Assistive Robot Movable Arm Container Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
People face difficulties in transporting large, bulky, or heavy containers due to the physical demands of lifting, moving, and storing them, necessitating alternative systems for assistance.
Innovation Solution
An assistive robotic system equipped with a lifting mechanism, movable arm assembly, processing device, and sensor device that can grip, raise, and transport containers, utilizing programming instructions to control the movement and release of containers in various directions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual lifting and transporting of containers is performed, then no additional equipment is needed, but physical strain and difficulty in completing tasks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The robotic system performs container handling tasks autonomously by detecting container locations, calculating optimal paths, and executing lifting and transporting operations without requiring manual physical effort from users
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical lifting and transporting actions with an automated robotic system that uses motors, sensors, and control algorithms to perform the same functions
2Ease of operation
If a robotic system is introduced to assist with lifting, then physical strain is reduced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The robotic system is designed with a universal gripper that can handle various container types and sizes, and a mobile base that can navigate different environments, allowing a single system to perform multiple container handling tasks
Solution Approach 2:
The system is divided into functional modules including a mobile base, arm assembly, gripper, sensor suite, and control system, each performing a specific function that can be independently optimized and maintained
3Productivity
If automated control is implemented, then productivity increases, but measurement and detection difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses sensors to continuously detect container positions, orientations, and environmental conditions, feeds this information back to the control system, and adjusts its actions in real-time to maintain accurate container handling
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs intermediate representation layers that convert raw sensor data into meaningful container state information, facilitating accurate detection and control through computational processing
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AI summary
An assistive robot system includes a lifting mechanism, a movable arm assembly, a processing device, and a non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium in communication with the processing device. The processing device transmits a command to the lifting mechanism to cause the lifting mechanism to move the movable arm assembly such that a container is gripped within the movable arm assembly, transmits a first one or more signals to the movable arm assembly to cause the movable arm assembly to extend in a system longitudinal direction such that the movable arm assembly grips the container. The movable arm assembly is positioned at a release location and transmits a second one or more signals to the movable arm assembly to cause the movable arm assembly to extend in a system lateral direction such that the container gripped within the movable arm assembly is released from the movable arm assembly at the release location.