Robot Display Orientation Control for Consistent Image Viewing
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Solution Overview
Problem
When a display part is attached to a robot, changes in the robot's position and orientation cause the orientation of the displayed image to change, making it difficult for operators to view the image effectively.
Innovation Solution
A robot system with a display control unit that controls the orientation of the image on the display part relative to a reference direction, using the axis positions of the robot's joint axes to maintain a predetermined relationship, ensuring the image is easily viewable despite changes in the robot's position and orientation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the display part is disposed on a constituent member of the robot, then the display part moves with the robot, but the orientation of the displayed image changes making it difficult to view
Solution Approach 1:
The display control unit dynamically adjusts the orientation of the displayed image based on the robot's current position and orientation data. The image orientation is updated in real-time to maintain a predetermined relationship with the reference direction, ensuring constant viewability regardless of robot movement.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from the robot's position and orientation sensors to continuously adjust the display orientation. The display control unit receives information about the robot's current state and modifies the image orientation accordingly to maintain the predetermined relationship with the reference direction.
2Device complexity
If the image orientation is fixed to the display part, then the display structure is simple, but the image becomes difficult to view when the robot moves
Solution Approach 1:
The display control unit dynamically changes the image orientation based on robot position and orientation data. The image is rotated or reoriented in real-time to maintain a predetermined relationship with the reference direction, ensuring consistent viewability without complicating the physical display structure.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the display part is attached to the main body part of the robot, then the display follows the robot's movement, but the image orientation changes with position and orientation changes
Solution Approach 1:
The display control unit uses feedback from the robot's position and orientation sensors to continuously adjust the image orientation. By receiving real-time data about the robot's state and modifying the display accordingly, the system maintains a predetermined relationship between the image orientation and the reference direction, ensuring consistent orientation despite robot movement.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts the image orientation based on real-time robot position and orientation data. The image orientation is updated continuously to maintain the predetermined relationship with the reference direction, ensuring manufacturing precision in terms of orientation consistency.
Data Source
AI summary
This robot system comprises: a display control unit which controls an image to be displayed in a display region of a display unit; and a reference direction setting unit which sets a reference direction for determining the orientation of an image. On the basis of the axial positions of respective joint shafts of the robot and the reference direction, the display control unit controls the orientation of an image shown on the display unit so as to perform display that represents a prescribed postural relation with respect to the reference direction.