Local Robot Controller for Customized Smart Device Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing robotic monitoring systems rely on third-party remote servers for data collection and analysis, limiting customer control, customization, and flexibility in data monitoring and notification prioritization.
Innovation Solution
A localized robot controller with local processing power for monitoring and analyzing data, allowing secure storage and communication directly to a smart device, enabling customization of data types and notifications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a third-party remote server is used for data collection and analysis, then the system can provide centralized monitoring capabilities, but the customer loses control and customization ability over their data
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the server functionality from the third-party remote system and places it locally at the customer's facility. The local server collects and analyzes data from robotic systems without requiring external third-party infrastructure, thereby maintaining centralized monitoring capabilities while giving customers full control and customization ability over their data.
Solution Approach 2:
The local server acts as an intermediary between the robotic systems and the customer's smart devices. It collects data from robots, performs local analysis, and then communicates results to operators via wireless networks, eliminating the need for third-party servers while maintaining reliable centralized monitoring.
2Ease of manufacture
If data is collected and analyzed remotely by third parties, then infrastructure costs may be reduced, but the system becomes inflexible and unable to prioritize custom notifications
Solution Approach 1:
The customer's local server performs data collection, analysis, and notification management independently without relying on third-party services. This self-service approach enables full customization of notifications and prioritization schemes while avoiding the costs and limitations of external infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The local server provides multiple functions including data collection from multiple robotic systems, real-time analysis, customizable notification generation, and wireless communication to various smart devices. This multi-functional system replaces third-party services while enabling extensive customization capabilities.
3Measurement precision
If multiple independent robotic systems are monitored separately, then each system can be monitored in detail, but operators cannot efficiently monitor systems dispersed at various locations
Solution Approach 1:
The local server merges data from multiple independent robotic systems into a unified monitoring platform. Operators can view detailed information about each individual robot while also accessing consolidated views of all systems across different locations through the same interface on their smart devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The system adds a wireless communication dimension to traditional robot monitoring. Instead of requiring operators to physically visit each robot location, the local server transmits detailed system data through wireless networks to smart devices, enabling remote monitoring of dispersed systems without sacrificing monitoring detail.
Data Source
AI summary
A robot monitoring system for monitoring and analyzing robot related data and displaying the data on a smart device is provided. The robot monitoring system comprises at least one robot in local communication with at least one robot controller. The at least one robot controller has local processing power for monitoring, gathering, and analyzing data related to the at least one robot. The data analysis results are formatted into a message file that is communicated to a storage system. The message file may then be retrieved by a smart device having software running thereon for displaying the results of the data analysis.