Edge Server Robot Control for Low-Power Compact End Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing robots face challenges in achieving high performance and precision while maintaining a small size, leading to increased manufacturing costs and power consumption due to the need for advanced processors.
Innovation Solution
A communication system involving an edge server that functions as the 'brain' of the robot, wirelessly controlling the end device to reduce processing demands on the robot, allowing for high performance and precision operations with reduced resource consumption.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the processor performance is improved to achieve high performance and precision operation, then the operation performance is improved, but the manufacturing cost and power consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an edge server as an intermediary between the end device and the cloud server. The edge server performs data processing and control command generation, while the end device only needs to execute received commands. This mediator approach allows the end device to maintain low processing power while still achieving high-performance operations through externally provided control commands.
2Reliability
If the processor performance is improved to achieve high performance and precision operation, then the operation performance is improved, but the manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The edge server acts as an external brain for the end device, providing sophisticated processing capabilities without requiring expensive high-performance processors in the end device itself. This separates the complex processing functions from the physical device, enabling low-cost manufacturing while maintaining high operational performance through cloud-based intelligence.
3Reliability
If the processor performance is increased to achieve high performance and precision, then the operation performance is improved, but the size of the processor increases
Solution Approach 1:
The edge server provides the computational brain externally, allowing the end device to remain compact with minimal local processing hardware. The processor in the end device only needs to handle basic command execution and sensor data transmission, keeping it small while the bulk of the processing intelligence resides in the remotely located edge server.
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AI summary
An end device, a three-party communication system comprising a cloud server and an edge server for controlling the end device, and an operation method therefor according to various embodiments may be configured to: in a state where the edge server and the cloud server are connected to each other, allow the edge server to be wirelessly connected to at least one end device; allow the edge server to determine a control command in cooperation with the cloud server; allow the edge server to wirelessly transmit the control command to the end device; and allow the end device to operate according to the control command.