Robot Charging Station Base Curvature for Wheel Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing robot charging stations face challenges in efficiently guiding wheel-driven robots to connect with charging terminals, requiring precise movement control and increasing the process load due to the need for correct angular alignment.
Innovation Solution
A charging station design featuring a base with an upper face that includes a three-dimensional curved form, providing a gravitational component to guide the robot's rear wheel to a target position, facilitating easy connection by utilizing inertia and gravity to align the robot's charging terminal with the power supply terminal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If precise movement control is implemented to achieve correct angular alignment at the charging station, then connection reliability is improved, but device complexity and process time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The charging station utilizes the robot's own weight and gravitational force to automatically guide alignment. The inverted curved face on the base creates a gravitational component that naturally directs the wheel toward the reference entrance line, eliminating the need for complex external guidance mechanisms or precise control algorithms.
Solution Approach 2:
The base features an inverted curved face with a three-dimensional curved form. This curvature is specifically designed to provide a gravitational component that guides the wheel along a natural path toward the target position, transforming a complex alignment problem into a simple gravitational guidance system.
2Measurement precision
If precise movement control with multiple direction switches is implemented, then connection accuracy is improved, but productivity decreases due to increased process time
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses the robot's weight and gravity to perform the alignment function automatically. The inverted curved face creates a gravitational field that naturally guides the wheel to the correct position, eliminating the need for time-consuming multiple direction switches and complex control sequences.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces complex mechanical control systems (multiple direction switches, precise movement control) with a gravitational guidance system. The curved base surface transforms gravitational force into a guiding mechanism that automatically achieves alignment without active control intervention.
3Reliability
If complex control processes are used to achieve correct positioning, then connection reliability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The charging station performs the alignment function automatically using gravitational force. The inverted curved face on the base creates a natural guidance path that directs the wheel toward the target position, making the connection process intuitive and easy to operate without complex control requirements.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This design simplifies the connection process by naturally guiding the robot's rear wheel to the target position, reducing the need for precise movement control and increasing the ease of charging, thereby reducing the process load and time required for charging.
Implementation Method 1
the upper face of the base includes an inverted face of a three-dimensional curved form that provides an entering wheel with a gravitational component that acts toward the reference entrance line side
Data Source
AI summary
Ease of connecting to a robot in a charging station is increased. A charging station includes a base having an upper face up on which a wheel rides, and a power supply terminal to be connected to a charging terminal of a robot. The upper face of the base is such that a target position is set in a far side region, while a reference entrance line that connects an entrance side specific position and the target position is set, and the upper face of the base includes an inverted face of a three-dimensional curved form that provides an entering wheel with a gravitational component that acts toward the reference entrance line side. The power supply terminal is connected to the charging terminal in a state wherein the wheel has arrived at the target position.