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再充電のための充電ステーション500へのロボットのドッキングについて、図17及び図18に関して説明する。図17では、充電ステーション500の充電組立体200に嵌合されている、充電ポート300を備えるロボット18を示す。ロボット18は、たとえば、充電ステーションについて記憶されたポーズによって定義される場所600に移動することができる。ポーズ600への誘導は、倉庫全体にわたる様々な大箱の場所にロボットを誘導するために、上記のやり方で行われる。ポーズ600に達すると、ロボット18を場所602に位置決めするために精密誘導プロセスが行われ、その場所で、充電ポート300が充電組立体200と嵌合し、再充電のためにロボット18が充電ステーション500にドッキングされる。
好ましい実施例において説明するロボットは、通常の「ライブ」動作中に、充電ステーションと自動的に嵌合するよう構成される。すなわち、ロボットは、充電中も電力がある状態で保持され、嵌合されながらも光通信又は他の方法を介して充電ステーションと情報交換できる。たとえば、充電ステーションは、充電中にロボットのバッテリの温度を取得し、一方ロボットは、充電ステーションからバッテリに運ばれた電荷量を取得する。
本明細書に記載するロボットに使用されるバッテリは、通常、比較的平坦な電流放電対電圧曲線を有するであろう。そして、バッテリは、温度依存性が高い可能性がある。こうした特性を、図21のグラフに示す、-20C、0C、23C、45C、及び60Cに対して示す5つの曲線によって証明する。グラフは、16Aだけ放電される、13.5Vの開放電圧を持つ、あるLiFePO4(リン酸鉄リチウム)バッテリの曲線を示す。バッテリが放電すると、バッテリ電圧は約13.5Vから約10Vに低下する。グラフの右側で、バッテリが所定の容量を放電した場合、曲線は「X」軸と交差し、バッテリに10Vの電位が残っていることを示す。23C及び45Cの曲線は、約16Aを放電する。60Cの曲線では、バッテリ管理システムの過熱保護機能が作動し、約14.4Aが放電された後にバッテリをシャット・ダウンする。より低い温度、すなわち0C及び-20Cでは、使用可能なエネルギーをすべてバッテリから取り出すことができず、それぞれ約14.4A及び12.24Aだけ放電した後、バッテリは機能を停止する。
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- 自律型ロボットを充電する充電ステーションであって、
前記充電ステーションは、
前記充電ステーションが位置することになる床に固定されるよう構成された、複数の相互連結されたフレーム要素を具備するフレーム基部を備える、充電ステーションのフレームであって、前記フレーム基部の前記フレーム要素の1つは、フランジ部材を有する前側フレーム要素である充電ステーションのフレームと、
前記充電ステーションのフレームに装着された充電ステーションのカバーであって、前記充電ステーションのカバーには、前記自律型ロボットが充電のために前記充電ステーションにドッキングされたときに、前記自律型ロボットの第2の充電部材を受容するよう構成された第1の充電部材を備えた前面を有する、前側カバーが含まれる充電ステーションのカバーと、
前記前側カバーの前記前面を横切って延在し、前記前側カバーの前記前面から外向きに突出した前面を有する保護部材であって、前記保護部材は、前記前側カバーの複数の開口部を通して前記前側フレーム要素の前記フランジ部材と相互連結され、前記前側フレーム要素の前記フランジ部材は、前記前側カバーの、前記前側カバーの前記前面とは反対側の、後面に隣接して位置する保護部材と
を備える充電ステーション。 - 前記第1の充電部材は、雄型の充電部材又は雌型の充電部材の一方を備え、前記第2の充電部材は、前記雄型又は雌型の充電部材の他方を備える、請求項1に記載の充電ステーション。
- 前記前側フレーム要素には、前記充電ステーションの幅の端から端まで延在し、その各端部に少なくとも1つの、前記前側フレーム要素を前記床に固定するための留め具を受容するよう構成された開口部を有するC字形部材が含まれる、請求項1に記載の充電ステーション。
- 前記前側フレーム要素の前記フランジ部材は、前記C字形部材と一体であり、前記フランジ部材は、前記充電ステーションの幅の端から端まで延在し、前記C字形部材の上面から突出する、請求項3に記載の充電ステーション。
- 前記フランジ部材は、前記保護部材に平行であり、前記保護部材は、前記前側カバーの複数の開口部を通して、留め具を使って前記前側フレーム要素の前記フランジ部材に固定される、請求項4に記載の充電ステーション。
- 前記複数の相互連結されたフレーム要素には、前記前側フレーム要素の第1の端部に相互連結された右側フレーム要素と、前記前側フレーム要素の第2の端部に相互連結された左側フレーム要素とがさらに含まれる、請求項5に記載の充電ステーション。
- 前記複数の相互連結されたフレーム要素には、前記右側フレーム要素と前記左側フレーム要素との間に相互連結された後ろ側フレーム要素がさらに含まれ、前記後ろ側フレーム要素は、その各端部に少なくとも1つの、前記後ろ側フレーム要素を前記床に固定するための留め具を受容するよう構成された開口部を有する、請求項6に記載の充電ステーション。
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