located in the blind spot indicated by the sensor value less than one or more point values corresponding to a portion of the plane extending along the observable field of view, where the modified LIDAR data indicates the object being detected by the LIDAR sensor despite the object located outside the 2D field of view.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an apparatus and a method for disinfecting an article. The method includes providing a disinfection container inside a cabinet having an opening. The disinfection container includes an ultraviolet (UV) source, a tray moveable between a first position outside the cabinet for placement and retrieval of an article and a second position within the disinfection container for article disinfection, and a barrier. The method also includes moving the tray (i) outwards from the disinfection container to pivot the barrier away from the opening for extending the tray to the first position and (ii) towards the second position to pivot the barrier towards the opening for blocking the opening to prevent access to the tray in the second position through the opening, and projecting UV light from the UV source on to the article in the second position until a disinfection cycle is complete.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a multipurpose ultraviolet (UV) floor curing device. The device includes a mobile carriage, a UV panel, and a control device. The mobile carriage is configured to move on a floor applied with a photocurable coating. The UV panel is coupled to the mobile carriage and removably secures a plurality of radiation units configured to emit UV light of a predetermined intensity capable of curing the photocurable coating. The UV panel is configured to transition between a floor configuration and a non-floor configuration. The control device configured to drive the UV panel for the plurality of radiation units to project the UV light towards the ground substantially underneath the UV panel in the floor configuration and towards elevated surfaces proximate to the ground in the non-floor configuration.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a multipurpose ultraviolet (UV) floor curing device. The device includes a mobile carriage, a UV panel, and a control device. The mobile carriage is configured to move on a floor applied with a photocurable coating. The UV panel is coupled to the mobile carriage and removably secures a plurality of radiation units configured to emit UV light of a predetermined intensity capable of curing the photocurable coating. The UV panel is configured to transition between a floor configuration and a non-floor configuration. The control device configured to drive the UV panel for the plurality of radiation units to project the UV light towards the ground substantially underneath the UV panel in the floor configuration and towards elevated surfaces proximate to the ground in the non-floor configuration.