DETECTING ROBOT STASIS
    15.
    发明申请
    DETECTING ROBOT STASIS 有权
    检测机器人运动

    公开(公告)号:US20130310978A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-11-21

    申请号:US13777648

    申请日:2013-02-26

    IPC分类号: G05D1/02

    摘要: A coverage robot includes a drive configured to maneuver the robot as directed by a controller, a stasis indication wheel rotatable about a first axis perpendicular to a direction of forward travel, and a suspension supporting the wheel. The stasis indication wheel defines a first reflective portion and a second reflective portion. The second reflective portion is substantially less reflective than the first reflective portion. The suspension permits movement of the wheel in a direction other than rotation about the first axis. A signal emitter is disposed remotely from the wheel and positioned to direct a signal that sequentially is intercepted by the first and second reflective portions of the wheel. A signal receiver is positioned to receive the reflected signal by the rotating wheel. Communication between the emitter and the receiver is affected by rolling transitions between the first and second reflective portions during permitted movement of the wheel.

    摘要翻译: 覆盖机器人包括驱动器,其被配置为根据控制器的指示来操纵机器人,可围绕垂直于向前行进的方向的第一轴线旋转的停滞指示轮以及支撑车轮的悬架。 停滞指示轮限定第一反射部分和第二反射部分。 第二反射部分比第一反射部分反射性好。 悬架允许车轮沿除了围绕第一轴线旋转的方向移动。 信号发射器远离车轮设置并定位成引导顺序地被车轮的第一和第二反射部分拦截的信号。 信号接收器被定位成通过旋转轮接收反射信号。 在允许的车轮移动期间,发射器和接收器之间的通信受到第一和第二反射部分之间的滚动过渡的影响。

    Detecting robot stasis
    16.
    发明授权
    Detecting robot stasis 有权
    检测机器人停滞

    公开(公告)号:US08417383B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-09

    申请号:US11756262

    申请日:2007-05-31

    IPC分类号: G05B19/00

    摘要: A coverage robot includes a drive configured to maneuver the robot as directed by a controller, a stasis indication wheel rotatable about a first axis perpendicular to a direction of forward travel, and a suspension supporting the wheel. The stasis indication wheel defines a first reflective portion and a second reflective portion. The second reflective portion is substantially less reflective than the first reflective portion. The suspension permits movement of the wheel in a direction other than rotation about the first axis. A signal emitter is disposed remotely from the wheel and positioned to direct a signal that sequentially is intercepted by the first and second reflective portions of the wheel. A signal receiver is positioned to receive the reflected signal by the rotating wheel. Communication between the emitter and the receiver is affected by rolling transitions between the first and second reflective portions during permitted movement of the wheel.

    摘要翻译: 覆盖机器人包括驱动器,其被配置为根据控制器的指示来操纵机器人,可围绕垂直于向前行进的方向的第一轴线旋转的停滞指示轮以及支撑车轮的悬架。 停滞指示轮限定第一反射部分和第二反射部分。 第二反射部分比第一反射部分反射性好。 悬架允许车轮沿除了围绕第一轴线旋转的方向移动。 信号发射器远离车轮设置并定位成引导顺序地被车轮的第一和第二反射部分拦截的信号。 信号接收器被定位成通过旋转轮接收反射信号。 在允许的车轮移动期间,发射器和接收器之间的通信受到第一和第二反射部分之间的滚动过渡的影响。

    Robot system
    18.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US08271129B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-09-18

    申请号:US11633883

    申请日:2006-12-04

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00

    摘要: A power-saving robot system includes at least one peripheral device and a mobile robot. The peripheral device includes a controller having an active mode and a hibernation mode, and a wireless communication component capable of activation in the hibernation mode. A controller of the robot has an activating routine that communicates with and temporarily activates the peripheral device, via wireless communication, from the hibernation mode. In another aspect, a robot system includes a network data bridge and a mobile robot. The network data bridge includes a broadband network interface, a wireless command interface, and a data bridge component. The data bridge component extracts serial commands received via the broadband network interface from an internet protocol, applies a command protocol thereto, and broadcasts the serial commands via the wireless interface. The mobile robot includes a wireless command communication component that receives the serial commands transmitted from the network data bridge.