Robot charging method and device

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a robot charging method and a robot charging device. The method comprises the steps of detecting a path pilot signal emitted by a charging pile and a real-time distance between a robot and the charging pile, if the electric quantity of the charging pile is lower than a preset threshold; and determining a moving direction according to the path pilot signal, and determining a moving speed according to the real-time distance, and controlling the robot to move to the charging pile at the moving speed along the moving direction. The moving speed of the robot is controlled during a process that the robot moves to the charging pile according to the distance between the robot and the charging pile, so that the defect that collision or low time efficiency may be caused by too fast or too slow moving speed can be overcome. Then a charging request including the electric quantity is sent to the charging pile in response to a butt-joint indication signal, so that the situation that the robot triggers a charging requirement is determined if the charging pile receives the charging request within preset time, the charging pile is triggered to charge the robot, and the security problem caused by the condition that the charging pile is mistakenly triggered for charging is solved.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical field of intelligent control, in particular to a method and device for charging a robot. Background technique [0002] In recent years, with the development of robotics and the deepening of artificial intelligence research, intelligent mobile robots have played an increasingly important role in human life and have been widely used in many fields. [0003] In order to support the mobility of the robot, many current robots use rechargeable batteries as the power source. When the battery is exhausted, the robot cannot continue to work. Therefore, when the power of the robot falls below a certain threshold, the robot needs to be charged. At present, many robots can use the automatic recharging mode to find charging piles, so as to complete automatic charging through charging piles. [0004] However, when the robot is looking for the charging pile, it often approaches the charging pile at a fixed speed. If the speed ...

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[0004] However, when the robot is looking for the charging pile, it often approaches the charging pile at a fixed speed. If the speed is too slow, it will take more time for the entire charging process, and the time efficiency is low. If the speed is too fast, It often leads to a strong collision between the robot and the charging pile, and it is easy to damage the robot and the charging pile

In addition, the charging docking structure on some charging piles, that is, the structure docking with the charging electrodes on the robot, is often exposed, which may be triggered by human misoperation, resulting in wrong power supply of the charging pile, causing potential safety hazards

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