Abstract in simplified Chinese:一种环境侦测机器人,适于与侦测行动管理中心以无线传输方式进行通信,而该侦测行动管理中心具有一地理信息系统,以规划行进路线,而行进路线包含多个查核点。环境侦测机器人包括移动载具、管控电脑、无线通信网络、全球定位系统、环境侦测单元、太阳能电池以及能源管控单元。无线通信网络自侦测行动管理中心接收行进路线,而管控电脑依据行进路线以自主控制移动载具移动。环境侦测单元适于侦测外界之环境信息,并将环境信息发送至管控电脑。当太阳能电池之电能低于默认値时,能源管控单元会发送信号至管控电脑,以停止移动载具作动。
Abstract:
Provided is an autonomous mobile device capable of creating, with less burden, a highly reliable environmental map including a setting point and performing more accurate autonomous travel by using the environmental map. An electronic controller 30 configuring an autonomous mobile device 1 comprises: a self-location estimation unit 32 for estimating a self-location based on a local map that is created according to the distance/angle information relative to an object in the vicinity and the travel distance of an omni wheel 13; an environmental map creation unit 33 for creating an environmental map of a mobile area based on the self-location and the local map during the guided travel with using a joystick 21; a registration switch 23 for registering the self-location of the autonomous mobile device as the position coordinate of the setting point when the autonomous mobile device reaches a predetermined setting point during the guided travel; a storage unit 34 for storing the environmental map and the setting point; a route planning unit 35 for planning the travel route by using the setting point on the environmental map stored in the storage unit 34; and a travel control unit 36 for controlling the autonomous mobile device to autonomously travel along the travel route.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a robot able to move in a defined environment, such as a section of aircraft fuselage, the robot being equipped with a plurality of sensors comprising: • two monocular digital video cameras; • a vision device including a lighting unit and an imaging unit; • a LiDAR system mounted on a panoramic platform; • processing and controlling means comprising a computer and storage means including a map of the environment, the means being able to acquire information from the sensors and comprising in memory the three-dimensional characteristics of all the objects liable to be found in the environment.
Abstract:
A deployable docking station for supporting at least one mobile robot is provided. The deployable docking station includes a housing and an anchor connected to the housing. The anchor can engage with a surface to maintain the position of the deployable docking station. The deployable docking station is further configured to couple and decouple with the at least one mobile robot. The deployable docking station can be configured to selectively alternate between a first and second condition. In the first condition, the deployable docking station is coupled with the at least one mobile robot and the at least one mobile robot can transport the deployable docking station to a desired location on the surface. In the second condition, the deployable docking station is de-coupled from the at least one mobile robot.
Abstract:
A system comprising a multi-functional boom subsystem integrated with a holonomic-motion boom base platform. The boom base platform may comprise: Mecanum wheels with independently controlled motors; a pair of sub-platforms coupled by a roll-axis pivot to maintain four-wheel contact with the ground surface; and twist reduction mechanisms to minimize any yaw-axis twisting torque exerted on the roll-axis pivot. A computer with motion control software may be embedded on the boom base platform. The motion control function can be integrated with a real-time tracking system. The motion control computer may have multiple platform motion control modes: (1) a path following mode in which the boom base platform matches the motion path of the surface crawler (i.e., integration with crawler control); (2) a reactive mode in which the boom base platform moves based on the pan and tilt angles of the boom arm; and (3) a collision avoidance mode using sensors distributed around the perimeter of the boom base platform to detect obstacles.
Abstract:
A system is provided for processing container-grown plants positioned in a given area. The system includes a processing station positioned in the area for processing the container-grown plants. It also includes one or more autonomous mobile container handling robots configured to: (i) travel to a source location in the area and pick up a container-grown plant, (ii) transport the container-grown plant to the processing station where a process is performed on the container-grown plant, (iii) transport the container- grown plant from the processing station to a destination location in the area, (iv) deposit the container-grown plant at the destination location, and (v) repeat (i) through (iv) for a set of container-grown plants in the source location.
Abstract:
A method of operating a mobile robot that includes driving the robot according to a drive direction, determining a driven path of the robot from an origin, and displaying a drive view on a remote operator control unit in communication with the robot. The drive view shows a driven path of the robot from the origin. The method further includes obtaining global positioning coordinates of a current location of the robot and displaying a map in the drive view using the global positioning coordinates. The driven path of the robot is displayed on the map.
Abstract:
The present invention aims to provide a robot having the structure suitable for freely moving about in the environment where there is an obstacle within the house, for exemple. The robot includes a communication section transmitting by wireless an image taken by the camera to a base station, and via the base station to a communication terminal making the radio communication with the base station, and receiving by wireless the movement target position information specified on the image by an operation of the communication terminal via the base station, and a motion control section that moves the robot up to a movement target position specified by the movement target position information acquired in the communication section.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft eine Roboterplattform (20), welche zur ferngesteuerten und/oder selbständigen Inspektion von technischen Einrichtungen, insbesondere in Kraftwerken, vorgesehen ist und wenigstens Antriebsmittel (15) für die Fortbewegung der Roboterplattform (20), Inspektionsmittel (17) für die Inspektion der technischen Einrichtung sowie Kommunikationsmittel zum Austausch von Mess- und/oder Steuerdaten umfasst. Eine besondere Flexibilität im Einsatz und erweiterte Einsatzbereiche werden dadurch erzielt, dass die Roboterplattform (20) modular aufgebaut ist und die Kommunikationsmittel nach einem einheitlichen Standard arbeiten.