41 results about "Robotic sensing" patented technology

The invention relates to a robot claw, which comprises a cylinder body, a bidirectional cylinder, a positioning dowel and grabbing nippers. The bidirectional cylinder is arranged on the cylinder body, two spindle pistons are respectively disposed at two ends of the bidirectional cylinder, the grabbing nippers are disposed on the spindle pistons, the positioning dowel is arranged on the lower surface of the cylinder body, jacking mechanisms are arranged on the grabbing nippers, each jacking mechanism consists of a jacking cylinder and a jacking rod, and each jacking rod is disposed on the corresponding jacking cylinder. When a robot induces that the weight of a grabbed article exceeds rated load of the robot, a control system of the robot transmits a signal to the jacking mechanisms of the robot claw, the jacking cylinders of the jacking mechanisms on two sides of the robot claw act simultaneously, a positioning hole of the grabbed article is released from the positioning dowel of a machining cabinet by the aid of matching of the robot, and accordingly a jig or the grabbed article is stably and vertically released from the positioning dowel on the machining cabinet. In addition, the jacking mechanisms are disposed on the grabbing nippers, accordingly, a space is saved better, and the weight is lightened better.

Methods and apparatus for robotic induction in materials handling facilities with batch singulation inventory areas are disclosed. A control system directs the one or more robotic devices to transport a particular portable storage unit of a plurality of portable storage units to and from a particular induction station of one or more induction stations. The control system directs induction of one or more single units of items from one or more locations of the portable storage unit, while the particular portable storage unit is located at an induction station, into the conveyance mechanism at the particular induction station. The control system directs picks of batches of heterogeneous items from a separate inventory storage area. The control system directs induction of single units of items from the batches of heterogeneous items picked from the separate inventory storage area into the conveyance mechanism at a batch singulation station.

The invention relates to a high-frequency high-sensitivity ultrasonic sensor applied in the fields of robot induction, proximity switches, industrial high-precision automation, liquid level measurement, human height test, hopper charge test, smog detectors and the like. The sensor comprises a hollow plastic shell with one open end and the other closed end, a piezoelectric ceramic plate arranged in the hollow plastic shell, a matching layer connected with the lower end face of the piezoelectric ceramic plate, and a shielding material filled in the hollow plastic shell; the upper end face of the matching layer is provided with a metal ring around the piezoelectric ceramic plate; a resonant cavity is formed by the distance between the metal ring and the piezoelectric ceramic plate; and the cathode of the piezoelectric ceramic plate is electrically connected with the metal ring, the anode of an external connecting terminal is electrically connected with the anode of the piezoelectric ceramic plate, and the cathode of the external connecting terminal is electrically connected with the metal ring. The sensor has the advantages of low driving voltage, high sensitivity and long service life.

The invention discloses a ferrying device for a cleaning robot and a cleaning robot system, and belongs to the field of photovoltaic board cleaning devices; and the problem of stable and safe reciprocating movement of the cleaning robot among photovoltaic board arrays is solved. The device comprises a transfer car body mainly consisting of a chassis, a support frame, a walking device and a berthing frame, and further comprises ground rails paved along the parallel photovoltaic board arrays, a locking device comprising a pin shaft, a pushing device and at least one pin hole, a transfer car bodyinduction device for inducing if the transfer car body moves to the corresponding photovoltaic board arrays, and a cleaning robot induction device for inducing if the cleaning robot is positioned onthe berthing frame, wherein the pin shaft and the pin hole are in plug-in fit through the pushing device to realize locking or unlocking of the transfer car body on the ground rails. The cleaning robot system comprises the cleaning robot and the ferrying device for the cleaning robot.

The invention relates to a method for fully-automatic water transportation of a robot and a water transporting robot system. The system comprises the robot, a robot walking road and a water supply device, wherein an electromagnetic tracking line is embedded in the center of the robot walking road and can generate an alternating magnetic field; the robot can identify a path by sensing an alternating magnetic field generated by the electromagnetic tracking line. The whole water transportation process is fully-automatic: the robot is automatically started and automatically identifies the path, a water tank automatically lifts, the robot is automatically and wirelessly communicated with the water supply device, the water supply device automatically feeds water, the water tank automatically stores the water, a water level is automatically detected, and the robot automatically goes back and forth and automatically stops. The method for the fully-automatic water transportation of the robot is characterized in that when the robot passes through a curve, robot walking is quantitatively controlled through calculating a current deflection angle beta of a front wheel of a robot main body and the speed v; the control is accurate, the robot cannot deviate from a guide line, and the travelling speed is high. The technology is not influenced by light rays, and normal tracking can be performed no matter how the light rays change.

The present disclosure is directed to a computer-implemented method of sensor planning for acquiring samples via an apparatus including one or more sensors. The computer-implemented method includes defining, by one or more computing devices, an area of interest; identifying, by the one or more computing devices, one or more sensing parameters for the one or more sensors; determining, by the one or more computing devices, a sampling combination for acquiring a plurality of samples by the one or more sensors based at least in part on the one or more sensing parameters; and providing, by the one or more computing devices, one or more command control signals to the apparatus including the one or more sensors to acquire the plurality of samples of the area of interest using the one or more sensors based at least on the sampling combination.

The invention discloses a robot base. The robot base comprises a first shell. The back face of the inner wall of the first shell is fixedly connected with the back face of a first supporting plate, and the left side face of the first supporting plate is fixedly connected with the right side face of a motor body of a double-shaft motor; two output shafts of the double-shaft motor are both fixedly connected with first rotating shafts, and the outer surfaces of the first rotating shafts are sleeved with the inner surfaces of first bearings; and the upper surfaces of the first bearings are clampedon the lower surfaces of fixing plates, and the back faces of the fixing plates are fixedly connected with the back face of the inner wall of the first shell. According to the robot base, through mutual cooperation of the double-shaft motor, the first rotating shafts, the first bearings, second rotating shafts, driving wheels, belts, driven wheels, second rotating shafts, first rotating wheels and antiskid pads, a robot senses obstacles conveniently through arrangement of obstacle sensors, and collision avoidance of the robot is facilitated through arrangement of collision avoidance devices,so that the situation that the robot is destroyed when colliding with objects is avoided, and accordingly the working efficiency of the robot is ensured.

The invention discloses an inductive power-obtaining device of a high-voltage line robot and a working method of the inductive power-obtaining device. The device comprises a relay and a rectifier bridge circuit which are sequentially connected at two ends of a secondary coil of a power-obtaining transformer in series, wherein the rectifier bridge circuit is connected with a storage battery and a voltage stabilizer respectively, the relay is connected with a control circuit, the storage battery is connected with a current detection circuit, and the current detection circuit is connected with the control circuit in series; contacts of the relay divide the secondary coil of the power-obtaining transformer into two parts with different numbers of turns and controlled by the control circuit to be opened and closed, so that the turn ratio of the power-obtaining transformer is switched. The device has the benefits as follows: the turn ratio of the power-obtaining transformer is switched through the control circuit, and the output voltage and current are effectively regulated.

The invention provides a method and a device for testing inductive discharge anti-interference ability of a power distribution live working robot. The method comprises the following steps of setting and storing a working path and action of a tested sample; making the inductive discharge interference act on the tested sample; performing an inductive discharge anti-interference ability test on the tested sample; gradually changing the discharge intensity in the test process, and recording the actual working path and action of the tested sample in a discharge intensity change process; and matching and comparing the actual working path and action of the tested sample with the stored working path and action to obtain a test result of the tested sample. The test method satisfies the inductive discharge anti-interference ability test of the power distribution live working robot; the test method covers inductive discharge electromagnetic interference and inductive discharge electromagnetic interference intensity that may be encountered in the working environment of the power distribution live working robot; and the test accuracy is high, the reliability of the tested product is greatly improved, and the defective rate of the product is reduced.

The application discloses an intelligent wake-up method and device for a robot. The intelligent wake-up method includes the following steps: starting to monitor whether there is a preset trigger object within a preset monitoring coverage range of the robot after the robot enters a sleep state; if a preset triggering object is detected, waking up the robot, wherein, the triggering object at least comprises a target triggering object monitored by a robot sensing module. The intelligent wake-up method for the robot solves the technical problem of untimely wake-up in the robot voice wake-up technology, and can realize the technical effect of waking up the robot by manual touch or other sensing methods.

Various embodiments of a bio-inspired robot operable for detecting crack and corrosion defects in tubular structures are disclosed herein.

The invention discloses a compound staggered self-recognition stacked structure robot which comprises a vehicle robot, a vehicle carrying table, a walking robot and baffle plates. The vehicle robot is arranged on the vehicle carrying table and comprises a vehicle body, a first microprocessor, a front distance sensor and a rear distance sensor, the front distance sensor and the rear distance sensor are respectively electrically connected with the first microprocessor and arranged in the front and at the tail of the vehicle body respectively, the walking robot comprises a second microprocessor, a first front walking device, a second front walking device and a rear walking device, the first front walking device, the second front walking device and the rear walking device are arranged at the bottom of the vehicle carrying table and respectively electrically connected with the second microprocessor, and the first microprocessor is connected with the second microprocessor through a communication interface. The two microprocessors of the robot can independently run programs and can also sense through the vehicle robot, the walking robot is coordinately controlled in walking to adjust the height of the vehicle carrying table, and the whole robot keeps balanced motion.

A method for recommending a tote type for an operator to select for use in robot induction process, wherein the robot operates under the control of a warehouse management system to fulfill orders, each order including one or more items and each item being located in a warehouse. The method includes grouping one or more orders from an order queue to form at least one order set. The method also includes identifying, based on a characteristic of the at least one order set, a preferred tote type to be assigned to the robot to carry the order set on the robot. The method further includes communicating to an operator the preferred tote type to enable the operator to select from a plurality of totes a tote of the preferred tote type to assign to the robot for execution of the order.

The invention provides a method and device for testing inductive discharge anti-interference capability of a power transmission hot-line work robot. The method comprises the following steps: setting and storing working paths and actions of a tested sample; adjusting field intensity on the surface of a wire according to the test level; carrying out inductive discharge anti-interference capability test on the tested sample; adjusting the discharge intensity, and recording an actual working path and action of the tested sample in the process of adjusting the discharge intensity; and matching andcomparing the actual working path and action of the tested sample with the stored working paths and actions to obtain test results of the tested sample. The test method meets induction discharge anti-interference capability test of the power distribution hot-line work robot, including inductive discharge electromagnetic interference and inductive discharge electromagnetic interference intensity possibly encountered in the working environment of the power distribution hot-line work robot.

The invention discloses an air conditioner outdoor unit shell powder supplement method based on the robot off-line programming technology. According to the air conditioner outdoor unit shell powder supplement method, three functional modules are included, wherein the functional module I belongs to a component identification module used for identifying different components and providing identification to selection of a follow-up robot spraying path; the functional module II belongs to a robot off-line programming algorithm used for providing a scheme of adding a seventh rotary shaft to the outer portion of a robot during the spraying track design, the reachable space of the robot is expanded by changing the motion mode of a six-axis robot so that the robot can complete spraying on complex workpiece curved surfaces; and the functional module III belongs to a robot body control and assembly line control module; when the robot senses that a hanging part on an assembly line comes to the robot, the functional module III is used for invoking a predesigned path in the algorithm of the functional module II to complete powder supplement on a specific area according to a module identificationsignal provided by the functional module I.

The invention discloses a cleaning system, a cleaning robot and a maintenance base station, and the cleaning system comprises the maintenance base station, the cleaning robot and an electromagnetic heating assembly. The maintenance base station is provided with a maintenance base for parking the cleaning robot; the cleaning robot is provided with a cleaning part, the cleaning part is used for cleaning a to-be-cleaned surface, and the cleaning robot can move to the maintenance base to be maintained with the cleaning part; the electromagnetic heating assembly comprises an electromagnetic driving device and an induction structure, the electromagnetic driving device is installed on the maintenance base, the induction structure is installed on the maintenance base or the cleaning robot, and the induction structure is used for inducing an alternating magnetic field applied by the electromagnetic driving device to generate heat energy so as to heat and dry the cleaning part. By means of the arrangement, the cleaning piece can be heated and dried, and the problems of mildewing, peculiar smell generation, bacterium breeding and the like of the cleaning piece are avoided.

The invention discloses an intelligent cleaning robot for a public toilet. The cleaning robot can automatically clean the public toilet in an appointed time period according to public toilet cleaningtime input by public toilet management personnel in advance, and is provided with a sensor for collecting whether people exist in the public toilet and ammonia gas concentration data. When the robot senses that someone enters the public toilet, a flushing valve of the urinal is controlled to be opened and closed to flush the urinal of the public toilet, and at the moment, if the ammonia concentration data in the public toilet is larger than a preset threshold value, exhaust equipment in the public toilet is controlled to work to update and deodorize air in the public toilet; unmanned management of the public toilet is achieved, cleanliness of the public toilet is guaranteed, user experience is improved, and the intelligent public toilet management system has good economic benefits and development prospects.

The invention discloses a charging base, a robot and an intelligent charging system. The charging seat comprises a charging seat pole piece, transmitters and a first spacer; the charging seat pole piece is embedded in the side wall of the charging seat; the transmitters comprise a first transmitter and a second transmitter, and the first transmitter and the second transmitter are used for transmitting optical signals for the robot to sense and position respectively; the first spacer is arranged between the first emitter and the second emitter and is used for blocking part of optical signals; the lateral length of the first spacer is a first dimension; the transverse length of the charging seat pole piece is a third size; and the third dimension is greater than the first dimension. After the charging seat is in butt joint with the robot, at least one part of the charging seat pole piece makes contact with a machine charging pole piece corresponding to the robot.

A pressure sensing system includes at least two pressure sensing layers. The first pressure sensing layer includes a first sensing system configured in a layer, a first layer of foam having a Young's modulus and mounted between a first sensing system configured in a layer, and a second sensing system configured in a layer; at least a second pressure sensing layer including the second sensing system configured in a layer, and a second layer of foam having a Young's modulus that is greater than the Young's modulus of the first layer of foam and mounted between the second sensing system configured in a layer and a rigid substrate having a Young's modulus greater than the layer of the first sensing system, the first layer of foam, the layer of the second sensing system, and the second layer of foam. The pressure sensing system thereby defines a multi-layer pressure sensing system.

The invention discloses an integrated service robot of a semi-unmanned restaurant. The robot can realize semi-unmanned operation of the restaurant. Three parts including greeting, meal delivery and cleaning are involved. In the greeting part, after sensing the arrival of a customer, a greeting robot sends out a voice message to greet the customer and welcomes the customer by raising an arm. In themeal delivery part, serving trolley rails are parallelly and adjacently installed beside square dining tables and are separated from the dining tables through walls, a serving trolley runs on the rails and delivers meals and recycles tableware back and forth between a kitchen and all the dining tables, shielding doors are arranged between the rails and the dining tables, and the shielding doors are automatically opened when the serving trolley arrives. In the cleaning part, a voice system can guide the customer to call the serving trolley after eating, the tableware is loaded back into the serving trolley, and then cleaning is conducted by a cleaning trolley. The cleaning trolley is hung behind the serving trolley and is provided with an upper-layer cleaning machine and a lower-layer cleaning machine; the upper-layer cleaning machine cleans the dining tables and the lower-layer cleaning machine cleans the floor; and during the cleaning process, the cleaning machines enter booths of the dining tables from the shielding doors to clean table tops and the ground.

The invention provides an induced discharge current testing method and device for a power distribution live-line work robot. The induced discharge current testing device comprises current measuring equipment, a discharge electrode and a current sensor. The current measuring equipment comprises a shielding box, an oscilloscope and a device for providing power for the operation of the oscilloscope are arranged in the shielding box, the side wall of the shielding box is provided with joints which are in butt joint with the outside, namely an optical fiber joint and a shielded wire joint, and theoscilloscope is connected with an upper computer through the optical fiber joint; and after the discharge electrode is connected with the current sensor through a discharge current measuring cable, the discharge current measuring cable penetrates through the shielded wire joint to be connected with the input end of the oscilloscope. The current measuring equipment, the discharge electrode and thecurrent sensor are reasonably matched and connected, so that the robot induced discharge current in the space radiation field can be tested in time.