公开(公告)号：US20040019406A1

公开(公告)日：2004-01-29

申请号：US10206457

申请日：2002-07-25

Inventor： Yulun Wang ,  Keith Phillip Laby ,  Charles S. Jordan ,  Steven Edward Butner ,  Jonathan Southard

IPC: G06F017/00

CPC classification number: G06F19/3418 ,  B25J5/007 ,  B25J9/0003 ,  B25J9/1602 ,  B25J9/162 ,  B25J9/163 ,  B25J9/1633 ,  B25J9/1689 ,  B25J9/1692 ,  B25J11/0005 ,  B25J19/022 ,  B25J19/023 ,  G05D1/0038 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D2201/0206 ,  G05D2201/0211 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06F19/3456 ,  G16H10/60 ,  H04N7/142 ,  H04N7/185

Abstract: A robotic system that includes a remote controlled robot. The robot may include a camera, a monitor and a holonomic platform all attached to a robot housing. The robot may be controlled by a remote control station that also has a camera and a monitor. The remote control station may be linked to a base station that is wirelessly coupled to the robot. The cameras and monitors allow a care giver at the remote location to monitor and care for a patient through the robot. The holonomic platform allows the robot to move about a home or facility to locate and/or follow a patient.

Abstract translation: 包括遥控机器人的机器人系统。 机器人可以包括相机，监视器和全部连接到机器人壳体的完整平台。 机器人可以由也具有相机和监视器的远程控制台控制。 远程控制站可以链接到无线地耦合到机器人的基站。 照相机和监视器允许远程位置的护理人员通过机器人监视和照顾病人。 整体平台允许机器人围绕家庭或设施移动以定位和/或跟随患者。

公开(公告)号：US20020055823A1

公开(公告)日：2002-05-09

申请号：US09985656

申请日：2001-11-05

Inventor： Minoru Kodaira

IPC: G01L001/00

CPC classification number: G11B17/228 ,  G05D1/0289 ,  G05D2201/0211

Abstract: A travelling track on which a plurality of movers travel is divided into sections of various lengths. A position/velocity calculator obtains the position and velocity of the movers in the sections, using the position and velocity of each mover having passed the boundary of the section in which the mover travels. A collision-chance determiner determines whether there is a great chance that each pair of neighboring movers will collide with each other, using the position and velocity obtained by the position/velocity calculator. An emergency stopper stops a pair of neighboring movers that the collision-chance determiner determined that they would collide with each other, in an emergency.

Abstract translation: 多个移动器行进的行进轨道被分成各种长度的部分。 位置/速度计算器使用每个动子的位置和速度，通过移动器行进的部分的边界，获得部分中的动子的位置和速度。 碰撞机会确定器使用位置/速度计算器获得的位置和速度来确定每对相邻移动体是否会相互碰撞的机会很大。 在紧急情况下，紧急停止器阻止碰撞机会确定者确定它们将相互碰撞的一对相邻移动器。

公开(公告)号：US5657225A

公开(公告)日：1997-08-12

申请号：US426692

申请日：1995-04-21

Applicant: Rudolf Bauer

Inventor： Rudolf Bauer

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G06G7/76

CPC classification number: G05D1/027 ,  G05D2201/0211

Abstract: The method provides a better incorporation of a defined safety interval from obstacles in the route planning of a self-propelled mobile unit. By contrast to methods that were hitherto standard, a shell with equidistant spacing from a housing of the self-propelled mobile unit is not placed around the mobile unit; rather, the safety interval is calculated via the route at a drive wheel of the self-propelled mobile unit. That is, the kinematics of the self-propelled mobile unit are first used in the calculation of the safety interval from obstacles. The advantage is that better maneuverability is achieved between obstacles located close to one another.

Abstract translation: 该方法提供了在自行式移动单元的路线规划中更好地纳入从障碍物确定的安全间隔。 与迄今为止标准的方法相反，与自推进移动单元的壳体具有等距离间隔的壳体不会放置在移动单元周围; 而是通过在自行式移动单元的驱动轮上的路线来计算安全间隔。 也就是说，自推进移动单元的运动学首先用于计算障碍物的安全间隔。 优点是在彼此靠近的障碍物之间实现更好的机动性。

公开(公告)号：US4736826A

公开(公告)日：1988-04-12

申请号：US726012

申请日：1985-04-22

Applicant: John R. White ,  Paul E. Satterlee, Jr. ,  Kenneth L. Walker ,  Howard W. Harvey

Inventor： John R. White ,  Paul E. Satterlee, Jr. ,  Kenneth L. Walker ,  Howard W. Harvey

IPC: B25J5/00 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B25J19/00 ,  G21F7/06 ,  H02G11/02 ,  H02G11/00

CPC classification number: B25J5/007 ,  B25J19/0029 ,  B25J9/0003 ,  G05D1/0272 ,  G21F7/06 ,  H02G11/02 ,  G05D2201/0211

Abstract: A mobile robot remotely controlled and/or powered through a cable from a stationary console is provided. The robot carries a cable management arrangement which stores the cable and dispenses and retracts it as needed. The arrangement lays down the cable under zero tension when the robot is outbound and reels it in as the robot returns to allow the robot to follow a tortuous path without entangling the cable under or around obstacles. The robot can have numerous configurations such as a simple configuration for use as a transporter for mail in an office and parts in a factory, to a complex configuration with robotic arms and sensors for use in remote surveillance and security work. The robot is especially usable in hostile environments such as nuclear power plants and has a containment box permitting it to be moved to numerous locations without contaminating other areas.

Abstract translation: 提供了通过来自固定控制台的电缆远程控制和/或供电的移动机器人。 机器人携带电缆管理装置，其存储电缆并根据需要进行分配和收回。 当机器人出站并在机器人返回时将机器人卷起，允许机器人沿着曲折路径，而不使电缆在障碍物下方或周围缠绕，该布置在零张力下铺设电缆。 机器人可以具有许多配置，例如用作办公室和工厂中的部件的邮件的运输机的简单配置，具有用于远程监视和安全工作的机器人手臂和传感器的复杂配置。 该机器人特别适用于诸如核电厂等恶劣环境，并具有容纳箱，允许其移动到多个位置而不污染其他区域。

公开(公告)号：US11886192B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-30

申请号：US17842589

申请日：2022-06-16

Applicant: Sony Group Corporation

Inventor： Toshimoto Mitomo ,  Kazutoshi Serita

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G08G1/0968 ,  B25J5/00 ,  G01C21/26 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G06V20/10 ,  B64U101/30 ,  B64C39/02 ,  H04N7/14

CPC classification number: G05D1/0212 ,  B25J5/00 ,  G01C21/26 ,  G05D1/0038 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/0202 ,  G05D1/0246 ,  G08G1/0968 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64U2101/30 ,  B64U2201/10 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  G05D1/0278 ,  G05D2201/0211 ,  G05D2201/0213 ,  G05D2201/0217 ,  G06V20/10 ,  H04N7/141 ,  Y10S901/01

Abstract: An information processing method of an information processor includes: obtaining information received from a mobile body through a wireless communication, the mobile body including a movement mechanism and an imaging unit configured to capture image data, the information received from the mobile body including captured image data obtained by the imaging unit, with the captured image data being updated periodically; and generating route guidance information for use in moving the mobile body by the movement mechanism. The captured image data is stored together with data update time information. The route guidance information includes at least two selectable routes. The route guidance information is generated based on the captured image data, position information of the mobile body, and the data update time information.

公开(公告)号：US20230336372A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18107267

申请日：2023-02-08

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Johnathan Jessen ,  Duheng Liang

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  G06T7/70 ,  H05B47/19 ,  G06T11/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02

CPC classification number: H04L12/2809 ,  G06T7/70 ,  H05B47/19 ,  G06T11/00 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/0219 ,  G05D1/0253 ,  G05D1/027 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  H04L2012/2841 ,  G05D2201/0211

Abstract: Lighting control systems may be commissioned for programming and/or control with the aid of an autonomous mobile device. Design software may be used to create a floor plan of how the lighting control system may be designed. The design software may generate floor plan identifiers for each lighting fixture, or group of lighting fixtures. During commissioning of the lighting control system, the autonomous mobile device may be used to help identify the lighting devices that have been installed in the physical space. The autonomous mobile device may receive a communication from each lighting control device that indicates a unique identifier of the lighting control device. The unique identifier may be communicated by visible light communication (VLC) or RF communication. The unique identifier may be associated with the floor plan identifier for communication of digital messages to lighting fixtures installed in the locations indicated in the floor plan identifier.

公开(公告)号：US20230186368A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-15

申请号：US17767566

申请日：2019-10-31

Applicant: NEC Corporation

Inventor： Kan ARAI ,  Kota IWAMOTO

IPC: G06Q30/0601 ,  B25J11/00 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0631 ,  B25J11/008 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D2201/0211

Abstract: The information processing device 1D mainly includes a state-of-activity estimation unit 31D and a timing determination unit 32D. The state-of-activity estimation unit 31D estimates, based on information detected in a meeting room in which a meeting is being held, a state of activity of the meeting. The timing determination unit 32D determines a timing of mobile sales of a commodity to one or more participants of the meeting based on the state of activity estimated by the state-of-activity estimating unit 31D.

公开(公告)号：US20180259971A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-13

申请号：US15897234

申请日：2018-02-15

Applicant: NEC Corporation

Inventor： Takahiro NISHIMURA

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G06T7/20 ,  H04N5/232 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J9/16

CPC classification number: G05D1/0246 ,  B25J5/007 ,  B25J9/162 ,  B25J9/1666 ,  B25J9/1697 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/0214 ,  G05D2201/0211 ,  G06T7/20 ,  G06T2207/30241 ,  G06T2207/30261 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/23219 ,  H04N5/23238 ,  H04N5/23296 ,  Y10S901/01 ,  Y10S901/47

Abstract: An autonomous mobile robot includes a target acquisition unit which acquires a target by using an image obtained by an imaging unit whose field of view is able to be changed, a target movement prediction unit which predicts the destination of the target by using the image of the target, an obstacle movement prediction unit which predicts the destination of an obstacle by using an image of the obstacle, an occlusion determination unit which determines whether or not the target is occluded by the obstacle from result of the prediction by the target movement prediction unit and result of the prediction by the obstacle movement prediction unit, and a target tracking unit which changes the field of view of the imaging unit so that the area of the target coming into the field of view increases in the case where it is determined that at least a part of the target is occluded by the obstacle.

公开(公告)号：US20180243914A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-30

申请号：US15967368

申请日：2018-04-30

Applicant: INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Yulun Wang ,  Charles S. Jordan ,  Marco Pinter ,  Jonathan Southard

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  G16H40/63 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: B25J9/1697 ,  G05D1/0038 ,  G05D1/0246 ,  G05D1/0272 ,  G05D2201/0206 ,  G05D2201/0211 ,  G06F19/3418 ,  G16H40/63 ,  Y10S901/47

Abstract: A robotic system that includes a robot and a remote station. The remote station can generate control commands that are transmitted to the robot through a broadband network. The control commands can be interpreted by the robot to induce action such as robot movement or focusing a robot camera. The robot can generate reporting commands that are transmitted to the remote station through the broadband network. The reporting commands can provide positional feedback or system reports on the robot.

公开(公告)号：US20180203462A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-19

申请号：US15821968

申请日：2017-11-24

Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kenichiro Sugiyama ,  Soshi Iba

IPC: G05D1/02

CPC classification number: G05D1/0287 ,  G05D1/0246 ,  G05D1/027 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  G05D1/0297 ,  G05D2201/0211

Abstract: An operation management system includes: a plurality of robots; and an operation management unit server configured to manage an operation route in a predetermined region. Each robot has a sensor that recognizes a surrounding environment. When the sensor of a first robot recognizes a predetermined surrounding environment, the server refers to a position of the surrounding environment and sets an operation route of a second robot.