Robot Child Lock Control for Charging-State Button Safety
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current sweeping robots lack child locks, posing safety hazards when accidentally touched by children or pets during charging, as they may malfunction or run unexpectedly.
Innovation Solution
A child lock control method and apparatus that activates when the robot is in a charging state, disabling button responses to prevent accidental activation and ensuring safety by receiving voice or button-based instructions to lock or unlock the robot's functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the robot is equipped with buttons for operation control, then the ease of operation is improved, but the safety risk increases when the robot is accidentally touched by children or pets during charging
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary detection to determine whether the robot is in a charging state before enabling button responses. By checking the charging status in advance and conditionally activating button functionality only when not charging, the system prevents accidental activation during charging while maintaining full operability during normal operation.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the robot disables button responses during charging to prevent accidental activation, then the safety is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts button responsiveness based on the robot's operational state. Buttons are disabled during charging to prevent accidental activation, but automatically enabled when charging completes or is interrupted. This dynamic state-dependent control maintains safety during charging while preserving full operational capability when needed.
3Ease of operation
If the robot provides continuous button responsiveness, then the ease of operation is maintained, but the reliability decreases due to potential malfunction during charging
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors the charging state and provides feedback control for button responsiveness. When the charging state is detected, the system feedback-controls button responses to be disabled. When charging completes or is interrupted, the system feedback-enables button responses again. This closed-loop control ensures operational reliability by preventing conflicts between charging and button operations.
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AI summary
Provided are a child lock control method, a child lock control apparatus, a computer-readable storage medium and an electronic device. The child lock control method is applied to a robot. The robot includes at least one button. The child lock control method includes: receiving a child lock activation instruction when the robot is in a charging state; and turning off a button response corresponding to the at least one button according to the child lock activation instruction. The solutions in the present disclosure can improve the safety in use of the robot.