A control method for a rail-based stair climbing robot for the elderly

Abstract

This invention discloses a control system and method for a guide-rail climbing staircase-assisted shared robot for the elderly. The system acquires information about pre-defined route markers, charging station markers, track markers, and wall markers via a camera installed at the robot's front end. By comparing this information with preset marker data, the robot determines its own status and performs corresponding actions using actuators such as Mecanum wheels. If the robot cannot determine its own status or hardware calls fail, it sends basic information such as the current camera image and hardware status to the backend for manual intervention. This system can be used for navigation of various intelligent machines within buildings in a community. When a user activates the robot, the electronic control unit first acquires vehicle information, stores the vehicle condition detection results, and sends them to the sharing platform to confirm the robot's usability. When the user finishes using the robot, the electronic control unit acquires vehicle information again and sends the number of track markers traversed during the period back to the sharing platform.

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