ID number setting method, computer-readable storage medium and modular device

    公开(公告)号:US11919162B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-05

    申请号:US17134155

    申请日:2020-12-24

    Inventor: Wei He Youjun Xiong

    CPC classification number: B25J9/1617 A63H33/04 G06F13/4068 G05B2219/40304

    Abstract: An identification (ID) number setting method for a modular device that comprises a master building element and a plurality of slave building elements that are connected to the master building element, includes: disconnecting the slave building elements from the master building element; setting ID numbers of all of the slave building elements to be a preset ID number; and assigning new ID numbers to slave building elements of N tiers that are connected to one output interface of the master building element in an order from first tier to Nth tier, wherein the slave building elements of the first tier are slave building elements that are directly connected to the output interface, the slave building elements of the Nth tier are slave building elements that are indirectly connected to the output interface through slave building elements of a (N−1)th tier, N is a natural number greater than 1.

    Modular device, control method and robot

    公开(公告)号:US11901668B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-13

    申请号:US16926634

    申请日:2020-07-10

    Inventor: Wei He Youjun Xiong

    Abstract: A modular device includes a polyhedral building element having a first type connector and a number of second type connectors; and a main control module comprising a plurality of second type connectors. The first type connector and the second type connectors are disposed on side surfaces of the building element. One of the second type connectors of the main control module is used to magnetically connect with the first type connector of the building element so as to detachably connect the building element to the main control module. The first type connector includes a first detection circuit, and each second type connector includes a second detection circuit.

    ID NUMBER SETTING METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM AND MODULAR DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20210197372A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-01

    申请号:US17134155

    申请日:2020-12-24

    Inventor: Wei He Youjun Xiong

    Abstract: An identification (ID) number setting method for a modular device that comprises a master building element and a plurality of slave building elements that are connected to the master building element, includes: disconnecting the slave building elements from the master building element; setting ID numbers of all of the slave building elements to be a preset ID number; and assigning new ID numbers to slave building elements of N tiers that are connected to one output interface of the master building element in an order from first tier to Nth tier, wherein the slave building elements of the first tier are slave building elements that are directly connected to the output interface, the slave building elements of the Nth tier are slave building elements that are indirectly connected to the output interface through slave building elements of a (N−1)th tier, N is a natural number greater than 1.

    MODULAR DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD AND ROBOT

    公开(公告)号:US20210203100A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-01

    申请号:US16926634

    申请日:2020-07-10

    Inventor: Wei He Yujun Xiong

    Abstract: A modular device includes a polyhedral building element having a first type connector and a number of second type connectors; and a main control module comprising a plurality of second type connectors. The first type connector and the second type connectors are disposed on side surfaces of the building element. One of the second type connectors of the main control module is used to magnetically connect with the first type connector of the building element so as to detachably connect the building element to the main control module. The first type connector includes a first detection circuit, and each second type connector includes a second detection circuit.

    Building element for modular device, hot-swap detection circuit and orientation detection circuit

    公开(公告)号:US10960319B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-30

    申请号:US16727969

    申请日:2019-12-27

    Abstract: A building element for a modular device includes a male connector comprising M first magnets, a first ground terminal, a first detection terminal, a first power terminal, and a first signal terminal; and a female connector comprising M second magnets that are magnetically attractable to the first magnets, N second ground terminals, O second detection terminals, P second power terminals, and a second signal terminal. When the male connector of one building element is mechanically connected to the female connector of another building element, the first ground terminal, the first detection terminal, the first power terminal and the first signal terminal of the male connector of the one of two building elements respectively come into contact with one of the second ground terminals, one of the second detection terminals, one of the second power terminals, and the second signal terminal of the other one of the two building elements.

    BUILDING ELEMENT FOR MODULAR DEVICE, HOT-SWAP DETECTION CIRCUIT AND ORIENTATION DETECTION CIRCUIT

    公开(公告)号:US20200206646A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-02

    申请号:US16727969

    申请日:2019-12-27

    Abstract: A building element for a modular device includes a male connector comprising M first magnets, a first ground terminal, a first detection terminal, a first power terminal, and a first signal terminal; and a female connector comprising M second magnets that are magnetically attractable to the first magnets, N second ground terminals, O second detection terminals, P second power terminals, and a second signal terminal. When the male connector of one building element is mechanically connected to the female connector of another building element, the first ground terminal, the first detection terminal, the first power terminal and the first signal terminal of the male connector of the one of two building elements respectively come into contact with one of the second ground terminals, one of the second detection terminals, one of the second power terminals, and the second signal terminal of the other one of the two building elements.

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