Remote Terminal Display of Cached Robot Images for Faster Area Viewing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Operators of mobile robots in remote locations face delays when trying to observe areas that are not currently visible, as the robot takes time to move to the desired location, resulting in wasted time before obtaining accurate information.
Innovation Solution
A mobile robot system that includes an image pickup unit, accumulation unit, and processing unit, which allows for immediate transmission of past imaging data when the desired area is not currently visible, and initiates a moving process to capture the area, while a remote terminal receives and displays this data with additional information indicating its status, enabling users to recognize the area's state without delay.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If the mobile robot moves to the designated spatial area to capture the current state, then the user can obtain accurate real-time information, but the user experiences delay during the robot's movement
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile robot captures and stores imaging data of the spatial area in advance before the user designates it. When the user designates a spatial area, if imaging data already exists, it is immediately transmitted without requiring the robot to move, thus eliminating time delay while maintaining information accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a copy of the spatial area's imaging data and stores it in the storage unit. This copy can be immediately transmitted to the terminal device when requested, eliminating the need for real-time capture and reducing time delay while preserving the accuracy of the stored image data.
2Loss of time
If the mobile robot immediately transmits past imaging data when the area is not currently observable, then the user can recognize the area state without delay, but the user may receive outdated information
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides feedback to the user through additional information indicating whether the transmitted imaging data is current or past data. This allows the user to understand the timeliness of the received information and make informed decisions about whether to wait for real-time data or proceed with the available information.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile robot captures and stores imaging data in advance. When the user designates a spatial area, the system checks whether imaging data exists and transmits it immediately with appropriateness information, eliminating time delay while maintaining information accuracy through the use of pre-captured data.
3Ease of operation
If the mobile robot waits for the user to designate the spatial area before moving, then the robot can capture the exact requested area, but the user experiences unnecessary waiting time
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile robot captures and stores imaging data of the spatial area in advance before the user designates it. When the user designates a spatial area, if imaging data already exists, it is immediately transmitted without requiring the robot to move, thus eliminating time delay while maintaining information accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a copy of the spatial area's imaging data and stores it in the storage unit. This copy can be immediately transmitted to the terminal device when requested, eliminating the need for real-time capture and reducing time delay while preserving the accuracy of the stored image data.
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AI summary
A mobile robot including an image pickup unit, further includes an accumulation unit configured to accumulate imaging data taken in the past, a reception unit configured to receive designation of a spatial area from a remote terminal, and a processing unit configured, when it is possible to shoot the spatial area received by the reception unit by the image pickup unit, to perform shooting and transmit obtained imaging data to the remote terminal, and when the shooting is impossible, to transmit imaging data including an image of the spatial area accumulated in the accumulation unit to the remote terminal and start a moving process in order to shoot the spatial area by the image pickup unit.