Modular Robot Control Blocks for Smart Device Customization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Commercially available module-type robots lack user customization and connectivity with smart devices, limiting their functionality and versatility, as users cannot arbitrarily set the functions of each module and they often lack connection functions with devices like smartphones or tablets.
Innovation Solution
A module-type robot system that includes a robot platform with assemblable function blocks, each equipped with a power source, wireless communication, and storage for firmware, allowing users to customize functions and control the robot via a smart device, enabling remote control and diverse content creation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If module-type robots use predefined functions set by manufacturers, then the robot structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but user customization capability is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The robot system is divided into independent function blocks (control block, output block, sensor block, etc.) that can be freely assembled and disassembled. Each block has standardized interfaces for power, communication, and control, allowing users to customize robot functionality by selecting and combining different blocks without increasing overall system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The control function block serves multiple purposes: it can control driving units directly, communicate with other function blocks, interface with smart devices, and execute firmware. This multi-functional design allows a single block to handle various tasks, reducing the need for specialized components and simplifying the overall robot structure
2Adaptability or versatility
If module-type robots lack connection functions with smart devices, then the device complexity is reduced, but the versatility and practical utility are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The control function block acts as an intermediary between smart devices and the robot's driving units. It receives control signals from smart devices via wireless communication, processes them through firmware, and translates them into appropriate control commands for the driving units, thereby enabling smart device connectivity without directly complicating the motor control system
Solution Approach 2:
Traditional wired control connections are replaced with wireless communication technology. The control function block incorporates wireless communication units that enable bidirectional data exchange with smart devices, eliminating the need for physical connectors and reducing mechanical complexity while enhancing versatility
3Adaptability or versatility
If function blocks have fixed firmware, then manufacturing precision and reliability are improved, but adaptability and reconfigurability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The firmware in function blocks is designed to be dynamically configurable rather than static. Users can load, update, and modify firmware through wireless communication with smart devices, allowing the same hardware to adapt to different functions and requirements while maintaining system reliability through controlled update mechanisms
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a module-type robot control system comprising: a robot platform including a driving unit which is driven by a control signal, at least one function block which is assemblable and disassemblable on the robot platform and configured to perform a specific function, and a user terminal capable of wirelessly communicating with the robot platform and the function block. According to the system. The user may remotely control the module-type robot through a smart device, or receive related content by receiving data from the robot through the terminal. The user may easily control the robot or receive more diverse customized contents by connection between the smart device and the module-type robot system.