Biometric Sensing Robot With Adaptive Detector Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing robots that acquire biological information by user contact face challenges in reliability due to orientation, position, or shielding issues, leading to inconsistent data acquisition.
Innovation Solution
A robot equipped with an electromagnetic wave-based detector and a controller that adjusts the orientation, position, or pose of the detector relative to the user to ensure highly reliable biological information acquisition in a non-contact manner.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the robot uses contact-based biological information acquisition, then the user feels natural interaction, but the reliability of biological information decreases due to orientation, position, or shielding issues
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces contact-based mechanical sensing with electromagnetic wave-based detection. The detector uses electromagnetic waves to acquire biological information non-contactly, eliminating the reliability issues caused by contact orientation, position, and shielding while maintaining natural user interaction.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces electromagnetic waves as an intermediary between the robot and the user for biological information acquisition. This intermediary enables reliable non-contact detection without requiring direct physical contact, thus avoiding the reliability problems associated with contact-based methods.
2Ease of operation
If the robot acquires biological information in non-contact mode, then the user feels more natural interaction, but the reliability decreases due to orientation and position issues
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic adjustment of the detector's orientation and position through the controller. The controller dynamically controls the detector to optimize its alignment with the user's body, maintaining high measurement precision while preserving user comfort in non-contact mode.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs feedback control where the controller monitors the biological information acquisition quality and adjusts the detector's orientation and position accordingly. This feedback mechanism ensures high measurement accuracy is maintained despite the non-contact configuration.
3Device complexity
If the detector orientation is fixed, then the device structure is simple, but the biological information acquisition reliability is poor due to shielding and positioning issues
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the detector from a fixed orientation to a dynamically adjustable orientation controlled by the controller. This dynamic capability allows the detector to adapt its position and orientation to avoid shielding objects and maintain reliable biological information acquisition without excessive structural complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The robot can naturally and reliably acquire biological information by adjusting its position and orientation to optimize data collection, reducing user resistance and enhancing interaction.
Implementation Method 1
a detector configured to acquire the biological information by using an electromagnetic wave
Data Source
AI summary
A robot that can naturally acquire highly reliable biological information is provided. The robot according to one aspect of the present invention is a robot configured to acquire, in contact with or in proximity to a user, biological information of the user, and including an exterior member, a detector configured to acquire the biological information, using an electromagnetic wave, and a controller configured to control an operation of at least one of the robot or the detector such that at least one of an orientation, position, or pose of the detector relative to the user changes based on the biological information acquired by the detector.