JP4472709B2 - 自律ロボットのドッキング方法 - Google Patents
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- 少なくとも1つのエネルギー蓄積ユニットと信号検出器とを備え、帰還信号を発信する基地局と結合するロボット装置におけるエネルギー管理のための方法であって、
前記エネルギー蓄積ユニットに蓄積されているエネルギーの量が、所定の高エネルギー準位よりも低いか、または前記所定の高エネルギー準位よりも低く設定される所定の低エネルギー準位よりも低いかを判断するステップと、
前記ロボット装置によって、前記蓄積されているエネルギーの量が、前記所定の高エネルギー準位よりも低いか、または前記所定の低エネルギー準位よりも低いかに少なくとも基づいて、所定のタスクを行うステップと、を包含し、
前記所定のタスクは、
前記蓄積されているエネルギーの量が前記所定の高エネルギー準位以上の場合は、前記帰還信号を探すことなく掃除を行なうこと、
前記蓄積されているエネルギーの量が前記所定の高エネルギー準位より低い場合は、前記帰還信号を探しながら掃除を行なうこと、
前記蓄積されているエネルギーの量が前記所定の低エネルギー準位より低い場合は、掃除を行なわずに前記帰還信号を探すこと、および
前記帰還信号を探している間に該帰還信号を検出した場合は、前記基地局に戻るために前記帰還信号を追跡すること、を包むことを特徴とする方法。 - 前記判断するステップが、電量分析を使用して、前記蓄積されているエネルギーの量を測定するステップを包含する、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記判断するステップが、次のエネルギー順位に推移するまでの時間を設定するステップを包含し、前記設定された時間に基づき、前記蓄積されているエネルギーの量を判断することを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記所定のタスクが、前記蓄積されているエネルギーの量が前記所定の高エネルギー準位以上の場合に、前記信号検出器による基地局回避信号の受信に応答して、前記基地局から離れることをさらに含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記信号検出器による前記帰還信号の受信に応答するステップをさらに包含する、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記所定のタスクが、前記ロボット装置の移動特性を壁追跡モードへ変更することをさらに包含する、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記ロボット装置を充電するステップをさらに包含する、請求項5に記載の方法。
- 前記所定のタスクを再開するステップをさらに包含する、請求項7に記載の方法。
- 前記掃除を行なわずに前記帰還信号を探すタスクを行なう間に、前記ロボット装置の電源システムのいくつかの電力を削除することにより使用エネルギーを削減すること、をさらに包含する、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 帰還信号を発信する基地局と、
少なくとも1つのエネルギー蓄積ユニットと信号検出器とを備え、前記基地局に結合するロボット装置と、からなる自律システムであって、
前記ロボット装置は、
前記エネルギー蓄積ユニットに蓄積されているエネルギーの量が、所定の高エネルギー準位よりも低いか、または前記所定の高エネルギー準位よりも低く設定される所定の低エネルギー準位よりも低いかを判断し、
前記蓄積されているエネルギーの量が、前記所定の高エネルギー準位よりも低いか、または前記所定の低エネルギー準位よりも低いかに少なくとも基づいて、所定のタスクを行うものであり、
前記所定のタスクは、
前記蓄積されているエネルギーの量が前記所定の高エネルギー準位以上の場合は、前記帰還信号を探すことなく掃除を行なうこと、
前記蓄積されているエネルギーの量が前記所定の高エネルギー準位より低い場合は、前記帰還信号を探しながら掃除を行なうこと、
前記蓄積されているエネルギーの量が前記所定の低エネルギー準位より低い場合は、掃除を行なわずに前記帰還信号を探すこと、および
前記帰還信号を探している間に該帰還信号を検出した場合は、前記基地局に戻るために前記帰還信号を追跡すること、を含むことを特徴とする自律システム。 - 前記基地局は、
前記ロボット装置の外部端子と接触させるための充電端子と、
基地局回避信号を発信するための第1の信号エミッタと、
前記帰還信号を発信するための第2の信号エミッタと、を備えることを特徴とする請求項10に記載の自律システム。 - 前記帰還信号が一対の信号を含む、請求項11に記載の自律システム。
- 前記一対の信号が第1の信号と第2の異なる信号を含む、請求項12に記載の自律システム。
- 前記第1の信号と前記第2の信号が重複する、請求項13に記載の自律システム。
- 前記第1の信号エミッタおよび前記第2の信号エミッタが、少なくとも1つの光信号を伝送する、請求項11に記載の自律システム。
- 前記少なくとも1つの信号検出器が、少なくとも1つの光信号を検出するよう適合される、請求項15に記載の自律システム。
- 前記ロボット装置は、電量分析を使用して、前記蓄積されているエネルギーの量を測定して前記蓄積されているエネルギーの量を判断する、または次のエネルギー順位に推移するまでの時間を設定し、前記設定された時間に基づいて前記蓄積されているエネルギーの量を判断することを特徴とする、請求項10に記載の自律システム。
- 前記所定のタスクが、前記蓄積されているエネルギーの量が前記所定の高エネルギー準位以上の場合に、前記信号検出器による前記基地局回避信号の受信に応答して、前記基地局から離れることをさらに含む、請求項10に記載の自律システム。
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