Mobile Body Movement Parameter Control for Adaptive Piloting

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing technologies for controlling the movement of mobile robots require significant user effort and may not adapt appropriately to different operation environments, leading to increased user burden and suboptimal control.

Innovation Solution

An information processing device that generates movement parameters based on the ratio between distances from a reference body (piloting device) to a first position and the mobile body to a second position, allowing for more intuitive and efficient control of the mobile body's movement.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the ratio between user movement amount and mobile body movement amount is set to a specific ratio in advance, then the control method is simple, but the user burden increases when large movement is required and the control is not adaptive to different environments

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontrol simplicityVSAvoidenvironmental adaptability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies dynamics by making the movement ratio dynamic rather than fixed. The control device calculates and adjusts the ratio between user movement amount and mobile body movement amount based on real-time environmental information, such as the type of ground surface detected by sensors. This allows the system to adapt to different environments (e.g., carpet vs. hard floor) while maintaining ease of operation through automatic adjustment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the parameter of movement ratio based on environmental conditions. By detecting environmental parameters (e.g., ground surface type) and adjusting the movement ratio accordingly, the system optimizes control performance for different scenarios without requiring manual reconfiguration, thus resolving the contradiction between simplicity and adaptability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Device complexity

If the movement ratio is fixed at a specific value, then the control system is simple to implement, but the user experiences increased burden when large movement amounts are required

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontrol system complexityVSAvoiduser effort
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The control device performs self-service by automatically calculating and adjusting the movement ratio based on environmental feedback. Instead of requiring manual configuration or complex user intervention, the system autonomously optimizes the ratio between user movement and mobile body movement, reducing user burden while maintaining relatively simple system architecture.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Speed

If the mobile body movement amount is directly linked to user movement amount with a fixed ratio, then the control response is fast and simple, but the control precision is insufficient for different operation environments

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontrol response speedVSAvoidcontrol precision
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback by using environmental sensors to detect conditions (e.g., ground surface type) and adjusting the movement ratio accordingly. This feedback loop allows the system to maintain fast response speeds while improving control precision for different environments, as the ratio is automatically optimized based on real-time environmental information.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS12422846B2Information processing device and information processing method
Publication Date: 2025.09.23 SONY GROUP CORP
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AI summary

Provided is an information processing device including a parameter generation unit that generates a movement parameter for controlling movement of a mobile body based on a ratio between a first distance from a reference body which is a reference for the movement of the mobile body to a first position and a second distance from the mobile body to a second position, and movement of the reference body.