Modular Robot Control Integration for Scalable Learned Motion Timing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Autonomous learning type robot devices face challenges in scalability and optimizing overall operations due to the need for retraining when structural changes occur, making it difficult to apply learned units to robots with different structures and degrees of freedom, and struggling to optimize the entire robot device's operation.
Innovation Solution
A multi-operation unit integration device with an integration module that manages operation timings and generates control signals for movable units, allowing for the disassembly of operation instructions into individual tasks and optimizing the operation timing of each unit, enabling cooperative operations between units.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the structure of the autonomous learning type robot device is changed, then the robot can adapt to new configurations, but the learning unit must be retrained which takes time and labor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the robot system into independent operation units, each with its own learning unit. This modular structure allows individual units to be replaced or modified without requiring retraining of the entire system, as each unit operates autonomously with its own learned operations
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal interface and standardized communication protocol between operation units and the integration module. This universality allows different types of operation units to be interchangeably connected without requiring retraining, as the integration module handles coordination through standardized signals
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple operation units are integrated to improve functionality, then the robot can perform complex tasks, but coordinating their operation timing becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an integration module as an intermediary between multiple operation units. This module receives operation instructions, determines appropriate timing for each unit, and coordinates their execution through standardized interfaces, thereby simplifying the complexity of multi-unit coordination
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic operation timing where the integration module adjusts the execution timing of each operation unit based on real-time system state and task requirements. This dynamic coordination allows flexible adaptation to different task scenarios without fixed rigid timing constraints
3Ease of operation
If operation units are made interchangeable to improve usability, then the system becomes more flexible, but ensuring optimal operation of the entire device becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where each operation unit reports its state and performance to the integration module. The integration module uses this feedback to optimize the coordination and timing of operations across the entire system, ensuring optimal overall performance even as individual units are interchangeably replaced
Data Source
AI summary
A multi-operation unit integration device having scale expandability and includes a plurality of operation units each of which includes a movable unit; and an integration module. The integration module includes an operation timing unit that gives operation timings of the plurality of operation units based on an operation instruction input from an outside, and the operation unit includes: a plurality of operation learning units that generate a control signal given to the movable unit according to an operation timing signal from the operation timing unit of the integration module; drive means for driving the movable unit of the operation unit according to the control signal; and a sensor that detects a state quantity of the movable unit driven by the drive means. An autonomous learning type robot device is configured using the multi-operation unit integration device as a control portion.