US 11,939,791 B2
Controlling a movement of a pool cleaning robot
Shay Witelson, Kibbutz Yizrael (IL)
Assigned to MAYTRONICS LTD., Kibutz Yizrael (IL)
Filed by Maytronics Ltd., Kibutz Yizrael (IL)
Filed on Mar. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/653,289.
Application 17/653,289 is a continuation of application No. 16/877,416, filed on May 18, 2020, granted, now 11,274,462.
Application 16/877,416 is a continuation of application No. 14/844,010, filed on Sep. 3, 2015, granted, now 10,704,283, issued on Jul. 7, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/045,026, filed on Sep. 3, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0333394 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. E04H 4/16 (2006.01)
CPC E04H 4/1654 (2013.01) 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pool cleaning robot, comprising:
a housing;
a filtering mechanism configured to filter fluid;
at least one cleaning element;
a steering system that comprises at least one of (a) a rudder or (b) one or more sail planes;
sensors, wherein the sensors comprise an image sensor and at least one inertial sensor; and
a control unit that is configured to control at least the steering system based on information sensed by at least one of the sensors.