Moving Robot Map Generation and User Terminal Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing moving robots, such as cleaning robots, lack the ability to generate detailed maps of their environment and provide intuitive, location-based services, leading to user inconvenience and limited functionality.
Innovation Solution
A moving robot system that includes a detector for collecting map building information, a controller for navigating and performing operations based on user commands, and a user terminal apparatus for displaying and managing map information, allowing users to set specific areas and operations within the robot's territory.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a robot generates a detailed map of the territory environment, then the location-based service capability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a user terminal apparatus as an intermediary between the robot and the user. The terminal apparatus handles complex map display, area selection, and service configuration tasks, allowing the robot to focus on navigation and execution. This mediator approach resolves the contradiction by offloading complexity from the robot system while enabling sophisticated location-based services.
Solution Approach 2:
The system is divided into multiple functional modules: the robot performs environment scanning and navigation, the controller generates map data, and the user terminal apparatus handles display and user interaction. This segmentation allows each component to specialize in specific tasks, improving overall system capability without requiring any single device to be overly complex.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the robot provides extended user-friendly functions, then the service quality is improved, but the ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The robot autonomously performs environment mapping, area identification, and navigation to selected locations without requiring detailed user instructions. The system automatically processes user selections into actionable commands, reducing the operational burden on users while providing extended functions like automatic cleaning of specific areas and intelligent route planning.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides visual feedback through the user terminal apparatus, displaying the generated map and allowing users to select target areas. The robot then executes commands and reports status back to the user, creating a closed-loop interaction that simplifies operation while enabling sophisticated services.
3Measurement precision
If the robot navigates to specific user-defined areas, then the service precision is improved, but the measurement precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The robot performs preliminary environment scanning and map generation before user interaction. The complete territory map is created in advance with all areas identified and stored, allowing users to simply select from pre-mapped locations. This preliminary action approach enables precise navigation to user-defined areas without requiring complex real-time processing during operation.
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AI summary
A moving robot configured to generate a map of an environment of a territory and allow a user to set a structure of the territory and information on the map used for a location-based service and to use a more intuitively intelligent service is provided. The moving robot includes an operation performer configured to move around a territory and perform a certain operation, a detector configured to collect map building information of the territory, and a controller configured to control the moving robot to move to a set particular area within the territory by referring to the map information of the territory generated based on the collected map building information and control the operation performer to perform the operation with respect to the particular area.