DE102017131410A1 - Mobile antenna system, data reception system, wireless data relay in combination with a gyro-actuated robot - Google Patents

Abstract

A mobile antenna system will be described. The movement is generated by actively changing the axis of a rotating gyroscope inside the system. The system is encapsulated by segmented airbags around the core for maximum safety.

Description

Gyro stabilized devices have been a standard technology for many years. In the field of mobile robots, Gyrover and Gyrobot of Carnegie Mellon University exist (see Carnegie Mellon University, Gyrover project, http://www.ri.cmu.edu). In space, Control Moment gyros have been a proven technique for stabilizing spacecraft for decades. In the patent DE102004045805A1 a gyrostabilized humanoid robot was described.

• Patent 2017030114091200DE (Im folgenden: vorhergehender Patentantrag A)

Additionally, patents have been submitted for robots or medical devices that work in the following way:

• patent 2017030114091200DE (In the following: previous patent application A)

The previous invention (see consists of a rigid actuator unit and a soft shell in ball shape (ball), which surrounds this unit. The rigid actuator unit (see consists of a spherical cavity (see ) in which, via a gimbal, a rotating gyroscope is connected. Here the Kreissei is operated with a brushless DC motor.

The hinges of the gimbal can be moved by means of two externally mounted on the actuator unit servomotors, so are not freely movable. The external servomotors change the axis of the gyro and induce a torque on the housing and thereby a change in position of the entire device including shell. This happens in the following way (see ): On the outer ring of the gimbal is a series of gears. The gears whose axes are connected to the external servomotors are marked with blue arrows. When the marked gears are rotated in the same direction (one servo motor turns clockwise and the other anticlockwise), they block each other. The power of the motors then acts on the outer ring. Turn in opposite directions (both motors either clockwise or counterclockwise), then the gears rotate and transmit the rotation to the inner ring. In this way, the axis of the gyro can be rotated in any direction relative to the housing. It can be induced by different movements of the ball. By inflating or venting the separated segments (see ) of the shell, a moment can be exerted on the robot. It serves as a second method of locomotion. In addition, gravitational asymmetry generated by this method can be used to generate a moment on the robot and thereby correct the gyro's global axis position.

The soft shell protects people in the immediate vicinity from injury, the total weight of the robot in relation to its size is low, even a rolling over of children and small animals is relatively safe.

The second invention (Patent Application 2017030114094000DE) describes a similar arrangement as part of an incorporable pill.

The present invention is that the device from the patent application A should be combined with an antenna (see ). The combination of the autonomous robot and the antenna system results in a novel machine that can be used in various scenarios:

• - mobiler Accesspoint auf Veranstaltungen
• - Relaisstation für Polizeifunk,
• - (Vollautomatische) Satellitenfindung
• - Digitaler Signalempfang beim Rollen und Stehen
• - Empfang großer Datenmengen (z.B. auf Satelliten-Frequenzen)
• - Möglichkeit als Verstärkerstation Funktion
• - Empfang von TV-Kanälen weltweit ohne aufwendige Einstellmechanik wie z.B. über Astra
• - Service Provider für Campingplätze, Bars, Restaurants für Daten- und Fernsehempfang
• - LTE-Antenne zur mobilen Kommunikation
• - Galileo und GPS zur Positionsbestimmung
• - DAB-Antenne mir Radioempfang bzw. Digitalradio, bzw. als dessen Relaisstation

When

• - mobile access point at events
• - relay station for police radio,
• - (Fully automatic) satellite finding
• - Digital signal reception while rolling and standing
• - reception of large amounts of data (eg on satellite frequencies)
• - Possibility as an amplifier station function
• - Reception of TV channels worldwide without elaborate adjustment mechanics such as Astra
• - Service providers for campsites, bars, restaurants for data and television reception
• - LTE antenna for mobile communication
• - Galileo and GPS for position determination
• - DAB antenna with radio reception or digital radio, or as its relay station

The advantages of the present invention over the prior art are safe usability of the device in a direct human environment, where the location can be safely changed, eg. to improve the reception. The robot can either be controlled by hand or autonomously move to a location for optimum reception through an autonomous algorithm.

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Cited patent literature

• DE 102004045805 A1 [0001]
• DE 2017030114091200 [0002]

Claims (10)

A robot that moves over land with the help of the active change of the axis of a gyroscope and has an antenna system. However, as for a robot for calibrating global positioning systems in any form. As 1. but as a mobile relay station for radio signals of any kind. Like 3. but as an autonomous robot, with positioning control systems. Like 1. but for a robot with a soft shell. For the combination of 3rd and 5th .. For several robots including robots according to 1., which build an Ad-Hoc Network (MANET). Like 3. but for mobile according to the LTE Advanced Standard. Like 1. but in combination with built-in robot shells photovoltaic for autonomous, renewable power generation. Like 3. but in combination with built in the shell of the robot photovoltaic for autonomous, renewable power generation.

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