Delivery Robot Mode Switching for Autonomous Cargo Handover
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing robot delivery systems require user participation in cargo collection and unloading, limiting their flexibility and convenience in meeting diverse delivery needs.
Innovation Solution
A robot delivery system that offers multiple collection and unloading modes, allowing users to choose between user-participated and autonomous operations, along with a server for task management and path planning, enhancing flexibility and convenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the delivery robot performs cargo collection and unloading without user participation, then delivery efficiency is improved and user time is saved, but the system complexity and difficulty of detecting and measuring delivery status increase
Solution Approach 1:
The delivery robot autonomously performs cargo collection and unloading operations without requiring user participation. The robot independently navigates to collection points, retrieves cargo, transports it to destination points, and completes unloading, thereby improving delivery efficiency while reducing the need for continuous user intervention
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a feedback mechanism where the delivery robot reports its status, location, and delivery progress to a server. The server tracks and manages delivery tasks, providing real-time information about robot operations and cargo status, which resolves the difficulty of detecting and measuring delivery status in autonomous operations
2Adaptability or versatility
If the delivery robot offers multiple collection and unloading modes with user participation, then adaptability to various delivery scenarios is improved, but the ease of operation decreases due to more complex user interaction requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adapts its operation mode based on delivery scenario requirements. Users can select from multiple collection modes (e.g., autonomous collection, user-assisted collection) and unloading modes (e.g., autonomous unloading, user-assisted unloading), allowing the robot to flexibly adjust its behavior to match different delivery needs while maintaining ease of operation through intuitive mode selection
3Loss of time
If the delivery robot performs autonomous cargo collection and unloading, then loss of time is reduced, but device complexity increases due to advanced navigation and automation systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical operations with automated robotic systems equipped with navigation, sensing, and cargo handling capabilities. The robot uses automated navigation to move between collection and destination points, and automated cargo handling mechanisms to perform collection and unloading, thereby reducing user waiting time while accepting increased device complexity as necessary for automation
Data Source
AI summary
A robot delivery system includes a terminal device for determining delivery demand information including target collection and/or unloading mode, a server for generating a delivery task data packet according to the delivery demand information, and a delivery robot for receiving the delivery task data packet from the server and performing a delivery task according to the delivery task data packet. The target collection mode is selected from a plurality of collection modes including a first collection mode in which the delivery robot performs cargo collection without user participation and a second collection mode in which the delivery robot performs cargo collection with user participation. The target unloading mode is selected from a plurality of unloading modes including a first unloading mode in which the delivery robot performs cargo unloading without user participation and a second unloading mode in which the delivery robot performs cargo unloading with user participation.