Modular Mobile Robot Porter Module Coupling
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing robots designed for daily life are limited to specific services, leading to low cost-effective utilization and a need for robots capable of providing various services, including automatic driving.
Innovation Solution
A modular movable robot equipped with a module coupling plate, a porter module, depth sensor, driving sensor, and control unit that allows for automatic driving and various service provision, such as transportation, road guidance, and identification verification.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a robot is designed to provide only a specific service, then the service quality can be optimized, but the utilization efficiency and cost-effectiveness deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The robot system is divided into a mobile platform and detachable functional modules (porter module, cleaning module, etc.). Each module can be independently attached or detached based on service requirements, allowing the system to provide specific services with optimized performance while maintaining versatility through module replacement.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile robot platform is designed with universal interfaces and coupling mechanisms that can accommodate multiple types of functional modules. This enables a single platform to perform various services (transportation, cleaning, delivery) by simply changing the attached module, thereby improving both service quality and utilization efficiency.
2Device complexity
If manual operation is used to provide services at specific positions, then the robot structure can be simpler, but the usability and service efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The robot is equipped with automatic navigation and obstacle detection systems that enable it to autonomously move to designated positions and perform services without human intervention. The depth sensor and control unit work together to detect obstacles and automatically adjust the robot's path, providing convenient service access while maintaining relatively simple overall structure.
3Device complexity
If manual navigation is required to reach service positions, then the control system can be simpler, but the service efficiency and user experience deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The robot replaces manual mechanical navigation with an automatic control system that uses depth sensors to detect obstacles and a control unit to process spatial information and generate navigation commands. This substitution enables autonomous movement to service positions, significantly improving service efficiency while the modular architecture keeps the overall control system manageable.
Data Source
AI summary
A modular movable robot including a main body, a traveling unit mounted on a lower end of the main body, a module coupling plate which is mounted on an upper end of the main body and on which an object to be transferred is disposed on a top surface thereof, a port module coupled to the top surface of the module coupling plate to fix the object to be transferred, the port module being configured to provide module information to the module coupling plate, a body display unit extending from one end of the module coupling plate, a head display unit rotatably mounted on an upper end of the body display unit, and a control unit configured to receive the module information from the module coupling plate to control at least one of the body display unit or the head display unit on the basis of the received information.