Article Handling Subject Identification for Robot Safety
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing article management systems fail to effectively track and manage the handling of articles by individuals and robots within a space, leading to potential misuse by children or unauthorized entities, especially when robots are introduced to assist in carrying items.
Innovation Solution
An article management system that includes a robot, robot controlling means, sensing means, article identifying means, and article handling subject identifying means to detect and manage article handling within a space, utilizing electronic tags and a database to determine handling rights and control robot actions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a robot is introduced to assist in carrying articles, then productivity and convenience are improved, but the risk of unauthorized handling by children or restricted persons increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors robot operations and article handling status, providing real-time feedback to the article management server. The sensing means detects when the robot picks up, carries, or places articles, and this information is fed back to determine handling rights and control robot actions accordingly
Solution Approach 2:
The article management server acts as an intermediary between the robot controller and the article handling process. It receives detection results from sensing means, determines handling rights based on stored information, and controls the robot's actions accordingly, preventing unauthorized handling while enabling legitimate operations
2Reliability
If handling rights are restricted for certain articles, then safety and security are improved, but the complexity of managing handling permissions increases
Solution Approach 1:
The article management server performs multiple functions: storing information about articles and handling rights, receiving detection results from sensing means, determining handling rights based on stored information, and controlling robot actions. This multi-functional approach consolidates complexity into a single centralized system
Solution Approach 2:
Information about articles and handling rights is stored in advance in the article management server before any handling operations occur. This preliminary setup of permission data allows for rapid determination and control decisions during actual article handling operations
Data Source
AI summary
The system includes a sensor for detecting a state of a space; a robot for executing a handling job for an article; an article identifying part for identifying, when an article is handled by a movable body, the article in response to a detection result obtained by the sensor; and an article handling subject identifying part for identifying an article handling subject that handles the article. When the movable body that handles the article is the robot, the article handling subject identifying part identifies a subject having issued a job instruction to the robot as the article handling subject.