KR20160116183A - Apparatus and method for tracking position of robot - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for tracking the position of a robot attached to a hull using ultrasonic waves.
Since the ship is operated with the lower side being immersed in water, aquatic organisms such as water moss, barnacle, etc. may be attached to the bottom or side of the water. As such, foreign matter adhering to the hulls acts as a resistance when the ship is operating, thereby lowering the speed and increasing the fuel consumption. Therefore, it is necessary to remove the foreign substances attached to the hull through periodic cleaning.
Conventionally, in order to remove foreign matter adhered to the hull, the ship was moved to a dock on the land, and the operator then cleaned the hull by spraying high-pressure washing water on the outer surface of the hull. This method, however, not only took a long time due to the process of transferring the hull to the dock, but also had to mobilize a lot of personnel during the cleaning process.
Alternatively, the diver directly went into the water to operate the cleaning equipment and clean the hull. However, this method also requires a lot of work because the diver has to work in the water. Due to the foreign substances in the cleaning process, it is difficult to secure the watch in the work area, and there was a burden on the safety accident due to the poor sea environment.
In consideration of these points, recently, an underwater robot has been proposed which can perform cleaning of the surface of the vessel while traveling along the hull in water. Such an underwater robot can refer to an example of Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2011-0062248 (published on Jun. 10, 2011).
However, robots traveling along the ship surface track their positions using gyroscopes, accelerometers, and depth gauges mounted on the robots, but there are technical limitations in accurate positioning.
An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for tracking a position of a robot capable of accurately detecting a position using a sound wave.
The problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited thereto, and other matters not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sound source apparatus, comprising: a plurality of sound sources disposed apart from each other on a honeycomb surface to provide sound waves to the ship surface; A receiver installed in a robot traveling along the ship surface and receiving a sound wave propagating along the ship surface; And a position detector for detecting the position of the robot using data received from the receiver.
The robot position tracking device may further include a sound wave transmitting medium provided between the front surface and the sound source to prevent leakage and reflection of sound waves generated from the sound source and to transmit sound waves to the front surface have.
In addition, the sound wave transmission medium may be made of an aluminum alloy.
The robot position tracking device further includes a contact medium which is provided between the receiving unit and the hull surface and is in contact with the hull surface to transmit sound waves propagated along the hull surface to the receiving unit, May be separated from the ship surface during traveling of the robot, and may be in contact with the ship surface only while the robot is stopped.
The position detection unit may calculate distances to the respective sound source units using the difference between the sound wave signal generation time in the plurality of sound source units and the reception time in the reception unit, and calculate a distance between the calculated distance and the absolute The position of the robot can be calculated by combining the position information.
The plurality of sound sources may provide sound waves having different frequencies so that the receiver can separately receive sound waves of the plurality of sound sources.
In addition, the plurality of sound sources may synchronize the sound waves time so that the receiver can separately receive the sound waves of the plurality of sound sources.
In addition, the plurality of sound sources may provide respective unique numbers and absolute position information to the position detector.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sound image processing method comprising the steps of: arranging sound sources at at least three positions on a body surface; Providing sound waves from each of the sound sources to the body surface; Receiving a sound wave propagated to the body surface through a receiving portion of the robot attached to the body surface; And a step of locating the robot using data received from the receiving unit.
The position of the robot may be determined by calculating a distance between the sound source unit and the sound source unit using the difference between the sound wave signal generation time of each sound source unit and the reception time of the receiver unit, The position of the robot can be calculated by combining the absolute position information.
In addition, the sound source unit may provide a unique number and absolute position information, and the receiver may provide sound waves having different frequencies so that the sound source units can be distinguished and received.
According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to grasp the exact position of the robot traveling along the honeycomb surface.
1 is a schematic view of a ship according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the robot shown in Fig. 1;
3 is a block diagram of the robot of Fig.
Fig. 4 is a block diagram of the robot position tracking apparatus.
FIG. 5 is a view showing an installation position of the sound source unit installed on the front surface.
6A and 6B are views showing examples of installation of a sound source unit.
7 is a view showing the position tracking of the robot by the three-angle method of the position detecting unit.
8 is a flowchart of a robot position tracking method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The present invention is capable of various modifications and various embodiments, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and will be described in detail in the detailed description. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like are used to specify that there is a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component or a combination thereof described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.
The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the like elements throughout the specification and claims. The description will be omitted.
1 is a schematic view of a ship according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to Fig. 1, a
The hull (12) constitutes the body of the vessel (10). The
The
Hereinafter, a
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the
Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the
The
The
The cleaning
As described above, the
The
The
On the other hand, a receiving
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of a position tracking device for a robot, FIG. 5 is a view showing a mounting position of a sound source installed on a honeycomb, and FIG. 6 is a view showing an example of installing a sound source.
4 to 6, the robot
The
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7, the
In this manner, the
Next, a tracking method using the robot position tracking apparatus will be described.
8 is a flowchart of a robot position tracking method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 and 8, the robot position tracking method includes a step S110 of providing a plurality of
(S110 to S120) The
(S130) The receiving
The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.
100: robot 110: housing
120: wheel 130: cleaning member
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A receiver installed in a robot traveling along the ship surface and receiving a sound wave propagating along the ship surface; And
And a position detector for detecting a position of the robot using data received from the receiver.
The robot position tracking device
Further comprising a sound wave transmission medium provided between the right side surface and the sound source section for preventing leakage and reflection of sound waves generated from the sound source section and for transmitting sound waves to the right side surface.
Wherein the sound wave transmission medium is made of an aluminum alloy.
The robot position tracking device
And a contact medium which is provided between the receiving section and the honeycomb surface and contacts the honeycomb surface to transmit a sound wave propagated along the honeycomb surface to the receiving section,
Wherein the contact medium is spaced apart from the honeycomb surface while the robot is running, and is in contact with the honeycomb surface only while the robot is stopped.
The position detector
Calculating a distance between each of the sound source units using the difference between the sound wave signal generation time in the plurality of sound sources and the reception time in the receiver, combining the calculated distance and the absolute position information of the plurality of sound sources, A robot position tracking device for calculating the position of a robot.
The plurality of sound sources
Wherein the receiving unit provides sound waves having different frequencies so that the receiving unit can distinguish and receive sound waves from each of the plurality of sound sources.
The plurality of sound sources
And the receiver synchronizes the sound wave time so that the sound wave of each of the plurality of sound sources can be separately received.
The plurality of sound sources
And provides each unique number and absolute position information to the position detector.
Providing sound waves from each of the sound sources to the body surface;
Receiving a sound wave propagated to the body surface through a receiving portion of the robot attached to the body surface; And
And determining the position of the robot using data provided from the receiving unit.
The positioning of the robot
Calculating a distance between each of the sound source units using the difference between the sound wave signal generation time in each of the sound source units and the reception time in the receiving unit, combining the calculated distance and the absolute position information of the plurality of sound sources, Of the robot (10).
Wherein the sound source unit provides a unique number and absolute position information,
Wherein the receiver is provided with sound waves having different frequencies so that sound waves of the respective sound sources can be distinguished and received.
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