A method is disclosed for charging a power source of a device. The method is performed by one or more processors. The one or more processors detect that a charging interface of the device and a charging interface of a charging dock are misaligned when the device is placed into contact or operational
A method is disclosed for charging a power source of a device. The method is performed by one or more processors. The one or more processors detect that a charging interface of the device and a charging interface of a charging dock are misaligned when the device is placed into contact or operational proximity with the charging dock. The device is automatically caused to move relative to the charging dock to achieve alignment.
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1. A method for charging a power source of a self-propelled device having a spherical housing and an internal drive system within the spherical housing to propel the self-propelled device, the method being performed by one or more processors of the self-propelled device and comprising: detecting a m
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A method for charging a power source of a self-propelled device having a spherical housing and an internal drive system within the spherical housing to propel the self-propelled device, the method being performed by one or more processors of the self-propelled device and comprising: detecting a misalignment between an inductive charging interface of the self-propelled device and an inductive charging interface of a charging dock when the self-propelled device is placed in a receptacle of the charging dock; andin response to detecting the misalignment, automatically causing the internal drive system of the self-propelled device to rotate within the spherical housing of self-propelled device, so as to move the inductive charging interface of the self-propelled device relative to the charging dock to achieve an alignment between the inductive charging interface of the self-propelled device and the inductive charging interface of the charging dock,wherein detecting the misalignment includes at least one of (a) monitoring an amount of power being received by the self-propelled device from the charging dock, and (b) receiving input from one or more sensors of the self-propelled device that indicate one or more angles of rotation of the self-propelled device relative to the charging dock. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the misalignment includes monitoring the amount of power being received by the self-propelled device from the charging dock. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein detecting the misalignment includes determining that the amount of power being received by the self-propelled device is less than a threshold amount. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein automatically causing the internal drive system to rotate within the spherical housing relative to the charging dock to achieve the alignment is performed in response to determining that the amount of power being received by the self-propelled device is less than the threshold amount. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the misalignment includes receiving input from the one or more sensors of the self-propelled device that indicate one or more angles of rotation of the self-propelled device relative to the charging dock. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein detecting the misalignment includes determining that the one or more angles of rotation of the self-propelled device is different than one or more threshold angles of rotation by a threshold amount. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein automatically causing the internal drive system to rotate relative to the charging dock to achieve the alignment is performed in response to determining that the one or more angles of rotation of the self-propelled device is different than one or more threshold angles of rotation by the threshold amount. 8. The method of claim 5, wherein the input from the one or more sensors is based on a downward direction of gravity. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein automatically causing the internal drive system to rotate within the spherical housing comprises adjusting a pitch, a roll, and a yaw of the internal drive system to achieve the alignment. 10. A self-propelled device comprising: a spherical housing;a power source;an inductive charging interface coupled to the power source;an internal drive system within the spherical housing for propelling the self-propelled device; anda control mechanism coupled to the inductive charging interface and the internal drive system, the control mechanism to (i) detect a misalignment between the inductive charging interface of the self-propelled device and an inductive charging interface of a charging station when the self-propelled device is placed in a receptacle of the charging station, and (ii) in response to detecting the misalignment, automatically causing the internal drive system to rotate within the spherical housing of the self-propelled device, so as to move the inductive charging interface of the self-propelled device relative to the charging station and the spherical housing to achieve an alignment between the inductive charging interface of the self-propelled device and the inductive charging interface of the charging station, wherein the control mechanism detects the misalignment by at least one of (a) receiving input from one or more sensors that indicate one or more angles of rotation of the internal drive system relative to the charging station and (b) analyzing a power signal from the charging station. 11. The self-propelled device of claim 10, further comprising the one or more sensors, wherein the control mechanism uses the one or more sensors in order to detect the misalignment. 12. The self-propelled device of claim 11, wherein the control mechanism detects the misalignment by receiving the input from the one or more sensors that indicate one or more angles of rotation of the self-propelled device relative to the charging station. 13. The self-propelled device of claim 12, wherein the control mechanism detects the misalignment by determining that the one or more angles of rotation of the self-propelled device are different from one or more threshold angles of rotation by a threshold amount. 14. The self-propelled device of claim 10, wherein the control mechanism detects the misalignment by analyzing the power signal from the charging station, and determining that an amount of power being received by the self-propelled device is less than a threshold amount. 15. The self-propelled device of claim 10, wherein automatically causing the internal drive system to rotate within the spherical housing comprises adjusting a pitch, a roll, and a yaw of the internal drive system to achieve the alignment. 16. The self-propelled device of claim 10, wherein the control mechanism includes one or more processors. 17. A system comprising: a charging station comprising an inductive charging interface; anda self-propelled device comprising: a spherical housing;a power source;an inductive charging interface coupled to the power source;an internal drive system within the spherical housing for propelling the self-propelled device; anda control mechanism coupled to the inductive charging interface and the internal drive system, the control mechanism to (i) detect a misalignment between the inductive charging interface of the self-propelled device and the inductive charging interface of the charging station when the self-propelled device is placed in a receptacle of the charging station, and (ii) automatically cause the internal drive system to rotate within the spherical housing of the self-propelled device, so as to move the inductive charging interface of the self-propelled device relative to the charging station to achieve an alignment between the inductive charging interface of the self-propelled device and the inductive charging interface of the charging station, wherein the control mechanism detects the misalignment by at least one of (a) receiving input from one or more sensors that indicate one or more angles of rotation of the internal drive system relative to the charging station and (b) analyzing a power signal from the charging station. 18. The system of claim 17, wherein the self-propelled device further comprises the one or more sensors, and wherein the control mechanism of the self-propelled device uses the one or more sensors in order to detect the misalignment. 19. The system of claim 18, wherein the control mechanism of the self-propelled device detects the misalignment by (i) receiving input from the one or more sensors that indicate one or more angles of rotation of the self-propelled device relative to the charging station, and (ii) determining that the one or more angles of rotation of the self-propelled device are different from one or more threshold angles of rotation by a threshold amount. 20. The system of claim 17, wherein the control mechanism of the self-propelled device detects the misalignment by (i) analyzing the power signal from the inductive charging interface of the self-propelled device, and (ii) determining that an amount of power being received by the self-propelled device is less than a threshold amount.
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