JPH07222858A - Method for ball game using robot - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To restrain the aged from aging by letting an aged man or woman enjoy a game indoors by himself or herself, and concurrently letting fingertip function training, energy concentration training and the like be naturally practiced. CONSTITUTION:In this game, wireless control signals driving a running drive section and a bat driving section are transmitted from a wireless transmitter 2 operated by an aged man or woman M playing a game to a robot 1 equipped with the running drive section having the robot run over a surface, and with the bat driving section for driving a bat to snap a ball placed over the surface while the robot 1 is being run, and also the ball 4 is being snapped, so that the ball 4 is thereby guided to a predetermined point 6.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game method for performing a ball game using a robot, and more specifically, it provides fingertip function training, concentration training, etc. while an old man enjoys the game. The present invention relates to a game method using a robot that can be performed and that can suppress aging.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a game that an old man can easily enjoy, there are, for example, a gate ball and a golf. These games are outdoor games, old people,
In some cases, the attendant goes along with an attendant or the like to a gateball course or a golf course to carry out a game.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION As described above, when an old man wants to play a gateball or golf, he must go to a gateball or golf course. Needless to say, a game partner is needed, and in some cases an attendant is also needed, so it is not always possible to enjoy the game with ease. Also, since it is an outdoor game, it is not fun to play on a rainy day.

Therefore, according to the present invention, an old man can enjoy himself even indoors without going to a gateball field or a golf course, and naturally perform fingertip function training and concentration training. It is a technical problem to be solved to provide a ball game method using a robot capable of performing the above operation.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The technical means for solving the above-mentioned problems include a traveling drive unit for traveling on a surface and a hitting tool attached for repelling a ball placed on the surface. A wireless control signal for driving the traveling drive unit and the hitting tool driving unit is transmitted from a wireless transmitter operated by a person who plays a game to a robot having a driving tool driving unit for driving the robot. Then, the ball is moved so that the ball reaches a predetermined point while the running motion of the robot and the ball motion for hitting the ball are performed.

As a game using the above robot, a gate ball game using a hitting tool as a stick, a golf game using the hitting tool as a club, or a pattern golf game using the hitting tool as a pattern. And so on.

[0007]

When the wireless control signal is transmitted to the robot from the wireless transmitter operated by the finger of the person who plays the game, the traveling drive section and the hitting tool drive section of the robot are driven, The robot causes the ball to reach a target position while repeating running and bouncing operations. At this time, the person who plays the game needs to operate the wireless control device while observing the movement of the robot and the movement of the ball, so naturally, fingertip function training and concentration training are required. It is possible to suppress aging, especially when the person playing the game is an old person.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, an old man M operates a wireless transmitter 2 with his / her finger to run the robot 1 on a trapezoidal coat C, and swings a stick 3 attached to the robot 1. FIG. 4 is a state diagram of a gate ball game in which the ball 4 is flipped and rolled, the plurality of gates 5 are passed, and finally the ball is hit by the center pole 6;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the robot 1, and FIG. 3 is a side view of the robot 1. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3,
On the front surface of the robot 1, a stick mounting shaft 7 for attaching the stick 3 is extended. Also, the robot 1
The traveling wheels 8L and 8R are provided on the left and right in the lower part of the. A spherical stabilizing slider 9 is provided to maintain stability during traveling. The traveling wheels 8L, 8
The robot 1 is covered with a cover 10 in order to cover R or an internal device described later. The traveling wheels 8
When L and 8R are rotated in the same direction at the same rotation speed, the robot 1 linearly moves forward and backward, and when there is a speed difference between the two wheels, the robot travels in a curve.

FIG. 4 is a device layout view of the robot body 1A with the cover 10 of the robot 1 removed. As shown in FIG. 4, the traveling wheel 8L is attached to the output shaft of the traveling wheel driving servomotor 11L, and the traveling wheel 8R is attached.
Is attached to the output shaft of the traveling wheel driving servo motor 11R. That is, the traveling wheel 8L, the traveling wheel driving servo motor 11L, the traveling wheel 8R, and the traveling wheel driving servo motor 11R form a traveling drive unit. The stick mounting shaft 7 is the stick swing servo motor 1.
It is attached to the 2nd output shaft. That is, the stick swing servo motor 12 is a boat placed on the surface of the coat C.
The stick 3 constitutes a hitting tool driving unit for driving the stick 3 attached to play the stick 4. The stick 3 serves as a hitting tool.
The traveling wheel driving servomotors 11L and 11R are attached to a servomotor mounting base B provided at the bottom of the robot 1.

On the head of the robot 1, the servo motors 11L and 11R and a stick swing servo motor.
A battery box 13 into which a dry battery BA serving as a driving power source for the battery 12 is detachably inserted is provided. An electronic device for receiving a wireless control signal from the transmitter 2, identifying the received signal, and drivingly controlling the servo motors 11L and 11R and the stick swing servo motor 12. An electronic circuit printed circuit board 14 on which circuits are formed is built in.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the wireless transmitter 2. As shown in FIG. 5, on the front panel of the transmitter 2, two operation levers 21 and 22 are arranged. One operation lever 21 controls the rotation direction and rotation speed of the servomotor 11L to drive the traveling wheels 8L forward and backward, and the other operation lever 22.
Controls the rotation direction and the rotation speed of the servo motor 11R to drive the traveling wheels 8R forward and backward, and at the same time, for the stick swing servo.
The rotation direction and the rotation speed of the body 12 are controlled to swing the stick 3 left and right.

When the operation lever-21 is tilted in the direction opposite to the operator, that is, in the forward direction (symbol E direction), the servo motor 11L is rotated in the forward direction to drive the traveling wheels 8L forward. On the other hand, when the operator is tilted toward the rear side (symbol F direction), the servo motor 11L is rotated in the reverse direction to drive the traveling wheels 8L in the reverse direction. The drive speed of the traveling wheels 8L is changed according to the operation angle of the operation lever-21.

When the operation lever 22 is tilted in the direction opposite to the operator, that is, in the forward direction (direction A), the servomotor 11R is rotated in the forward direction to drive the traveling wheels 8R forward. On the other hand, when it is tilted toward the operator side, that is, in the rearward direction (direction of the symbol B), the servomotor 11R is rotated in the reverse direction to drive the traveling wheels 8R in the reverse direction. The drive speed of the traveling wheels 8R is changed according to the operation angle of the operation lever 22.

As described above, the operating levers 21 and 22 are operated to drive the servomotors 11L and 11R, and the robot 1
When traveling in the front-back direction, it is necessary to rotationally drive the servomotors 11L and 11R in the same direction at a constant speed in order to travel linearly. On the other hand, when the robot 1 is turned to the left or right, the operation levers 21 and 22 are operated so as to make the rotation speeds of the servo motors 11L and 11R different, or the servo motors 11L and 11R are moved to each other. The operation levers 21 and 22 are operated so as to be driven in reverse rotation.

The operating lever 22 is the servo motor 11 described above.
The rotational direction and rotational speed of R are controlled to drive the traveling wheels 8R forward and backward, and as described above, the rotational direction and rotational speed of the stick swing servo motor 12 are controlled. The stick 3 is swung to the left and right by operating the lever. Therefore, when the operation lever 22 is tilted to the left (direction of symbol C),
While the stick swing servo motor 12 is driven so as to swing the stick 3 to the left, the stick 3 is swung to the right when the operation lever 22 is tilted to the right direction (symbol D direction). Then, the stick swing servo motor 12 is driven.

The operation signal when the operation levers 21 and 22 are operated as described above is converted into a radio signal (radio wave signal) and transmitted from the antenna 23. At this time, the wireless signal for driving the servo motor 11L, the wireless signal for driving the servo motor 11R, and the wireless signal for driving the stick swing servo motor 12 are: When received by the electronic circuit of the robot 1, each is pre-modulated so as to be distinguishable. Then, when each modulated radio signal is received by the electronic circuit of the robot 1, it is demodulated and identified.

A gateball can be performed by using the robot 1 and the transmitter 2 configured as described above. That is,
As shown in FIG. 1, an old man M operates a transmitter 2
1 and 22 are operated by using the fingers of both hands to run the robot 1 on the code C formed into a trapezoid, and the stick 3 attached to the robot 1 is swung to move the robot.
It is possible to make a gate ball by flipping the roll 4, passing a plurality of gates 5, and finally hitting the center pole 6. At this time, the old man M moves the robot 1 to the ball 4
To move the ball 1 to the position where the stick 3 can hit the ball 4 in the direction of the gate 5, and to swing the stick 3 to move the ball 4 Although an operation of hitting in the direction of the arrow 5 is performed, this operation has an action of preventing aging such as blurring because it requires movement of the fingertip and a concentration. Further, since the old man M can enjoy the game even by himself, it is not always necessary to have a game partner and an attendant is hardly necessary.

Since the robot 1 is constructed so that it cannot move laterally from its traveling mechanism, some training is required in the traveling operation, which is useful for concentration and functional training of fingertips. There is.

Although the gate ball game has been described above, a club is used in place of the stick 3 and a core is used.
A golf ball can be made by making a hole on the C surface, and a pattern can be made by using a pattern instead of the stick 3 and a golf ball can be made by making a hole on the C surface. When the robot 1 is driven and operated, it is useful for concentration and fingertip functional training as in the case of the gate ball.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, the traveling drive unit for traveling on the surface and the hitting tool driving unit for driving the hitting tool attached to hit the ball placed on the surface. A wireless control signal for driving the traveling drive unit and the hitting tool drive unit from a wireless transmitter operated by a gamer, While running and ball movement to play the ball,
Since the ball can be played so as to reach a predetermined point, if the person who is going to play the game is an old man, the old man should be able to concentrate and perform functional training of his fingertips. The effect is that even one person can enjoy the game.
Furthermore, when playing this game, it is not necessary to restrain the person who takes care of the old man, so the cost is low and it can be enjoyed comfortably.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a game state diagram.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the robot.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the robot.

FIG. 4 is a device layout diagram of a robot.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a transmitter.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Robot 2 Transmitter 3 Stick 4 Ball 5 Gate 6 Center pole 7 Stick mounting shaft 8L Traveling wheel 8R Traveling wheel 9 Stabilizing slider-10 Cover 11L Traveling wheel driving servo motor 11R Drive wheel drive servo motor 12 Stick swing servo motor 13 Battery box 14 Electronic circuit printed circuit board 21 Operation lever 22 Operation lever

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A robot equipped with a traveling drive unit for traveling on a surface and a hitting tool driving unit for driving a hitting tool attached to hit a ball placed on the surface. A wireless control signal for driving the traveling drive unit and the hitting tool drive unit is transmitted from a wireless transmitter operated by a person who plays a game, and the traveling motion of the robot and a ball for hitting a ball. A ball game method using a robot, characterized in that the game is performed so that the ball reaches a predetermined point while performing a motion. 2. The hitting tool is a stick, and the game is a game.
A ball game method using a robot according to claim 1, wherein the ball game method is a towball. 3. The ball using the robot according to claim 1, wherein the hitting tool is a club and the game is golf.
Ruggieme method. 4. A ball game method using a robot according to claim 1, wherein the hitting tool is a pattern and the game is a pattern golf.