Protective wide-angle camera for quadruped robot

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of quadruped robots, in particular to a protective wide-angle camera for a quadruped robot, which is characterized in that the top end of a main machine body is fixedly connected with a mounting track, and detection module assemblies for detecting road conditions and environments are detachably mounted at two ends of the main machine body; the camera equipment can be conveniently protected in the using process of the quadruped robot through various protection and road condition detection mechanisms, so that the situation that the structure and the equipment are damaged due to the fact that the robot rolls and falls down due to topographic factors, external force factors and force majeure factors in the moving process of the quadruped robot is avoided; the safety of the whole camera equipment is protected as much as possible, and the situation that operation cannot be carried out due to the fact that view images cannot be accepted is avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of quadruped robots, in particular to a protective wide-angle camera for a quadruped robot. Background Art

[0002] With the development of artificial intelligence technology, intelligent robots are increasingly widely used in people's lives. Robot dogs can not only play voices, but also interact with users intelligently. However, with the diversification of robot dog functions, the number of internal components of robot dogs is increasing, making the robot dogs large in size and high in cost. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the existing technology to overcome the above defects in the existing technology.

[0003] Publication No. CN212980385U discloses a quadruped robot with an ultra-wide viewing angle. The quadruped robot is equipped with a wide-angle lens or fisheye lens with a viewing angle that can radiate to the blind spot under the robot's abdomen, so that the terrain under the robot's abdomen and the obstacles around the robot can be known. It has an ultra-wide vision and effectively reduces the visual blind spot of the quadruped robot; thereby helping the robot to choose the foot landing point to prevent the foot from slipping or stepping into a pit after landing, or to prevent the foot from hitting an obstacle when swinging, or to prevent the robot from hitting an obstacle around the robot when moving. Thereby avoiding the loss of control and damage of the quadruped robot, improving the motion perception ability, and effectively meeting the requirements of autonomous movement and obstacle avoidance of the quadruped robot. However, in actual use, due to terrain factors, external force factors and force majeure, the quadruped robot may fall during movement. Although the existing robots are all equipped with a posture balance system to ensure that the robot will not fall, the camera of the quadruped robot still has a certain probability of damage, which makes the quadruped robot unable to continue to operate and inconvenient to recycle. To this end, we propose a protective wide-angle camera for a quadruped robot. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of the problems in the prior art, the utility model provides a protective wide-angle camera for a quadruped robot.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by the utility model to solve the technical problem is a protective wide-angle camera for a quadruped robot, comprising a main body, the top of the main body is fixedly connected to a mounting track, and both ends of the main body are detachably mounted with detection module components for detecting road conditions and environment; a remote control receiving antenna is fixedly mounted on the top of the detection module component on one side, a hard emergency stop is fixedly mounted on the top of the detection module component at one end of the main body away from the remote control receiving antenna, a soft emergency stop is arranged on the side wall of the detection module component below the hard emergency stop, and movable support frames are installed at the four corners of the bottom end of the main body;

[0006] The surfaces of the two groups of detection module assemblies are both slidably connected with a viewing angle adjustment base, a section of the viewing angle adjustment base away from the main body is rotatably connected with a wide-angle camera, a side of the viewing angle adjustment base away from the wide-angle camera is fixedly connected with a connecting module plate, a side wall of the connecting module plate is fixedly connected with a reset buffer rod, and a side wall of the telescopic chamber of the reset buffer rod is fixedly connected with a buffer pad.

[0007] By adopting the above technical scheme, various protection and road condition detection mechanisms are used to facilitate the protection of camera equipment during the use of the quadruped robot, thereby preventing the robot from tipping over and falling due to terrain factors, external force factors and force majeure factors during the movement of the quadruped robot, thereby preventing damage to the structure and equipment. The safety of the entire camera equipment is protected as much as possible, and the situation of being unable to operate due to an inability to accept the field of view is avoided.

[0008] Specifically, a power switch is provided on a side wall of the main body, and a charging port cover is provided on the side wall of the main body beside the power switch.

[0009] By adopting the above technical solution, the quadruped robot is started by controlling the power switch and the device is charged by opening the charging port cover.

[0010] Specifically, cooling fans are provided on both side walls of the main body.

[0011] By adopting the above technical solution, the heat generated by the machine body during operation is reduced by the cooling fans on both sides, thereby increasing the sustainable operation time and lifespan.

[0012] Specifically, the connection module plate is fixedly connected to two sides of the reset buffer rod with limiting telescopic rods for limiting position.

[0013] By adopting the above technical solution, the viewing angle adjustment base is driven to slide by the limiting telescopic rod in cooperation with the reset buffer rod, thereby preventing the camera module from being damaged due to falls or force majeure.

[0014] Specifically, the side walls of the two groups of detection module assemblies are provided with a plurality of solid-state laser radars for detecting the road conditions on the forward route.

[0015] By adopting the above technical solution, a solid-state laser radar capable of detecting road conditions is used to reduce the chances of a quadruped robot falling due to road conditions during movement, thereby minimizing equipment damage caused by the quadruped robot falling due to complex road conditions.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] The technical solution of the present application facilitates the protection of the camera equipment during the use of the quadruped robot through the structural design of the detection module assembly, the viewing angle adjustment base, the wide-angle camera, the connection module board, the reset buffer rod, the buffer pad and the limit telescopic rod, thereby preventing the robot from tipping over and falling due to terrain factors, external force factors and force majeure factors during the movement of the quadruped robot, thereby preventing the structure and equipment from being damaged. The safety of the entire camera equipment is protected as much as possible, and the situation of being unable to operate due to the inability to accept the field of view is avoided. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] The utility model is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0019] Figure 1 It is an axonometric drawing of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the connection structure of the host of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 3 For the utility model Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structural splitting at A in the middle;

[0022] In the figure: 1. Main body; 2. Mounting track; 3. Detection module assembly; 4. Mobile support frame; 5. Power switch; 6. Charging port cover; 7. Remote control receiving antenna; 8. Soft emergency stop; 9. Hard emergency stop; 10. Cooling fan; 11. Viewing angle adjustment base; 12. Wide-angle camera; 13. Connection module board; 14. Reset buffer rod; 15. Buffer pad; 16. Limit telescopic rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] In order to make the technical means, creative features, objectives and effects achieved by the present invention easy to understand, the present invention is further described below in conjunction with specific implementation methods.

[0024] See also Figure 1-3 The embodiment of the utility model provides a technical solution: a protective wide-angle camera for a quadruped robot, comprising a main body 1, the top of the main body 1 is fixedly connected with a mounting track 2, and both ends of the main body 1 are detachably mounted with detection module components 3 for detecting road conditions and environment; a remote control receiving antenna 7 is fixedly mounted on the top of the detection module component 3 on one side, a hard emergency stop 9 is fixedly mounted on the top of the detection module component 3 at one end of the main body 1 away from the remote control receiving antenna 7, a soft emergency stop 8 is arranged on the side wall of the detection module component 3 below the hard emergency stop 9, and a movable support frame 4 is installed at each of the four corners of the bottom end of the main body 1;

[0025] The surfaces of the two groups of detection module assemblies 3 are both slidably connected with a viewing angle adjustment base 11, and a section of the viewing angle adjustment base 11 away from the main body 1 is rotatably connected with a wide-angle camera 12, and a side of the viewing angle adjustment base 11 away from the wide-angle camera 12 is fixedly connected with a connecting module plate 13, and a side wall of the connecting module plate 13 is fixedly connected with a reset buffer rod 14, and a side wall of the telescopic chamber of the reset buffer rod 14 is fixedly connected with a buffer pad 15.

[0026] When in use, various protection and road condition detection mechanisms are used to protect the camera equipment during the use of the quadruped robot, thereby preventing the robot from tipping over and falling due to terrain factors, external force factors and force majeure factors during the movement of the quadruped robot, thereby preventing damage to the structure and equipment. The safety of the entire camera equipment is protected as much as possible to avoid the situation where the robot cannot be operated due to the inability to accept the field of view.

[0027] As shown in the figure, a power switch 5 is provided on one side wall of the main body 1 , and a charging port cover 6 is provided on the side wall of the main body 1 beside the power switch 5 .

[0028] When in use, the quadruped robot is started by controlling the power switch 5 and the charging port cover 6 is opened to charge the device.

[0029] As shown in the figure, cooling fans 10 are provided on both side walls of the main body 1 .

[0030] When in use, the heat generated by the machine body during operation is reduced by the cooling fans 10 on both sides, thereby increasing the sustainable operation time and lifespan.

[0031] As shown in the figure, the connection module plate 13 is fixedly connected with limiting telescopic rods 16 for limiting position on both sides of the reset buffer rod 14 .

[0032] When in use, the limiting telescopic rod 16 cooperates with the resetting buffer rod 14 to drive the viewing angle adjustment base 11 to slide, thereby preventing the camera module from being damaged due to falling or force majeure.

[0033] As shown in the figure, the side walls of the two groups of detection module assemblies 3 are both provided with a plurality of solid-state laser radars for detecting the road conditions on the forward route.

[0034] When in use, a solid-state laser radar capable of detecting road conditions is used to reduce the chances of the quadruped robot falling due to road conditions during movement, and to minimize equipment damage caused by the quadruped robot falling due to complex road conditions.

[0035] The working principle and use process of the utility model are as follows: the quadruped robot is turned on by the power switch 5, the heavy object is slid on the mounting track 2 at the top of the main body 1 and the detection module assembly 3 and clamped to load the heavy object, and then the device is remotely operated through the control panel. The main body 1 receives the operation signal through the remote control receiving antenna 7 at the top of the detection module assembly 3 on one side, and moves the device through the mobile support frame 4 at the four corners of the bottom. During the movement, the road condition is detected by the solid-state laser radar so that the main control board in the main body 1 controls the movement amplitude and distance of the mobile support frame 4, and the road condition is photographed by the wide-angle camera 12, and transmitted to the control panel through the remote control receiving antenna 7. When the robot encounters an unexpected situation of tilting, rolling over or falling, the reset buffer rod 14 is contracted to drive the connecting The viewing angle adjustment base 11 fixed at the other end of the connecting module board 13 is retracted into the interior of the detection module assembly 3, and the limiting telescopic rod 16 is retracted at the same time to limit the sliding direction of the viewing angle adjustment base 11, thereby protecting the integrity of the wide-angle camera 12 from damage. The buffer pad 15 is used to prevent the connecting module board 13 from colliding with the side wall of the contraction chamber of the reset buffer rod 14 to cause damage to the equipment. The device is charged by opening the charging port cover 6 and inserting the charging wire. The soft emergency stop 8 is used to handle abnormal phenomena such as swinging legs and violent shaking during use. The switch of the hard emergency stop 9 is pressed, and the indicator light goes out to indicate that the hard emergency stop has been triggered, which can ensure that the robot joints are locked in the powered-on state to prevent the robot from losing control, and the heat generated during the operation of the internal equipment is dissipated by the cooling fan 10.

[0036] The above shows and describes the basic principles, main features and advantages of the utility model. Those skilled in the art should understand that the utility model is not limited by the above embodiments. The above embodiments and descriptions in the specification are only to illustrate the principles of the utility model. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model, the utility model may have various changes and improvements, which fall within the scope of the protection required by the utility model. The scope of protection required by the utility model is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A protective wide-angle camera for a quadruped robot, characterized in that: The invention comprises a main body (1), the top of the main body (1) is fixedly connected to a mounting track (2), and detection module components (3) for detecting road conditions and environment are detachably mounted on both ends of the main body (1); a remote control receiving antenna (7) is fixedly mounted on the top of the detection module component (3) on one side, a hard emergency stop (9) is fixedly mounted on the top of the detection module component (3) at one end of the main body (1) away from the remote control receiving antenna (7), a soft emergency stop (8) is arranged on the side wall of the detection module component (3) below the hard emergency stop (9), and movable support frames (4) are mounted on the four corners of the bottom end of the main body (1); The surfaces of the two groups of detection module assemblies (3) are both slidably connected to a viewing angle adjustment base (11); a section of the viewing angle adjustment base (11) away from the main body (1) is rotatably connected to a wide-angle camera (12); a side of the viewing angle adjustment base (11) away from the wide-angle camera (12) is fixedly connected to a connection module plate (13); a side wall of the connection module plate (13) is fixedly connected to a reset buffer rod (14); and a side wall of the telescopic chamber of the reset buffer rod (14) is fixedly connected to a buffer pad (15).

2. A protective wide-angle camera for a quadruped robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: A power switch (5) is provided on one side wall of the main body (1), and a charging port cover (6) is provided on the side wall of the main body (1) beside the power switch (5).

3. The protective wide-angle camera for a quadruped robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: Cooling fans (10) are provided on both side walls of the main body (1).

4. The protective wide-angle camera for a quadruped robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The connection module plate (13) is fixedly connected to two sides of the reset buffer rod (14) with limiting telescopic rods (16) for limiting position.

5. The protective wide-angle camera for a quadruped robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The side walls of the two groups of detection module assemblies (3) are both provided with a plurality of solid-state laser radars for detecting the road conditions on the forward route.

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