WO2020207164A1 - 机器人导航方法、装置、系统、电子设备及存储介质 - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to the field of computer technology, in particular to a robot navigation method, device, system, electronic equipment and storage medium.
- Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure provide a robot navigation method, device, system, electronic equipment, and computer-readable storage medium.
- an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a robot navigation system, including: a first infrared receiving unit, a second infrared receiving unit, a distance measuring unit, and a processing unit; wherein the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit
- the infrared receiving unit is set on the robot, and is used to receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal from the infrared transmitting unit; wherein, the infrared transmitting unit is set on the target device;
- the distance measuring unit is set on the robot to obtain The distance signal between the target equipment;
- the processing unit is used to obtain the first infrared signal, the second infrared signal and the distance signal, and control the movement direction of the robot according to the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal, and determine the robot's entry according to the distance signal
- control the robot to move to the target device in order to dock with the target device.
- the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit are symmetrically arranged on the robot; and/or the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit
- the height from the ground is consistent with the height of the infrared transmitter unit from the ground.
- the distance measuring unit is a laser ranging sensor
- the laser ranging sensor is connected to the laser on the target device.
- the distance measurement planes are arranged oppositely, and the height of the laser distance measurement sensor from the ground is between the top side and the bottom side of the laser distance measurement plane; the infrared emitting unit and the laser distance measurement plane are located on the same plane.
- the processing unit is acquiring the first infrared signal, Before the second infrared signal and the distance signal, the position information of the robot is also obtained; the processing unit also determines whether the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit are within the infrared radiation area of the infrared emitting unit according to the position information of the robot.
- the present disclosure is in the fourth implementation manner of the first aspect After determining that the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit are not within the infrared radiation area of the infrared emitting unit, the processing unit controls the robot to move to the infrared radiation area of the infrared emitting unit.
- the processing unit controls the robot according to the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal after determining that the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit enter the infrared radiation area of the infrared transmitting unit The direction of movement.
- the processing unit controls the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal when the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit respectively receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal.
- the robot moves according to the current moving direction; and/or, the processing unit adjusts the robot when at least one of the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit cannot receive the corresponding signal of the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal The direction of movement.
- the processing unit adjusts the movement direction of the robot in the following manner: the processing unit is in the first infrared receiving unit When the first infrared signal cannot be received, the robot is controlled to shift away from the first infrared receiving unit until the first infrared receiving unit receives the first infrared signal; the processing unit cannot receive the second infrared from the second infrared receiving unit Signal, control the robot to shift away from the second infrared receiving unit until the second infrared receiving unit receives the second infrared signal; the processing unit cannot receive the first infrared signal in the first infrared receiving unit, and the second infrared receiving unit When the infrared receiving unit cannot receive the second infrared
- the processing unit determines the first infrared Whether the distance between the receiving unit and/or the second infrared receiving unit and the infrared emitting unit is less than a preset threshold; and the distance between the first infrared receiving unit and/or the second infrared receiving unit and the infrared emitting unit is less than the preset At the threshold, the processing unit determines that the robot enters the docking range.
- an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a robot navigation method, including: acquiring a first infrared signal, a second infrared signal, and a distance signal; wherein the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal are set in the robot
- the distance signal is the distance signal between the robot and the target device; according to the first infrared signal
- the second infrared signal controls the moving direction of the robot, and determines whether the robot enters the docking range according to the distance signal; when it is determined that the robot enters the docking range, the robot is controlled to move to the target device so as to dock with the target device.
- the method before acquiring the first infrared signal, the second infrared signal, and the distance signal, the method further includes: acquiring position information of the robot; determining according to the position information of the robot Whether the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit are in the infrared radiation area of the infrared emitting unit.
- the method further includes: determining that the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit are not in the After the infrared emission unit is within the infrared radiation area, control the robot to move to the infrared radiation area of the infrared emission unit.
- the signal controlling the moving direction of the robot includes: after determining that the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit enter the infrared radiation area of the infrared transmitting unit, controlling the moving direction of the robot according to the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal.
- Controlling the movement direction of the robot according to the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal includes: when the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal, respectively, controlling the robot according to the current The moving direction moves; and/or, when at least one of the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit cannot receive the corresponding signal in the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal, adjusting the moving direction of the robot.
- Adjusting the moving direction of the robot includes: when the first infrared receiving unit cannot receive the first infrared signal, controlling the robot to shift away from the first infrared receiving unit until the first infrared receiving unit receives the first infrared signal ; When the second infrared receiving unit cannot receive the second infrared signal, control the robot to shift away from the second infrared receiving unit until the second infrared receiving unit receives the second infrared signal; wherein, the first infrared receiving unit The unit and the second infrared receiving unit are symmetrically arranged on the robot on the horizontal plane, and the height of the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit from the ground is the same as the height of the infrared transmitting unit from the ground; the processing unit is in the first
- determining whether the robot enters the docking range according to the distance signal includes: determining the first infrared receiving unit and/or the second infrared receiving unit according to the distance signal Whether the distance to the infrared emitting unit is less than a preset threshold; when the distance between the first infrared receiving unit and/or the second infrared receiving unit and the infrared emitting unit is less than the preset threshold, it is determined that the robot enters the docking range.
- an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a robot navigation device, including:
- the first acquisition module is configured to acquire a first infrared signal, a second infrared signal, and a distance signal; wherein the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal are the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit provided on the robot
- the first control module is configured to be based on the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal Control the moving direction of the robot, and determine whether the robot enters the docking range according to the distance signal;
- the second control module is configured to control the robot to move to the target device when it is determined that the robot enters the docking range so as to dock with the target device.
- the function can be realized by hardware, or by hardware executing corresponding software.
- the hardware or software includes one or more modules corresponding to the above-mentioned functions.
- the structure of the robot navigation device includes a memory and a processor, the memory is used to store one or more computer instructions that support the robot navigation device to execute the robot navigation method in the second aspect, and the processor is configured to use To execute computer instructions stored in the memory.
- the robot navigation device may also include a communication interface for the robot navigation device to communicate with other equipment or a communication network.
- exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure provide an electronic device, including a memory and a processor; wherein the memory is used to store one or more computer instructions, wherein one or more computer instructions are executed by the processor to implement The following method steps: obtain the first infrared signal, the second infrared signal and the distance signal; wherein the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal are the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit set on the robot from the infrared transmitting unit Received infrared signal; the infrared transmitter unit is set on the target device; the distance signal is the distance signal between the robot and the target device; the movement direction of the robot is controlled according to the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal, and the robot is determined according to the distance signal Whether to enter the docking range; when determining that the robot enters the docking range, control the robot to move to the target device in order to dock with the target device.
- the method before acquiring the first infrared signal, the second infrared signal, and the distance signal, the method further includes: acquiring position information of the robot;
- the position information of the robot it is determined whether the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit are in the infrared radiation area of the infrared emitting unit.
- the processor further implements the following method steps: after determining the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit After the receiving unit is not within the infrared radiation area of the infrared emitting unit, control the robot to move to the infrared radiation area of the infrared emitting unit.
- the signal controlling the moving direction of the robot includes: after determining that the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit enter the infrared radiation area of the infrared transmitting unit, controlling the moving direction of the robot according to the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal.
- Controlling the movement direction of the robot according to the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal includes: when the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal, respectively, controlling the robot according to the current The moving direction moves; and/or, when at least one of the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit cannot receive the corresponding signal in the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal, adjusting the moving direction of the robot.
- adjusting the moving direction of the robot includes: when the first infrared receiving unit cannot receive the first infrared signal, controlling the robot to shift away from the first infrared receiving unit until the first infrared receiving unit An infrared receiving unit receives the first infrared signal; when the second infrared receiving unit cannot receive the second infrared signal, the robot is controlled to shift away from the second infrared receiving unit until the second infrared receiving unit receives the first infrared signal.
- the processing unit controls the robot to move away from the first infrared receiving unit or the second infrared receiving unit The direction is shifted until the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit respectively receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal.
- determining whether the robot enters the docking range according to the distance signal includes: determining the first infrared receiving unit and/or the second infrared receiving unit according to the distance signal Whether the distance to the infrared emitting unit is less than a preset threshold; when the distance between the first infrared receiving unit and/or the second infrared receiving unit and the infrared emitting unit is less than the preset threshold, it is determined that the robot enters the docking range.
- exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer-readable storage medium for storing computer instructions used by a robot navigation device, including computer instructions for executing the robot navigation method in the second aspect.
- the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure sets two infrared receiving units on the robot, and receives signals from the same infrared transmitting unit of the target device, and then according to the two infrared receiving units
- the infrared signal received by the unit controls the direction of the robot so that the robot can move to the target device that transmits the infrared signal.
- the distance measurement unit set on the robot is used to control the robot to move directly to the target device when the robot is close to the docking interface of the target device. Connect with it.
- two infrared receiving units, a distance measuring unit, and an infrared transmitting unit are used to realize precise navigation of the robot, reduce the cost of the navigation system, and improve the accuracy.
- Fig. 1 shows a schematic structural diagram of a robot navigation system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
- Fig. 2 shows a flowchart of a robot navigation method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
- Fig. 3 shows a flow chart of determining whether a robot enters the infrared radiation area according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIG. 4 shows a flowchart of step S102 according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;
- Fig. 5 shows a structural block diagram of a robot navigation device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
- Fig. 6 shows a block diagram of a part of determining whether a robot enters an infrared radiation area according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIG. 7 shows a structural block diagram of the first control module 502 according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 5;
- FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device suitable for implementing a robot navigation method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Fig. 1 shows a schematic structural diagram of a robot navigation system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the robot navigation system includes: a first infrared receiving unit 1011, a second infrared receiving unit 1012, a distance measuring unit 1013, and a processing unit 1014; among them,
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 are arranged on the robot 101, and are respectively used to receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal from the infrared transmitting unit 1021; wherein, the infrared transmitting unit 1021 is arranged on the target device 102 ;
- the distance measuring unit 1013 is arranged on the robot, and is used to obtain a distance signal between the robot 101 and the target device 102;
- the processing unit 1014 is used to obtain the first infrared signal, the second infrared signal, and the distance signal, and control the movement direction of the robot 101 according to the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal, and control when the robot 101 enters the docking range according to the distance signal.
- the robot 101 moves to the target device 102 to interface with the target device 102.
- the robot 101 may be an intelligent robot with autonomous behavior capability, such as a sweeping robot, a food picking robot, a delivery robot, etc.; the target device 102 may be a device fixed at a predetermined position to provide a robot
- the resources required by 101 include express mail, meals, power supplies, etc.
- the target device 102 may be a smart dining cabinet, a robot charging device, or the like.
- the robot 101 can move to the target device 102 and obtain the required resources from the target device 102 when necessary. Generally, the robot 101 needs to move to a certain precise position of the target device 102 in order to be able to accurately obtain the corresponding resources from the target device 102.
- the robot 101 needs to move to the target device 102, and it also needs to connect the meal loading interface set on the robot 101 with the meal serving interface on the target device 102, so that the target device 102 can be connected.
- the food on the table is loaded onto the robot 101 accurately.
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 can be arranged on the robot 101.
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 are located in contact with the target device 102.
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 are located in contact with the target device 102.
- the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal from the infrared transmitting unit 1021 provided on the target device 102 In a relative position, so as to be able to receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal from the infrared transmitting unit 1021 provided on the target device 102.
- the infrared signal emitted by the infrared transmitting unit 1021 can form a fan-shaped infrared radiation area 1022.
- the infrared signal in the sector area tends to be an infrared.
- any one of the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 enters the infrared radiation area 1022, it can receive the corresponding infrared signal emitted by the infrared emitting unit 1021, and both enter the infrared radiation area 1022 at the same time , The two can receive the corresponding infrared signal at the same time, that is, the first infrared receiving unit 1011 can receive the first infrared signal, and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 can also receive the second infrared signal.
- Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure take advantage of this feature, so that when the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 simultaneously receive corresponding infrared signals, the robot 101 is driven to move to the target device 102 until the fan-shaped area
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 cannot be covered at the same time; when the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 are close to the infrared transmitting unit 1021, the infrared radiation area 1022 tends to a line Therefore, the infrared radiation tends not to cover the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 at the same time, so this area can be called an infrared signal blind zone.
- the robot 101 since the robot 101 is very close to the target device 102 at this time, the robot 101 can directly move to the docking interface on the target device 102 without changing the moving direction, and the docking interface is
- the docking range between the robot 101 and the target device 102 is preset, that is, the aforementioned infrared signal blind zone.
- the range of the infrared signal blind zone from the target device 102 is related to the infrared radiation area 1022 of the infrared transmitting unit 1021 and the distance between the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012.
- the size of the infrared radiation area 1022 of the infrared emitting unit 1021 is determined based on the properties of the infrared emitting unit 1021 itself. Therefore, in practical applications, the corresponding infrared emitting unit 1021 can be selected according to actual conditions.
- the distance between the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 can be determined according to the infrared radiation area 1022. For example, the distance between the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 is smaller than the infrared radiation area 1022.
- the maximum distance between the two radii, and without affecting the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 to receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal, respectively, the distance can be set small enough to Make the infrared signal blind area as small as possible, which can make the final navigation and positioning more accurate.
- the infrared signal blind zone can be determined.
- the distance measuring unit 1013 is used to measure the distance between the robot 101 and the target device 102, by which it can be determined whether the robot 101 enters the infrared signal blind zone.
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 cannot receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal at the same time.
- the distance between the two is relatively short, and the robot 101 can also be controlled to run directly to the target device 102 for docking without using the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal.
- the infrared signal blind zone can be adjusted by adjusting the infrared radiation area 1022 and/or the distance between the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012, etc., thereby adjusting the accuracy and difficulty of navigation.
- the docking between the robot 101 and the target device 102 may be a point-to-point docking, that is, a preset position on the robot 101 (for example, the meal loading interface on the meal-fetching robot) and the target device 102
- the docking here can be understood as the robot 101 and the target device 102 are in contact, or it can be understood as not touching but the distance between them is within the allowable range;
- the docking of the robot 101 with the target device 102 may also be that the robot 101 and the target device 102 are provided with interfaces that can be connected to each other, so that the robot 101 and the target device 102 are relatively fixed after the docking.
- the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure sets two infrared receiving units on the robot, and receives signals from the same infrared transmitting unit of the target device, and then controls the direction of the robot according to the infrared signals received by the two infrared receiving units, so that the robot can transmit to The target device of the infrared signal moves, and the distance measuring unit set on the robot is used to control the robot to directly move to and dock with the target device when the robot is close to the docking interface of the target device.
- two infrared receiving units, a distance measuring unit, and an infrared transmitting unit are used to realize precise navigation of the robot, reduce the cost of the navigation system, and improve the accuracy.
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 are symmetrically arranged on the robot 101; and/or the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit
- the height of 1012 from the ground is the same as the height of the infrared emitting unit 1021 from the ground.
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 may be symmetrically arranged on the robot 101, and both are in the same horizontal position.
- the height of the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 from the ground can be made consistent with the height of the infrared transmitting unit 1021 from the ground.
- the positions of the first infrared receiving unit 1011, the second infrared receiving unit 1012, and the infrared transmitting unit 1021 are also the same as the position of the docking interface between the robot 101 and the target device 102. related.
- the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal received by the first infrared receiving unit 1011, the second infrared receiving unit 1012, and the distance signal obtained by the distance measuring unit 1013 are used to accurately navigate the robot 101
- the side of the robot 101 with the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 can be navigated to the side of the target device 102 with the infrared transmitting unit 1021, and in order to connect the robot 101 with
- One way to connect the target device 102 is that the docking interface set on the robot 101 is located on the side where the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 are located, and the docking interface set on the target robot 101 is located on the infrared transmitting unit 1021 is located on the side, and after the robot 101 approaches the target device 102 according to the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal, the two docking interfaces can be connected; and the other way
- the docking interface on the robot 101 can be moved to the side of the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 , And/or the docking interface on the target device 102 can be moved to the side of the infrared transmitting unit 1021, and the two docking interfaces can be docked together.
- the distance measuring unit 1013 measures the vertical distance between the vertical plane where the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 are located and the infrared transmitting unit 1021.
- the distance measuring unit 1013 is a laser distance measuring sensor
- the laser distance measuring sensor is arranged opposite to the laser distance measuring plane 1023 on the target device 102, and the laser distance measuring sensor is far from the ground.
- the height of is between the top and bottom sides of the laser ranging plane; the infrared emitting unit 1021 and the laser ranging plane 1023 are located on the same plane.
- the distance measuring unit 1013 may be a laser ranging sensor, which transmits a laser signal to the target device 102 directly in front, and then the laser ranging plane 1023 on the target device 102 reflects the laser signal back to the laser ranging After the sensor, the laser ranging sensor can obtain the distance between the laser ranging sensor and the laser ranging plane 1023 based on the time difference between the transmitted signal and the reflected signal.
- the laser ranging plane 1023 is a plane on the target device 102 and perpendicular to the ground.
- the laser ranging sensor and the laser ranging plane 1023 are set opposite to the laser ranging plane 1023, and the distance from the laser ranging sensor to the ground
- the height is between the top and bottom edges of the laser ranging plane 1023, that is, the laser signal emitted by the laser ranging sensor to the target device will be received by the laser ranging plane 1023 and reflected by the laser ranging plane 1023.
- the distance measuring unit 1013 may be arranged on a vertical plane where the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 are located, and the infrared transmitting unit 1021 and the laser ranging The plane 1023 is located on the same plane, so the distance measured by the laser ranging sensor is the vertical distance between the plane of the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 and the infrared emitting unit 1021, which can accurately reflect the infrared emitting unit 1021 The infrared signal blind zone.
- the distance measuring unit 1013 may be arranged between the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012, that is, the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1011
- the receiving unit 1012 may be symmetrically arranged on both sides of the distance measuring unit 1013.
- the processing unit 1014 also obtains the position information of the robot 101 before obtaining the first infrared signal, the second infrared signal, and the distance signal;
- the processing unit 1014 also determines whether the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 are within the infrared radiation area 1022 of the infrared emitting unit 1021 according to the position information of the robot 101.
- the position information of the robot 101 can be roughly located according to GPS or indoor positioning equipment. Since the target device 102 is usually fixed, its position is known At this time, the infrared radiation area 1022 of the infrared emitting unit 1021 is also known. Therefore, it can be determined by the current position of the robot 101 whether the robot 101 is in the infrared radiation area 1022 of the infrared transmitting unit 1021, that is, after the distance between the robot 101 and the target device 102 is close to a certain range, it can pass through the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1011. Two infrared receiving units 1012 receive infrared signals.
- the robot 101 it is possible to drive the robot 101 to move by determining whether the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 simultaneously receive the first infrared receiving signal and the second infrared receiving signal, respectively.
- the robot 101 is controlled to move in the current direction, and when the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and When the second infrared receiving unit 1012 does not simultaneously receive the first infrared receiving signal and the second infrared receiving signal, the robot 101 is controlled to stop moving and adjust the moving direction until the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 can After receiving the first infrared receiving signal and the second infrared receiving signal at the same time, respectively, it continues to move in the current direction.
- the processing unit 1014 controls the robot after determining that the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 are not within the infrared radiation area 1022 of the infrared transmitting unit 1021 101 moves to the infrared radiation area 1022 of the infrared emitting unit 1021.
- the position information of the infrared radiation area 1022 and the current position information of the robot 101 are used to control the robot 101 to infrared The radiation area 1022 moves.
- the processing unit 1014 determines that the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 enter the infrared radiation area 1022 of the infrared transmitting unit 1021, and then according to the first The infrared signal and the second infrared signal control the moving direction of the robot 101.
- the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal are used to control the moving direction of the robot 101, which can achieve The robot 101 accurately navigates to the docking interface on the target device 102. If a rough positioning method such as GPS or indoor positioning is used, although the robot 101 can be navigated to the front of the target device 102, it is difficult to accurately navigate the robot 101 to the interface on the target device 102 for docking with the robot 101.
- the processing unit 1014 controls the robot 101 according to the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 respectively receiving the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal The current direction of movement; and/or,
- the processing unit 1014 adjusts the moving direction of the robot 101 when at least one of the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 cannot receive the corresponding signal in the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal.
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 can receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal, respectively, which can be considered as the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012
- the infrared radiation area 1022 of the infrared emitting unit 1021 that is, the current moving direction of the robot 101 is aligned with the docking interface on the target device 102, and the robot 101 can be controlled to move along the current moving direction.
- one of the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 cannot receive the corresponding signal of the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal. It can be considered that the first infrared receiving unit 1011 or the second infrared receiving unit 1012 Not in the infrared radiation area 1022 of the infrared emitting unit 1021, the current moving direction of the robot 101 deviates from the docking interface on the target device 102, so the moving direction of the robot 101 can be adjusted, and the moving direction can be adjusted while moving, or it can be stopped to adjust , Until the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 can respectively receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal.
- the processing unit 1014 adjusts the movement direction of the robot 101 in the following manner:
- the processing unit 1014 controls the robot 101 to shift away from the first infrared receiving unit 1011 until the first infrared receiving unit 1011 receives the first infrared signal;
- the processing unit 1014 controls the robot 101 to shift away from the second infrared receiving unit until the second infrared receiving unit 1012 receives the second infrared signal;
- the processing unit 1014 controls the robot 101 to move away from the first infrared receiving unit 1011 or the second infrared signal.
- the direction of the receiving unit 1012 is shifted until the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 respectively receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal.
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 are symmetrically arranged.
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 The center point is basically aligned with the infrared emitting unit 1021, and when one of the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 can receive the infrared signal emitted by the infrared radiation unit, and the other cannot receive the infrared signal , It means that the center points of the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 are not aligned with the infrared transmitting unit 1021, so the moving direction of the robot 101 needs to be adjusted so that the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit The center point of 1012 is aligned with the infrared emitting unit 1021 again.
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 does not receive the first infrared signal, the first infrared receiving unit 1011 deviates from the infrared radiation area 1022, so by moving the robot 101 away from the first infrared receiving unit 1011 (that is, close to the first infrared receiving unit 1011) The direction of the second infrared receiving unit 1012), the first infrared receiving unit 1011 can be moved into the infrared radiation area 1022; on the contrary, if the second infrared receiving unit 1012 does not receive the second infrared signal, the second infrared receiving unit 1012 deviates from the infrared radiation area 1022, so by moving the robot 101 away from the second infrared receiving unit 1012 (that is, moving closer to the first infrared receiving unit 1011), the second infrared receiving unit 1012 can be moved in again Infrared radiation area 1022.
- the infrared radiation area 1022 is a fan-shaped area, after both the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 deviate from the infrared radiation area 1022, it indicates that the deviation angle is relatively large.
- the robot 101 can move in either direction until the first An infrared receiving unit 1011 and a second infrared receiving unit 1012 can receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal respectively; of course, if the robot 101 recorded the infrared transmitting unit 1021 and the robot 101 during the previous movement In the case of the relative relationship, it may be cheaper to compare until the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 can each receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal.
- the processing unit 1014 determines whether the distance between the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and/or the second infrared receiving unit 1012 and the infrared transmitting unit 1021 is less than a preset according to the distance signal Threshold;
- the processing unit 1014 determines that the robot 101 enters the docking range.
- the distance measured by the distance measuring unit 1013 corresponds to the first infrared receiving unit 1011, the second infrared receiving unit 1012, and the infrared transmitting unit 1021 (Ideally, it can be the distance between the infrared transmitting unit 1021 perpendicular to the line between the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012.
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 When the distance is very close, it can also be approximated as the distance between the infrared transmitting unit 1021 and any one of the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012).
- the preset threshold can be set as the distance between the farthest boundary of the infrared signal blind zone and the target device 102.
- Fig. 2 shows a flowchart of a robot navigation method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the robot navigation method can be implemented by the processing unit 1014 in the robot navigation system shown in FIG. 1.
- the robot navigation method includes the following steps S201-S203:
- step S201 the first infrared signal, the second infrared signal, and the distance signal are acquired; where the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal are the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit set on the robot from the infrared emission
- step S202 control the moving direction of the robot according to the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal, and determine whether the robot enters the docking range according to the distance signal;
- step S203 when it is determined that the robot enters the docking range, the robot is controlled to move to the target device in order to dock with the target device.
- the robot 101 may be an intelligent robot with autonomous behavior capability, such as a sweeping robot, a food picking robot, a delivery robot, etc.; the target device 102 may be a device fixed at a predetermined position to provide a robot
- the resources required by 101 include express mail, meals, power supplies, etc.
- the robot 101 can move to the target device 102 and obtain the required resources from the target device 102 when necessary.
- the robot 101 needs to move to a certain precise position of the target device 102 in order to be able to accurately obtain the corresponding resources from the target device 102.
- the robot 101 needs to move to the target device 102, and it also needs to connect the meal loading interface set on the robot 101 with the meal serving interface on the target device 102, so that the target device 102 can be connected.
- the food on the table is loaded onto the robot 101 accurately.
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 can be arranged on the robot 101.
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 are located in contact with the target device 102.
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 are located in contact with the target device 102.
- the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal from the infrared transmitting unit 1021 provided on the target device 102 In a relative position, so as to be able to receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal from the infrared transmitting unit 1021 provided on the target device 102.
- the infrared signal emitted by the infrared transmitting unit 1021 can form a fan-shaped infrared radiation area 1022.
- the infrared signal in the sector area tends to be an infrared.
- any one of the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 enters the infrared radiation area 1022, it can receive the corresponding infrared signal emitted by the infrared emitting unit 1021, and both enter the infrared radiation area 1022 at the same time , The two can receive the corresponding infrared signal at the same time, that is, the first infrared receiving unit 1011 can receive the first infrared signal, and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 can also receive the second infrared signal.
- Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure take advantage of this feature, so that when the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 simultaneously receive corresponding infrared signals, the robot 101 is driven to move to the target device 102 until the fan-shaped area
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 cannot be covered at the same time; when the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 are close to the infrared transmitting unit 1021, the infrared radiation area 1022 tends to a line Therefore, the infrared radiation tends not to cover the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 at the same time, so this area can be called an infrared signal blind zone.
- the robot 101 since the robot 101 is very close to the target device 102 at this time, the robot 101 can directly move to the docking interface on the target device 102 without changing the moving direction, and the docking interface is
- the docking range between the robot 101 and the target device 102 is preset, that is, the aforementioned infrared signal blind zone.
- the range of the infrared signal blind zone from the target device 102 is related to the infrared radiation area 1022 of the infrared transmitting unit 1021 and the distance between the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012.
- the size of the infrared radiation area 1022 of the infrared emitting unit 1021 is determined based on the properties of the infrared emitting unit 1021 itself. Therefore, in practical applications, the corresponding infrared emitting unit 1021 can be selected according to actual conditions.
- the distance between the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 can be determined according to the infrared radiation area 1022. For example, the distance between the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 is smaller than the infrared radiation area 1022.
- the maximum distance between the two radii, and without affecting the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 to receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal, respectively, the distance can be set small enough to Make the infrared signal blind area as small as possible, which can make the final navigation and positioning more accurate.
- the infrared signal blind zone can be determined.
- the distance measuring unit 1013 is used to measure the distance between the robot 101 and the target device 102, by which it can be determined whether the robot 101 enters the infrared signal blind zone.
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 cannot receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal at the same time.
- the distance between the two is relatively short, and the robot 101 can also be controlled to run directly to the target device 102 for docking without using the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal.
- the infrared signal blind zone can be adjusted by adjusting the infrared radiation area 1022 and/or the distance between the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012, etc., thereby adjusting the accuracy and difficulty of navigation.
- the docking between the robot 101 and the target device 102 may be a point-to-point docking, that is, a preset position on the robot 101 (for example, the meal loading interface on the meal-fetching robot) and the target device 102
- the docking here can be understood as the robot 101 and the target device 102 are in contact, or it can be understood as not touching but the distance between them is within the allowable range;
- the docking of the robot 101 with the target device 102 may also be that the robot 101 and the target device 102 are provided with interfaces that can be connected to each other, so that the robot 101 and the target device 102 are relatively fixed after the docking.
- the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure sets two infrared receiving units on the robot, and receives signals from the same infrared transmitting unit of the target device, and then controls the direction of the robot according to the infrared signals received by the two infrared receiving units, so that the robot can transmit to The target device of the infrared signal moves, and the distance measuring unit set on the robot is used to control the robot to directly move to and dock with the target device when the robot is close to the docking interface of the target device.
- two infrared receiving units, a distance measuring unit, and an infrared transmitting unit are used to realize precise navigation of the robot, reduce the cost of the navigation system, and improve the accuracy.
- step S101 that is, before the step of acquiring the first infrared signal, the second infrared signal, and the distance signal, the method further includes the following steps S301- S302:
- step S301 obtain the position information of the robot
- step S302 it is determined whether the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit are in the infrared radiation area of the infrared emitting unit according to the position information of the robot.
- the position information of the robot 101 can be roughly located according to GPS or indoor positioning equipment. Since the target device 102 is usually fixed, its position is known At this time, the infrared radiation area 1022 of the infrared emitting unit 1021 is also known. Therefore, it can be determined by the current position of the robot 101 whether the robot 101 is in the infrared radiation area 1022 of the infrared transmitting unit 1021, that is, after the distance between the robot 101 and the target device 102 is close to a certain range, it can pass through the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1011. Two infrared receiving units 1012 receive infrared signals.
- the robot 101 it is possible to drive the robot 101 to move by determining whether the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 simultaneously receive the first infrared receiving signal and the second infrared receiving signal, respectively.
- the robot 101 is controlled to move in the current direction, and when the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and When the second infrared receiving unit 1012 does not simultaneously receive the first infrared receiving signal and the second infrared receiving signal, the robot 101 is controlled to stop moving and adjust the moving direction until the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 can After receiving the first infrared receiving signal and the second infrared receiving signal at the same time, respectively, it continues to move in the current direction.
- the method further includes the following steps:
- control the robot After determining that the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit are not within the infrared radiation area of the infrared emitting unit, control the robot to move to the infrared radiation area of the infrared emitting unit.
- the position information of the infrared radiation area 1022 and the current position information of the robot 101 are used to control the robot 101 to infrared The radiation area 1022 moves.
- step S102 further includes the following steps:
- the moving direction of the robot is controlled according to the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal.
- the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal are used to control the moving direction of the robot 101, which can achieve The robot 101 accurately navigates to the docking interface on the target device 102. If a rough positioning method such as GPS or indoor positioning is used, although the robot 101 can be navigated to the front of the target device 102, it is difficult to accurately navigate the robot 101 to the interface on the target device 102 for docking with the robot 101.
- step S102 further includes the following steps:
- the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit respectively receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal, control the robot to move according to the current moving direction; and/or,
- the moving direction of the robot is adjusted.
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 can receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal, respectively, which can be considered as the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012
- the infrared radiation area 1022 of the infrared emitting unit 1021 that is, the current moving direction of the robot 101 is aligned with the docking interface on the target device 102, and the robot 101 can be controlled to move along the current moving direction.
- one of the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 cannot receive the corresponding signal of the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal. It can be considered that the first infrared receiving unit 1011 or the second infrared receiving unit 1012 Not in the infrared radiation area 1022 of the infrared emitting unit 1021, the current moving direction of the robot 101 deviates from the docking interface on the target device 102, so the moving direction of the robot 101 can be adjusted, and the moving direction can be adjusted while moving, or it can be stopped to adjust , Until the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 can respectively receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal.
- the step of adjusting the moving direction of the robot further includes the following steps:
- the robot When the second infrared receiving unit cannot receive the second infrared signal, control the robot to shift away from the second infrared receiving unit until the second infrared receiving unit receives the second infrared signal; wherein, the first infrared receiving unit And the second infrared receiving unit are symmetrically arranged on the robot on a horizontal plane, and the height of the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit from the ground is the same as the height of the infrared transmitting unit from the ground;
- the processing unit controls the robot to deviate away from the first infrared receiving unit or the second infrared receiving unit when the first infrared receiving unit cannot receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared receiving unit cannot receive the second infrared signal. Until the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit respectively receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal.
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 are symmetrically arranged.
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 The center point is basically aligned with the infrared emitting unit 1021, and when one of the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 can receive the infrared signal emitted by the infrared radiation unit, and the other cannot receive the infrared signal , It means that the center points of the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 are not aligned with the infrared transmitting unit 1021, so the moving direction of the robot 101 needs to be adjusted so that the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit The center point of 1012 is aligned with the infrared emitting unit 1021 again.
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 does not receive the first infrared signal, the first infrared receiving unit 1011 deviates from the infrared radiation area 1022, so by moving the robot 101 away from the first infrared receiving unit 1011 (that is, close to the first infrared receiving unit 1011) The direction of the second infrared receiving unit 1012), the first infrared receiving unit 1011 can be moved into the infrared radiation area 1022; on the contrary, if the second infrared receiving unit 1012 does not receive the second infrared signal, the second infrared receiving unit 1012 deviates from the infrared radiation area 1022, so by moving the robot 101 away from the second infrared receiving unit 1012 (that is, moving closer to the first infrared receiving unit 1011), the second infrared receiving unit 1012 can be moved in again Infrared radiation area 1022.
- the infrared radiation area 1022 is a fan-shaped area, after both the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 deviate from the infrared radiation area 1022, it indicates that the deviation angle is relatively large.
- the robot 101 can move in either direction until the first An infrared receiving unit 1011 and a second infrared receiving unit 1012 can receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal respectively; of course, if the robot 101 recorded the infrared transmitting unit 1021 and the robot 101 during the previous movement In the case of the relative relationship, it may be cheaper to compare until the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 can each receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal.
- the step of determining whether the robot enters the docking range according to the distance signal in step S102 further includes the following steps S401-S402:
- step S401 it is determined whether the distance between the first infrared receiving unit and/or the second infrared receiving unit and the infrared transmitting unit is less than a preset threshold according to the distance signal;
- step S402 when the distance between the first infrared receiving unit and/or the second infrared receiving unit and the infrared transmitting unit is less than a preset threshold, it is determined that the robot enters the docking range.
- the distance measured by the distance measuring unit 1013 corresponds to the first infrared receiving unit 1011, the second infrared receiving unit 1012, and the infrared transmitting unit 1021 (Ideally, it can be the distance between the infrared transmitting unit 1021 perpendicular to the line between the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012.
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 When the distance is very close, it can also be approximated as the distance between the infrared transmitting unit 1021 and any one of the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012).
- the preset threshold can be set as the distance between the farthest boundary of the infrared signal blind zone and the target device 102.
- the robot navigation method in the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may be implemented by the processing unit 1014 in the robot navigation system shown in FIG. 1, and therefore related details can be referred to the above description of the robot navigation system, which will not be repeated here.
- Fig. 5 shows a structural block diagram of a robot navigation device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the device can be implemented as part or all of an electronic device through software, hardware or a combination of both.
- the robot navigation device includes:
- the first acquisition module 501 is configured to acquire a first infrared signal, a second infrared signal, and a distance signal; wherein the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal are the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit provided on the robot
- the first control module 502 is configured to control the moving direction of the robot according to the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal, and to determine whether the robot enters the connection range according to the distance signal;
- the second control module 503 is configured to control the robot to move to the target device when it is determined that the robot enters the docking range, so as to dock with the target device.
- the robot 101 may be an intelligent robot with autonomous behavior capability, such as a sweeping robot, a food picking robot, a delivery robot, etc.; the target device 102 may be a device fixed at a predetermined position to provide a robot
- the resources required by 101 include express mail, meals, power supplies, etc.
- the robot 101 can move to the target device 102 and obtain the required resources from the target device 102 when necessary.
- the robot 101 needs to move to a certain precise position of the target device 102 in order to be able to accurately obtain the corresponding resources from the target device 102.
- the robot 101 needs to move to the target device 102, and it also needs to connect the meal loading interface set on the robot 101 with the meal serving interface on the target device 102, so that the target device 102 can be connected.
- the food on the table is loaded onto the robot 101 accurately.
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 can be arranged on the robot 101.
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 are located in contact with the target device 102.
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 are located in contact with the target device 102.
- the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal from the infrared transmitting unit 1021 provided on the target device 102 In a relative position, so as to be able to receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal from the infrared transmitting unit 1021 provided on the target device 102.
- the infrared signal emitted by the infrared transmitting unit 1021 can form a fan-shaped infrared radiation area 1022.
- the infrared signal in the sector area tends to be an infrared.
- any one of the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 enters the infrared radiation area 1022, it can receive the corresponding infrared signal emitted by the infrared emitting unit 1021, and both enter the infrared radiation area 1022 at the same time , The two can receive the corresponding infrared signal at the same time, that is, the first infrared receiving unit 1011 can receive the first infrared signal, and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 can also receive the second infrared signal.
- Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure take advantage of this feature, so that when the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 simultaneously receive corresponding infrared signals, the robot 101 is driven to move to the target device 102 until the fan-shaped area
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 cannot be covered at the same time; when the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 are close to the infrared transmitting unit 1021, the infrared radiation area 1022 tends to a line Therefore, the infrared radiation tends not to cover the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 at the same time, so this area can be called an infrared signal blind zone.
- the robot 101 since the robot 101 is very close to the target device 102 at this time, the robot 101 can directly move to the docking interface on the target device 102 without changing the moving direction, and the docking interface is
- the docking range between the robot 101 and the target device 102 is preset, that is, the aforementioned infrared signal blind zone.
- the range of the infrared signal blind zone from the target device 102 is related to the infrared radiation area 1022 of the infrared transmitting unit 1021 and the distance between the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012.
- the size of the infrared radiation area 1022 of the infrared emitting unit 1021 is determined based on the properties of the infrared emitting unit 1021 itself. Therefore, in practical applications, the corresponding infrared emitting unit 1021 can be selected according to actual conditions.
- the distance between the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 can be determined according to the infrared radiation area 1022. For example, the distance between the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 is smaller than the infrared radiation area 1022.
- the maximum distance between the two radii, and without affecting the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 to receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal, respectively, the distance can be set small enough to Make the infrared signal blind area as small as possible, which can make the final navigation and positioning more accurate.
- the infrared signal blind zone can be determined.
- the distance measuring unit 1013 is used to measure the distance between the robot 101 and the target device 102, by which it can be determined whether the robot 101 enters the infrared signal blind zone.
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 cannot receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal at the same time.
- the distance between the two is relatively short, and the robot 101 can also be controlled to run directly to the target device 102 for docking without using the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal.
- the infrared signal blind zone can be adjusted by adjusting the infrared radiation area 1022 and/or the distance between the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012, etc., thereby adjusting the accuracy and difficulty of navigation.
- the docking between the robot 101 and the target device 102 may be a point-to-point docking, that is, a preset position on the robot 101 (for example, the meal loading interface on the meal-fetching robot) and the target device 102
- the docking here can be understood as the robot 101 and the target device 102 are in contact, or it can be understood as not touching but the distance between them is within the allowable range;
- the docking of the robot 101 with the target device 102 may also be that the robot 101 and the target device 102 are provided with interfaces that can be connected to each other, so that the robot 101 and the target device 102 are relatively fixed after the docking.
- the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure sets two infrared receiving units on the robot, and receives signals from the same infrared transmitting unit of the target device, and then controls the direction of the robot according to the infrared signals received by the two infrared receiving units, so that the robot can transmit to The target device of the infrared signal moves, and the distance measuring unit set on the robot is used to control the robot to directly move to and dock with the target device when the robot is close to the docking interface of the target device.
- two infrared receiving units, a distance measuring unit, and an infrared transmitting unit are used to realize accurate navigation of the robot, reduce the cost of the navigation system, and improve the accuracy.
- the apparatus further includes:
- the second obtaining module 601 is configured to obtain position information of the robot
- the determining module 602 is configured to determine whether the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit are in the infrared radiation area of the infrared emitting unit according to the position information of the robot.
- the position information of the robot 101 can be roughly located according to GPS or indoor positioning equipment. Since the target device 102 is usually fixed, its position is known At this time, the infrared radiation area 1022 of the infrared emitting unit 1021 is also known. Therefore, it can be determined by the current position of the robot 101 whether the robot 101 is in the infrared radiation area 1022 of the infrared transmitting unit 1021, that is, after the distance between the robot 101 and the target device 102 is close to a certain range, it can pass through the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1011. Two infrared receiving units 1012 receive infrared signals.
- the robot 101 it is possible to drive the robot 101 to move by determining whether the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 simultaneously receive the first infrared receiving signal and the second infrared receiving signal, respectively.
- the robot 101 is controlled to move in the current direction, and when the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and When the second infrared receiving unit 1012 does not simultaneously receive the first infrared receiving signal and the second infrared receiving signal, the robot 101 is controlled to stop moving and adjust the moving direction until the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 can After receiving the first infrared receiving signal and the second infrared receiving signal at the same time, respectively, it continues to move in the current direction.
- the apparatus further includes:
- the third control module is configured to control the robot to move to the infrared radiation area of the infrared transmitting unit after determining that the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit are not within the infrared radiation area of the infrared transmitting unit.
- the position information of the infrared radiation area 1022 and the current position information of the robot 101 are used to control the robot 101 to infrared The radiation area 1022 moves.
- the first control module 502 further includes:
- the first control sub-module is configured to control the moving direction of the robot according to the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal after determining that the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit enter the infrared radiation area of the infrared transmitting unit.
- the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal are used to control the moving direction of the robot 101, which can achieve The robot 101 accurately navigates to the docking interface on the target device 102. If a rough positioning method such as GPS or indoor positioning is used, although the robot 101 can be navigated to the front of the target device 102, it is difficult to accurately navigate the robot 101 to the interface on the target device 102 for docking with the robot 101.
- the first control module 502 further includes:
- the second control sub-module is configured to control the robot to move according to the current moving direction when the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit respectively receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal; and/or,
- the adjustment sub-module is configured to adjust the moving direction of the robot when at least one of the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit cannot receive the corresponding signal of the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal.
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 can receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal, respectively, which can be considered as the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012
- the infrared radiation area 1022 of the infrared emitting unit 1021 that is, the current moving direction of the robot 101 is aligned with the docking interface on the target device 102, and the robot 101 can be controlled to move along the current moving direction.
- one of the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 cannot receive the corresponding signal of the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal. It can be considered that the first infrared receiving unit 1011 or the second infrared receiving unit 1012 Not in the infrared radiation area 1022 of the infrared emitting unit 1021, the current moving direction of the robot 101 deviates from the docking interface on the target device 102, so the moving direction of the robot 101 can be adjusted, and the moving direction can be adjusted while moving, or it can be stopped to adjust , Until the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 can respectively receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal.
- the adjustment sub-module further includes:
- the third control submodule is configured to control the robot to shift away from the first infrared receiving unit when the first infrared receiving unit cannot receive the first infrared signal, until the first infrared receiving unit receives the first infrared signal ;
- the fourth control sub-module is configured to control the robot to shift away from the second infrared receiving unit when the second infrared receiving unit cannot receive the second infrared signal, until the second infrared receiving unit receives the second infrared Signal; wherein the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit are symmetrically arranged on the robot on a horizontal plane, and the height of the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit from the ground is consistent with the height of the infrared transmitting unit from the ground;
- the processing unit controls the robot to deviate away from the first infrared receiving unit or the second infrared receiving unit when the first infrared receiving unit cannot receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared receiving unit cannot receive the second infrared signal. Until the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit respectively receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal.
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 are symmetrically arranged.
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 The center point is basically aligned with the infrared emitting unit 1021, and when one of the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 can receive the infrared signal emitted by the infrared radiation unit, and the other cannot receive the infrared signal , It means that the center points of the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 are not aligned with the infrared transmitting unit 1021, so the moving direction of the robot 101 needs to be adjusted so that the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit The center point of 1012 is aligned with the infrared emitting unit 1021 again.
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 does not receive the first infrared signal, the first infrared receiving unit 1011 deviates from the infrared radiation area 1022, so by moving the robot 101 away from the first infrared receiving unit 1011 (that is, close to the first infrared receiving unit 1011) The direction of the second infrared receiving unit 1012), the first infrared receiving unit 1011 can be moved into the infrared radiation area 1022; on the contrary, if the second infrared receiving unit 1012 does not receive the second infrared signal, the second infrared receiving unit 1012 deviates from the infrared radiation area 1022, so by moving the robot 101 away from the second infrared receiving unit 1012 (that is, moving closer to the first infrared receiving unit 1011), the second infrared receiving unit 1012 can be moved in again Infrared radiation area 1022.
- the infrared radiation area 1022 is a fan-shaped area, after both the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 deviate from the infrared radiation area 1022, it indicates that the deviation angle is relatively large.
- the robot 101 can move in either direction until the first An infrared receiving unit 1011 and a second infrared receiving unit 1012 can receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal respectively; of course, if the robot 101 recorded the infrared transmitting unit 1021 and the robot 101 during the previous movement In the case of the relative relationship, it may be cheaper to compare until the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 can each receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal.
- the first control module 502 further includes:
- the judging sub-module 701 is configured to determine whether the distance between the first infrared receiving unit and/or the second infrared receiving unit and the infrared transmitting unit is less than a preset threshold according to the distance signal;
- the determining sub-module 702 is configured to determine that the robot enters the docking range when the distance between the first infrared receiving unit and/or the second infrared receiving unit and the infrared transmitting unit is less than a preset threshold.
- the distance measured by the distance measuring unit 1013 corresponds to the first infrared receiving unit 1011, the second infrared receiving unit 1012, and the infrared transmitting unit 1021 (Ideally, it can be the distance between the infrared transmitting unit 1021 perpendicular to the line between the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012.
- the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012 When the distance is very close, it can also be approximated as the distance between the infrared transmitting unit 1021 and any one of the first infrared receiving unit 1011 and the second infrared receiving unit 1012).
- the preset threshold can be set as the distance between the farthest boundary of the infrared signal blind zone and the target device 102.
- the embodiment of the present disclosure also provides an electronic device, as shown in FIG. 8, including at least one processor 801; and a memory 802 communicatively connected with the at least one processor 801; wherein the memory 802 stores the memory 802 that can be used
- the instructions executed by 801 are executed by at least one processor 801 to realize:
- the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal are the infrared received from the infrared transmitting unit by the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit provided on the robot Signal; the infrared transmitting unit is set on the target device; the distance signal is the distance signal between the robot and the target device;
- the robot is controlled to move to the target device in order to dock with the target device.
- the method before acquiring the first infrared signal, the second infrared signal, and the distance signal, the method further includes:
- the position information of the robot it is determined whether the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit are in the infrared radiation area of the infrared emitting unit.
- the processor also implements the following method steps:
- control the robot After determining that the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit are not within the infrared radiation area of the infrared emitting unit, control the robot to move to the infrared radiation area of the infrared emitting unit.
- controlling the movement direction of the robot according to the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal includes:
- the moving direction of the robot is controlled according to the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal.
- controlling the movement direction of the robot according to the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal includes:
- the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit respectively receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal, control the robot to move according to the current moving direction; and/or,
- the moving direction of the robot is adjusted.
- adjusting the moving direction of the robot includes:
- the robot When the second infrared receiving unit cannot receive the second infrared signal, control the robot to shift away from the second infrared receiving unit until the second infrared receiving unit receives the second infrared signal; wherein, the first infrared receiving unit And the second infrared receiving unit are symmetrically arranged on the robot on a horizontal plane, and the height of the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit from the ground is the same as the height of the infrared transmitting unit from the ground;
- the processing unit controls the robot to deviate away from the first infrared receiving unit or the second infrared receiving unit when the first infrared receiving unit cannot receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared receiving unit cannot receive the second infrared signal. Until the first infrared receiving unit and the second infrared receiving unit respectively receive the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal.
- determining whether the robot enters the docking range according to the distance signal includes:
- the processor 801 and the memory 802 may be connected through a bus or in other ways. In FIG. 8, the connection through a bus is taken as an example.
- the memory 802 can be used to store non-volatile software programs, non-volatile computer-executable programs, and modules.
- the processor 801 executes various functional applications and data processing of the device by running non-volatile software programs, instructions, and modules stored in the memory 802, that is, implements the foregoing methods in the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure.
- the memory 802 may include a storage program area and a storage data area.
- the storage program area may store an operating system and an application program required by at least one function; the storage data area may store historical data of shipping network transportation and the like.
- the memory 802 may include a high-speed random access memory, and may also include a non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, a flash memory device, or other non-volatile solid-state storage devices.
- the electronic device optionally includes a communication component 803, and the memory 802 optionally includes a memory remotely provided with respect to the processor 801, and these remote memories may be connected to an external device through the communication component 803. Examples of the aforementioned networks include, but are not limited to, the Internet, corporate intranets, local area networks, mobile communication networks, and combinations thereof.
- One or more modules are stored in the memory 802, and when executed by one or more processors 801, execute the above-mentioned method in the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
- each block in the route diagram or block diagram can represent a module, program segment, or part of the code, and the module, program segment, or part of the code contains one or more executables for realizing the specified logic function. instruction.
- the functions marked in the block may also occur in a different order from the order marked in the drawings. For example, two blocks shown in succession can actually be executed substantially in parallel, or they can sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending on the functions involved.
- each block in the block diagram and/or flowchart, and the combination of the blocks in the block diagram and/or flowchart can be implemented by a dedicated hardware-based system that performs the specified functions or operations Or it can be realized by a combination of dedicated hardware and computer instructions.
- the units or modules involved in the embodiments described in the present disclosure can be implemented in software or hardware.
- the described units or modules may also be provided in the processor, and the names of these units or modules do not constitute a limitation on the unit or module itself under certain circumstances.
- the present disclosure also provides a computer-readable storage medium.
- the computer-readable storage medium may be the computer-readable storage medium included in the electronic device in the above-mentioned embodiment; or it may exist alone without being installed.
- the computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs, and the programs are used by one or more processors to execute the methods described in the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure.
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- 一种机器人导航系统,其中,包括:第一红外接收单元、第二红外接收单元、距离测量单元和处理单元;其中,所述第一红外接收单元和所述第二红外接收单元设置在所述机器人上,分别用于从红外发射单元接收第一红外信号和第二红外信号;其中,所述红外发射单元设置在目标设备上;所述距离测量单元设置在所述机器人上,用于获取所述机器人与所述目标设备之间的距离信号;所述处理单元用于获取所述第一红外信号、所述第二红外信号和所述距离信号,并根据所述第一红外信号和所述第二红外信号控制所述机器人的移动方向,以及根据所述距离信号确定所述机器人进入对接范围时,控制所述机器人移动至所述目标设备,以便与所述目标设备进行对接。
- 根据权利要求1所述的机器人导航系统,其中,所述第一红外接收单元和第二红外接收单元对称设置在所述机器人上;和/或所述第一红外接收单元和所述第二红外接收单元距离地面的高度与所述红外发射单元距离地面的高度一致。
- 根据权利要求2所述的机器人导航系统,其中,所述距离测量单元为激光测距传感器,所述激光测距传感器与所述目标设备上的激光测距平面相对设置,并且所述激光测距传感器距离地面的高度介于所述激光测距平面的顶边和底边之间;所述红外发射单元与所述激光测距平面位于同一平面。
- 根据权利要求1-3任一项所述的机器人导航系统,其中,所述处理单元在获取所述第一红外信号、所述第二红外信号和所述距离信号之前,还获取所述机器人的位置信息;所述处理单元还根据所述机器人的位置信息确定所述第一红外接收单元和所述第二红外接收单元是否处于所述红外发射单元的红外辐射区域之内。
- 根据权利要求4所述的机器人导航系统,其中,所述处理单元在确定所述第一红外接收单元和所述第二红外接收单元未在所述红外发射单元的所述红外辐射区域之内后,控制所述机器人向所述红外发射单元的所述红外辐射区域移动。
- 根据权利要求4所述的机器人导航系统,其中,所述处理单元在确定所述第一红外接收单元和所述第二红外接收单元进入所述红外发射单元的所述红外辐射区域之内后,根据所述第一红外信号和所述第二红外信号控制所述机器人的移动方向。
- 根据权利要求6所述的机器人导航系统,其中,所述处理单元在所述第 一红外接收单元和所述第二红外接收单元分别接收到所述第一红外信号和所述第二红外信号时,控制所述机器人按照当前的移动方向移动;和/或,所述处理单元在所述第一红外接收单元和所述第二红外接收单元中的至少一个无法接收到所述第一红外信号和所述第二红外信号中的相应信号时,调整所述机器人的移动方向。
- 根据权利要求7所述的机器人导航系统,其中,所述处理单元通过以下方式调整所述机器人的移动方向:所述处理单元在所述第一红外接收单元无法接收到所述第一红外信号时,控制所述机器人向远离所述第一红外接收单元的方向偏移,直到所述第一红外接收单元接收到所述第一红外信号;所述处理单元在所述第二红外接收单元无法接收到所述第二红外信号时,控制所述机器人向远离所述第二红外接接收单元的方向偏移,直到所述第二红外接收单元接收到所述第二红外信号;所述处理单元在所述第一红外接收单元无法接收到所述第一红外信号,且所述第二红外接收单元也无法接收到所述第二红外信号时,控制所述机器人向远离所述第一红外接收单元或所述第二红外接收单元的方向偏移,直到所述第一红外接收单元和所述第二红外接收单元分别接收到第一红外信号和第二红外信号。
- 根据权利要求1-3、5-8任一项所述的机器人导航系统,其中,所述处理单元根据所述距离信号确定所述第一红外接收单元和/或所述第二红外接收单元与所述红外发射单元之间的距离是否小于预设阈值;以及在所述第一红外接收单元和/或所述第二红外接收单元与所述红外发射单元之间的距离小于所述预设阈值时,所述处理单元确定所述机器人进入所述对接范围。
- 一种机器人导航方法,其中,包括:获取第一红外信号、第二红外信号和距离信号;其中,所述第一红外信号和所述第二红外信号为设置在机器人上的第一红外接收单元和第二红外接收单元从红外发射单元接收到的红外信号;所述红外发射单元设置在目标设备上;所述距离信号为所述机器人与所述目标设备之间的距离信号;根据所述第一红外信号和所述第二红外信号控制所述机器人的移动方向,以及根据所述距离信号确定所述机器人是否进入接范围;在确定所述机器人进入所述对接范围时,控制所述机器人移动至所述目标设备,以便与所述目标设备进行对接。
- 根据权利要求10所述的方法,其中,获取第一红外信号、第二红外信号和距离信号之前,所述方法还包括:获取所述机器人的位置信息;根据所述机器人的位置信息确定所述第一红外接收单元和所述第二红外接收单元是否处于所述红外发射单元的红外辐射区域。
- 根据权利要求11所述的方法,其中,所述方法还包括:在确定所述第一红外接收单元和所述第二红外接收单元未在所述红外发射单元的红外辐射区域之内后,控制所述机器人向所述红外发射单元的红外辐射区域移动。
- 根据权利要求12所述的方法,其中,所述根据所述第一红外信号和所述第二红外信号控制所述机器人的移动方向,包括:在确定所述第一红外接收单元和所述第二红外接收单元进入所述红外发射单元的所述红外辐射区域之内后,根据所述第一红外信号和所述第二红外信号控制所述机器人的移动方向。
- 根据权利要求10-13任一项所述的方法,其中,根据所述第一红外信号和所述第二红外信号控制机器人的移动方向,包括:在所述第一红外接收单元和所述第二红外接收单元分别接收到所述第一红外信号和所述第二红外信号时,控制所述机器人按照当前的移动方向移动;和/或,在所述第一红外接收单元和所述第二红外接收单元中的至少一个无法接收到所述第一红外信号和所述第二红外信号中的相应信号时,调整所述机器人的移动方向。
- 根据权利要求14所述的方法,其中,调整所述机器人的移动方向,包括:在所述第一红外接收单元无法接收到所述第一红外信号时,控制所述机器人向远离所述第一红外接收单元的方向偏移,直到所述第一红外接收单元接收到所述第一红外信号;在所述第二红外接收单元无法接收到所述第二红外信号时,控制所述机器人向远离所述第二红外接接收单元的方向偏移,直到所述第二红外接收单元接收到所述第二红外信号;其中,所述第一红外接收单元和所述第二红外接收单元在水平面上对称设置在所述机器人上,且所述第一红外接收单元和所述第二红外接收单元距离地面的高度与所述红外发射单元距离地面的高度一致;所述处理单元在所述第一红外接收单元无法接收到所述第一红外信号,且所述第二红外接收单元也无法接收到所述第二红外信号时,控制所述机器人向远离所述第一红外接收单元或所述第二红外接收单元的方向偏移,直到所述第一红外接收单元和第二红外接收单元分别接收到所述第一红外信号和所述第二红外信 号。
- 根据权利要求10所述的方法,其中,根据所述距离信号确定所述机器人是否进入对接范围,包括:根据所述距离信号确定所述第一红外接收单元和/或所述第二红外接收单元与所述红外发射单元之间的距离是否小于预设阈值;在所述第一红外接收单元和/或所述第二红外接收单元与所述红外发射单元之间的距离小于所述预设阈值时,确定所述机器人进入所述对接范围。
- 一种机器人导航装置,其中,包括:第一获取模块,被配置为获取第一红外信号、第二红外信号和距离信号;其中,所述第一红外信号和所述第二红外信号为设置在机器人上的第一红外接收单元和第二红外接收单元从红外发射单元接收到的红外信号;所述红外发射单元设置在目标设备上;所述距离信号为所述机器人与所述目标设备之间的距离信号;第一控制模块,被配置为根据所述第一红外信号和所述第二红外信号控制所述机器人的移动方向,以及根据所述距离信号确定所述机器人是否进入接范围;第二控制模块,被配置为在确定所述机器人进入所述对接范围时,控制所述机器人移动至所述目标设备,以便与所述目标设备进行对接。
- 一种电子设备,其中,包括存储器和处理器;其中,所述存储器用于存储一条或多条计算机指令,其中,所述一条或多条计算机指令被所述处理器执行以实现以下方法步骤:获取第一红外信号、第二红外信号和距离信号;其中,所述第一红外信号和所述第二红外信号为设置在机器人上的第一红外接收单元和第二红外接收单元从红外发射单元接收到的红外信号;所述红外发射单元设置在目标设备上;所述距离信号为所述机器人与所述目标设备之间的距离信号;根据所述第一红外信号和所述第二红外信号控制所述机器人的移动方向,以及根据所述距离信号确定所述机器人是否进入接范围;在确定所述机器人进入所述对接范围时,控制所述机器人移动至所述目标设备,以便与所述目标设备进行对接。
- 根据权利要求18所述的电子设备,其中,获取第一红外信号、第二红外信号和距离信号之前,所述方法还包括:获取所述机器人的位置信息;根据所述机器人的位置信息确定所述第一红外接收单元和所述第二红外接收单元是否处于所述红外发射单元的红外辐射区域。
- 根据权利要求19所述的电子设备,其中,所述处理器还实现以下方法步骤:在确定所述第一红外接收单元和所述第二红外接收单元未在所述红外发射单元的红外辐射区域之内后,控制所述机器人向所述红外发射单元的红外辐射区域移动。
- 根据权利要求20所述的电子设备,其中,所述根据所述第一红外信号和所述第二红外信号控制所述机器人的移动方向,包括:在确定所述第一红外接收单元和所述第二红外接收单元进入所述红外发射单元的所述红外辐射区域之内后,根据所述第一红外信号和所述第二红外信号控制所述机器人的移动方向。
- 根据权利要求18-21任一项所述的电子设备,其中,根据所述第一红外信号和所述第二红外信号控制机器人的移动方向,包括:在所述第一红外接收单元和所述第二红外接收单元分别接收到所述第一红外信号和所述第二红外信号时,控制所述机器人按照当前的移动方向移动;和/或,在所述第一红外接收单元和所述第二红外接收单元中的至少一个无法接收到所述第一红外信号和所述第二红外信号中的相应信号时,调整所述机器人的移动方向。
- 根据权利要求22所述的方法,其中,调整所述机器人的移动方向,包括:在所述第一红外接收单元无法接收到所述第一红外信号时,控制所述机器人向远离所述第一红外接收单元的方向偏移,直到所述第一红外接收单元接收到所述第一红外信号;在所述第二红外接收单元无法接收到所述第二红外信号时,控制所述机器人向远离所述第二红外接接收单元的方向偏移,直到所述第二红外接收单元接收到所述第二红外信号;其中,所述第一红外接收单元和所述第二红外接收单元在水平面上对称设置在所述机器人上,且所述第一红外接收单元和所述第二红外接收单元距离地面的高度与所述红外发射单元距离地面的高度一致;所述处理单元在所述第一红外接收单元无法接收到所述第一红外信号,且所述第二红外接收单元也无法接收到所述第二红外信号时,控制所述机器人向远离所述第一红外接收单元或所述第二红外接收单元的方向偏移,直到所述第一红外接收单元和第二红外接收单元分别接收到所述第一红外信号和所述第二红外信号。
- 根据权利要求18所述的电子设备,其中,根据所述距离信号确定所述机器人是否进入对接范围,包括:根据所述距离信号确定所述第一红外接收单元和/或所述第二红外接收单元 与所述红外发射单元之间的距离是否小于预设阈值;在所述第一红外接收单元和/或所述第二红外接收单元与所述红外发射单元之间的距离小于所述预设阈值时,确定所述机器人进入所述对接范围。
- 一种计算机可读存储介质,其上存储有计算机指令,其中,该计算机指令被处理器执行时实现权利要求10-16任一项所述的方法步骤。
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