EP4034346A1 - Method for the remote control of a robot - Google Patents
Method for the remote control of a robotInfo
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Definitions
- the invention relates to a method for remote control of a robot located within a factory infrastructure.
- the invention further relates to a device, a computer program and a machine-readable storage medium.
- the laid-open specification EP 2 769809 A1 discloses a method for operating a mobile robot.
- the laid-open specification EP 2 894532 A1 relates to an autonomous robot device, a base station and a method for operating the same.
- the object on which the invention is based is to be seen in providing an efficient concept for efficient remote control of a robot.
- a method for remotely controlling a robot located within a factory infrastructure comprising the following steps: Receiving safety condition signals that represent at least one safety condition that must be met so that the robot can be controlled remotely,
- a device which is set up to carry out all steps of the method according to the first aspect.
- a computer program which comprises instructions which, when the computer program is executed by a computer, for example by the device according to the second aspect, cause it to execute a method according to the first aspect.
- a machine-readable storage medium is provided on which the computer program according to the third aspect is stored.
- the invention is based on and includes the knowledge that the above object can be achieved by checking whether the at least one safety condition is met before the robot is remotely controlled. If this should not be the case, the generation of remote control signals for remote control of the robot is in particular refrained from.
- the remote control signals are preferably generated and output only when the at least one safety condition is met.
- the technical advantage is brought about that a concept for efficient remote control of a robot is provided.
- the remote control signals include control signals for controlling movement of the robot.
- the robot comprises a plurality of arms which are in particular articulated to one another.
- the robot comprises an end effector, for example a gripper.
- the robot is, for example, a mobile robot.
- a mobile robot includes a drive motor.
- the mobile robot comprises one or more rollers or tires on which it can roll in order to move.
- the robot is, for example, a stationary robot.
- the robot includes, for example, one or more environment sensors.
- An environment sensor in the sense of the description is, for example, one of the following environment sensors: radar sensor, lidar sensor, infrared sensor, video sensor, ultrasonic sensor and magnetic field sensor.
- a robot in the sense of the description refers in particular to a motion machine, in particular a universally applicable motion machine, comprising, for example, several axes whose movements can be freely programmed (i.e. in particular without mechanical or human intervention) with regard to the sequence of movements and, for example, paths or angles and, for example, possibly sensor-guided.
- a robot in the sense of the description can, for example, be equipped with grippers and / or tools and / or, for example, other production means.
- a robot in the sense of the description can, for example, perform handling and / or manufacturing tasks.
- the at least one safety condition is in each case an element selected from the following groups of safety conditions: Presence of a predeterminedence level (in English: “Safety Integrity Level” SIL or “Automotive Safety Integrity Level” ASIL) ) of at least the robot and an infrastructure, in particular including a communication path and / or communication components, for remote control of a robot, in particular with regard to the overall systems in the robot and infrastructure and in particular parts; e.g.
- a communication link is, for example, a communication link between the device according to the second aspect and the robot.
- a communication link comprises, for example, one or more communication channels.
- a component that is used to carry out the method according to the first aspect is an element selected from the following group of components: environment sensor, robot, factory infrastructure, remote control device, device according to the second aspect, robot system, in particular drive system , Clutch system, brake system, communication interface of the robot or the factory infrastructure, processor, input, output of the device according to the second aspect.
- a function that is used to execute the method according to the first aspect is an element selected from the following group of functions: remote control function, communication function between the robot and the factory infrastructure or the remote control device, evaluation function of environment sensor data of an environment sensors, planning function, in particular scheduling function, traffic analysis function.
- a computer protection level defines the following in particular: activated firewall and / or valid encryption certificate for encrypting communication between the robot and the infrastructure, in particular factory infrastructure, or the remote control device and / or activated virus program with current virus signatures and / or the presence of protection, in particular mechanical protection, in particular burglar protection, of the computer, in particular of the device according to the second aspect, or of the remote control device and / or the presence of a test option that signals, in particular remote control signals or ambient signals, were transmitted correctly, i.e. error-free.
- An algorithm includes, for example, the computer program according to the third aspect.
- results can be calculated several times according to one embodiment, for example, and corresponding results can be compared with one another. For example, only if the results agree is it determined that the results are correct. If there is an odd number more than once, it can be provided, for example, that it is determined that the result is correct in accordance with the highest number of identical results.
- Remote control signals are only generated when it can be determined that the result is correct.
- the remote control signals are only generated when the at least one safety condition is met.
- the checking of whether the at least one safety condition is met is carried out before and / or after and / or during one or more predetermined method steps.
- this has the technical advantage that it can be efficiently ensured that certain prerequisites, in the present case the safety condition, for remote control of the robot before and / or after and / or are fulfilled while the corresponding procedural steps are being carried out.
- the technical advantage is brought about that, if the safety condition is met, then remote control of the robot is safely possible.
- remote control of the robot based on the output remote control signals is checked in order to detect an error, with communication message signals being generated and output when an error is detected, which signals to be sent to a terminal Re present communication message, which includes a warning and / or a note and / or a recommendation for action.
- a terminal is, for example, a mobile terminal, in particular a cell phone.
- the outputting of the communication message signals includes sending the communication message signals to the terminal via a communication network, in particular via a wireless communication network.
- remote control of the robot based on the outputted remote control signals is checked in order to detect an error, and when an error is detected, communication system control signals for controlling a communication system located within the factory infrastructure are generated and output are such that when the communication system is controlled based on the communication system control signals generated, it outputs a warning and / or a note and / or a recommendation for action.
- a communication system comprises one or more signal transmitters.
- a signal transmitter is, for example, an optical signal transmitter, an acoustic signal transmitter or a haptic signal transmitter.
- the signal generators are, for example, at least partially different or different.
- the communication system comprises one or more screens or display devices.
- an acoustic signal generator is a loudspeaker.
- the individual elements of the communication system that is to say in particular the signal transmitters or the screens or display devices, are arranged spatially distributed within the factory infrastructure.
- remote control of the robot based on the outputted remote control signals is checked in order to detect an error, the remote control being aborted when an error is detected or emergency remote control signals for remote control of the robot in one Emergency generated and output.
- the emergency remote control signals are, for example, such that when the transverse and / or longitudinal guidance of the robot is remotely controlled based on the emergency remote control signals, the robot is brought into a safe state, in particular stopped.
- the checking of the remote control comprises checking whether the at least one safety condition is met, wherein it is established that a result which indicates that the at least one safety condition is not met is an error.
- the checking of the remote control includes checking whether the at least one safety condition is met, it being established that a result which indicates that the at least one safety condition is not met is an error.
- the ambient signals are processed in order to determine a current state of the environment and / or to predict a future state of the environment, the remote control signals being generated based on the current state or future state.
- the state includes one or more of the following information: position and / or speed and / or acceleration of at least one object, position and / or speed and / or acceleration of at least one road user, signal image of a traffic light system.
- This has the technical advantage, for example, that particularly suitable information is used to generate the remote control signals.
- robot task signals are received which signal a predetermined task which the robot is to carry out, whereby it is determined whether, and if so, how the predetermined task can be carried out by the robot, the remote control signals can be generated based on a result of the determination.
- a check is carried out to determine whether a current traffic situation permits remote control of the robot.
- the remote control signals are generated or output based on a result of the checking as to whether the current traffic situation permits remote control.
- the robot is not remotely controlled if the current traffic situation does not permit remote control.
- one or more method steps except for the steps of generating and outputting the remote control signals are carried out internally in the robot and / or with one or more method steps being carried out outside the robot, in particular in an infrastructure, preferably in a cloud infrastructure.
- one or more process steps are documented, in particular documented in a blockchain.
- Documenting in a blockchain has the particular technical advantage that the documentation is tamper-proof and forgery-proof.
- a blockchain is in particular a continuously expandable list of data records, called “blocks”, which are linked to one another using one or more cryptographic processes.
- Each block contains in particular a cryptographically secure hash (scatter value) of the previous block, in particular a time stamp and in particular transaction data.
- the output of the generated remote control signals comprises sending the remote control signals to the robot via a communication network, in particular via a wireless communication network.
- the method according to the first aspect comprises remote control of the robot based on the generated remote control signals.
- the robot and the factory infrastructure involved in the method according to one of the preceding claims including communication between the infrastructure and the robot, is safe, so that the robot and / or a local and / or a global infrastructure and / or communication between robot and infrastructure can be checked accordingly.
- the remote control signals are generated in particular based on a result of the checking.
- the components which are used in the execution of the method according to the first aspect are checked for security, that is, whether they meet certain security conditions before the intervention in the ferry operation is carried out, i.e. the robot is controlled remotely.
- Important or dependent criteria are, for example, one or more of the safety conditions described above.
- the remote control signals include adaptation signals for adapting at least one robot setting of a robot device of the robot.
- the at least one robot device is, for example, an element selected from the following group of robot devices: drive system, drive motor, in particular electric motor, gripper, arm, stepper motor, steering system, brake system, lighting device, environment sensor.
- the at least one robot setting is, for example, an element selected from the following group of robot settings: drive parameters of the drive system, in particular speed, maximum gripping force of the gripper, maximum radius of movement (area of influence or area of influence, i.e. maximum range) of an arm, maximum adjustment path of the stepper motor , Target direction or trajectory which is to be achieved by means of the steering system, maximum or minimum deceleration of the braking system, lighting parameters of the lighting device, in particular which of the lighting means of the lighting device should be activated or deactivated, alignment of the environment sensor.
- drive parameters of the drive system in particular speed, maximum gripping force of the gripper, maximum radius of movement (area of influence or area of influence, i.e. maximum range) of an arm, maximum adjustment path of the stepper motor , Target direction or trajectory which is to be achieved by means of the steering system, maximum or minimum deceleration of the braking system, lighting parameters of the lighting device, in particular which of the lighting means of the lighting device should be activated or deactivated, alignment of the
- remote control signals do not necessarily have to control a movement of the robot, but can adjust one or more robot parameters or robot settings.
- the term "infrastructure”, as it is used above and / or below, includes, for example, the factory infrastructure and / or a cloud infrastructure.
- the factory infrastructure comprises one or more buildings and / or one or more halls.
- the factory infrastructure includes, for example, a manufacturing facility.
- the factory infrastructure includes, for example, a warehouse.
- the factory infrastructure includes, for example, one or more environment sensors which are spatially distributed within the factory infrastructure.
- the respective environment sensors of the factory infrastructure record their respective environment and provide the respective environment sensor data for the respective detection.
- the environment signals include, for example, the environment sensor data, respectively based on them.
- the fact that the robot is located within the factory infrastructure can mean, for example, that the robot is located inside a building or a hall or outside.
- the method according to the first aspect is a computer-implemented method.
- the method according to the first aspect is carried out or carried out by means of the device according to the second aspect.
- Device features result analogously from corresponding process features and vice versa. This means in particular that technical functions of the device according to the second aspect result analogously from corresponding technical functionalities of the method according to the first aspect and vice versa.
- the phrase “at least one” stands for “one or more”.
- FIG. 1 shows a flow chart of a method for remote control of a robot
- Fig. 2 shows a device
- FIG. 4 shows a robot within a factory infrastructure.
- Fig. 1 shows a flow chart of a method for remote control of a robot.
- the procedure consists of the following steps:
- the method according to the first aspect comprises a step of determining that a robot is to be controlled remotely.
- request signals are received which represent a request for remote control of a robot.
- a robot In response to the receipt of the request signals, it is determined according to one embodiment that a robot is to be remotely controlled.
- situation signals are received which represent a situation in which a robot is located.
- the situation signals are processed in order to determine whether the robot needs to be remotely controlled. If it is determined that the robot has to be controlled remotely, it is determined according to one embodiment that the robot is to be controlled remotely.
- the robot can find itself in a situation which the robot cannot resolve or deal with on its own. Then it is determined, for example, that the robot should be controlled remotely.
- the result of the checking indicates, for example, that the at least one safety condition is met.
- the result of the checking indicates, for example, that the at least one safety condition is not met.
- the remote control signals are only generated when the result of the checking indicates that the at least one safety condition is met.
- remote control signals are not generated if the result of the checking indicates that the at least one safety condition is not met.
- the output 107 includes that the generated remote control signals are sent to the robot via a communication network, in particular via a wireless communication network.
- the method according to the first aspect comprises a step of remote control of the robot based on the output remote control signals.
- travel route signals are received which represent a target travel route of the robot.
- the remote control signals are generated based on the target travel route, for example.
- Checking whether the at least one safety condition is met is carried out, for example, based on the target travel route. For example, based on the ambient signals, it is checked whether the target route can be followed by the robot.
- the remote control signals are, for example, based on a result of the checking based on the ambient signals as to whether the target travel route can be followed by the robot. If not, in particular no remote control signals are generated. If so, remote control signals are generated, for example.
- FIG. 2 shows a device 201.
- the device 201 is set up to carry out all steps of the method according to the first aspect.
- the device 201 comprises an input which is set up to receive the safety condition signals.
- the device 201 further comprises a processor 205 which is set up to check whether the at least one safety condition is met.
- the processor 205 is particularly set up to determine that a robot is to be remotely controlled.
- the processor 205 is further configured to generate the remote control signals.
- the device 201 further comprises an output 207 which is set up to output the generated remote control signals.
- the device 201 comprises a remote control device which is set up to remotely control the robot based on the output remote control signals.
- signals that are received are received via input 203.
- the input 203 is therefore set up in particular to receive the corresponding signals.
- signals that are output are output by means of the output 207.
- the output 207 is therefore set up in particular to output the corresponding signals.
- a plurality of processors are provided instead of the one processor 205.
- the processor 205 is set up to carry out the steps of generating and checking described above and / or below.
- one or more method steps except for the steps of generating and outputting the remote control signals are carried out within the robot and / or with one or more method steps being carried out outside the robot, in particular in an infrastructure, preferably in a cloud infrastructure.
- the device 201 is, for example, part of an infrastructure, in particular a cloud infrastructure, or of the robot.
- both the robot comprises a device 201 and the infrastructure, in particular the cloud infrastructure.
- FIG. 3 shows a machine-readable storage medium 301.
- a computer program 303 is stored on the machine-readable storage medium 301, which comprises instructions which, when the computer program 303 is executed by a computer, cause the computer to carry out a method according to the first aspect.
- an infrastructure or an infrastructure system which, for example, comprises the device according to the second aspect.
- FIG. 4 shows a robot 401 which is located within a factory infrastructure 403.
- the factory infrastructure 403 comprises a first building 405 and comprises a second building 407.
- a first video camera 409 comprising a video sensor (not shown) and a second video camera 411 comprising a video sensor (not shown) are arranged spatially distributed within the factory infrastructure 403.
- the factory infrastructure 403 further comprises a first wireless communication interface 413.
- the robot 401 comprises a third video camera 415 comprising a video sensor (not shown) and comprises a fourth video camera 417 comprising a video sensor (not shown).
- the robot 401 further comprises a second wireless communication interface 419.
- the robot 401 comprises a first arm 421 and comprises a second arm 423 and comprises a third arm 425, which are articulated to one another.
- a gripper 427 is arranged as an example of an end effector.
- the robot 401 comprises a platform 429 on which the three arms 421, 423, 425 as well as the third and fourth video cameras 415, 417 and the second wireless communication interface 419 are arranged.
- a plurality of rollers or tires 431 are arranged below the platform 429, which can also be referred to as a carrier plate, so that the robot 401 is a mobile robot and can travel within the factory infrastructure 403.
- a cloud infrastructure 433 is also provided.
- Both the factory infrastructure 403 and the robot 401 can communicate with the cloud infrastructure 433 via their respective wireless communication interface.
- one or more steps of the method according to the first aspect are outsourced to the cloud infrastructure 433.
- the concept described here provides, among other things, in particular that the robot 401 is remotely controlled by supporting an infrastructure comprising the cloud infrastructure 433 and the factory infrastructure 403.
- a prerequisite for the remote control or for the intervention is that the remote control is safe.
- Safe means in the sense the description in particular "safe” and “secure”. These two English terms are usually translated into German as “safe”. Nevertheless, these have a partially different meaning in English.
- safe is particularly aimed at the topic of accidents and accident prevention.
- Remote control which is “safe”, has the effect, in particular, that a probability of an accident or a collision is less than or less than or equal to a predetermined probability threshold value.
- secure is aimed in particular at the subject of computer protection or hack protection, i.e. in particular how secure is a (computer infrastructure and / or a communication infrastructure, in particular a communication path between a robot and a remote control device for remote control of a robot, from unauthorized access or secured against data manipulation by third parties (“hackers”).
- Remote control which is "secure" is based on appropriate and sufficient computer protection or hacker protection.
- the remote control signals are generated in particular based on a result of the checking.
- the components that are used when executing the method according to the first aspect are checked for safety, i.e. whether they meet certain safety conditions, before the intervention in an operation, in particular ferry operation, is carried out, i.e. the robot is remote controlled.
- Important or dependent criteria are, for example, one or more of the safety conditions described above.
- the overall system (robot, infrastructure, communication path, cloud %) is checked with regard to the safety condition.
- the individual parts are also checked with regard to whether the safety condition is being met. This in particular before remote control of the robot.
- the checking step or steps are carried out within the robot and / or external to the robot, in particular in an infrastructure.
- the checking step or steps are checked subsequently, ie at a later point in time, for example regularly.
- the step or steps of checking are subsequently checked at a predetermined frequency, for example every 100 ms.
- this checking that is to say checking whether the at least one safety condition is met, takes place according to an embodiment before and / or after and / or during one or more predetermined method steps.
- the checking is carried out or carried out in the event of problems.
- a communication connection is set up between the robot and the infrastructure, which in particular comprises the device according to the second aspect.
- the infrastructure comprises a local infrastructure.
- the infrastructure comprises a global infrastructure; preferably a cloud infrastructure.
- it is checked whether the infrastructure is functionally ready and / or available for remote control.
- a determination and / or a reception (and in particular a transmission) of robot possibilities are provided.
- robot parameters are sent from the robot. This means, for example, that robot parameters sent by the robot are received.
- robot parameters are sent from the cloud, in particular from a cloud server. This means that, for example, robot parameters sent from the cloud, in particular from a cloud server, are received.
- a defined standard configuration preferably an emergency configuration
- a check is provided as to whether the traffic situation allows the robot to be controlled remotely. This checking preferably runs continuously, that is to say permanently - that is, even before a corresponding request, that is, independently of a request.
- the calculation or determination is carried out, for example, in the robot and / or in the infrastructure. If this is carried out both in the robot and in the infrastructure, redundancy can thereby advantageously be brought about, which can increase safety.
- the robot for example, is remotely controlled. Robot guidance is therefore taken over by the infrastructure.
- the infrastructure is responsible for intelligence, decision-making and control
- the remote control process is preferably still checked.
- the check is carried out according to one or more of the following options:
- the latter advantageously being able to bring about redundancy, which can increase safety.
- the environment of the robot is analyzed by the infrastructure (in particular in addition to the robot) and the remote control or starting of the robot is only started after a start command has been sent from the infrastructure.
- the infrastructure provides information / instructions to other road users in the event of problems / possible dangerous situations. Especially to pedestrians.
- the information can be output e.g. through audio, displays, etc. Notes (to linked / known), in particular mobile devices, are also possible.
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