公开(公告)号：US20180001946A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-04

申请号：US15619569

申请日：2017-06-12

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： MAYU YOKOYA ,  KAZUNORI YAMADA

IPC: B62D57/032 ,  B62D57/02 ,  B62D57/028 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/08

CPC classification number: B62D57/032 ,  A61H3/04 ,  A61H2003/043 ,  A61H2201/1215 ,  A61H2201/1635 ,  A61H2201/503 ,  A61H2201/5061 ,  A61H2201/5064 ,  B62D57/022 ,  B62D57/028 ,  G05D1/0229 ,  G05D1/0238 ,  G05D1/0891

Abstract: A robot includes a main body, a handlebar disposed on the main body and grippable by a user, a detection unit that detects a load applied to the handlebar, a moving device including a rotating body and moving the robot by controlling the rotation of the rotating body, and a switching unit that switches a support mode for supporting the user with walking. The support mode includes a first mode in which the robot autonomously moves to guide the user who is walking and a second mode in which the robot moves in accordance with a first load detected by the detection unit. When the robot moves in the first mode, the switching unit switches the support mode from the first mode to the second mode on the basis of the second load detected by the detection unit.

公开(公告)号：US20180001485A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-04

申请号：US15620803

申请日：2017-06-12

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： MAYU YOKOYA ,  KAZUNORI YAMADA

IPC: B25J13/08 ,  A61H3/04 ,  B25J5/00

CPC classification number: B25J13/085 ,  A61H3/04 ,  A61H2003/043 ,  A61H2201/5007 ,  A61H2201/5061 ,  B25J5/007 ,  Y10S901/01

Abstract: A robot includes a body, a handle provided on the body and holdable by a user, a detector that detects a load applied to the handle, a movement device that includes a rotation member and moves the robot by controlling rotation of the rotation member in accordance with the detected load, and a generator that generates tendency data, which indicates tendency of the load applied to the handle, on the basis of past load data regarding the handle obtained while the robot is moving. The movement device includes an actuator that controls a rotation speed of the rotation member on the basis of the detected load and the generated tendency data.

公开(公告)号：US20180000683A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-04

申请号：US15623414

申请日：2017-06-15

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： KAZUNORI YAMADA ,  MAYU YOKOYA

IPC: A61H3/04 ,  B25J13/08 ,  B25J11/00 ,  B25J19/00 ,  B25J5/00

CPC classification number: A61H3/04 ,  A61H2003/043 ,  A61H2201/0184 ,  A61H2201/0188 ,  A61H2201/1659 ,  A61H2201/5043 ,  A61H2201/5058 ,  A61H2201/5061 ,  B25J5/007 ,  B25J11/009 ,  B25J13/085 ,  B25J19/00 ,  G03B21/00

Abstract: A robot includes a rotary element capable of rolling over a walking surface on which a user walks, a handle held by the user, a handle load detector that detects a handle load applied to the handle by the user, and a projector that projects light onto the walking surface, the projector being operable to change the light based on the detected handle load.