Robot Hardware Design System Using Modular Templates
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current robot hardware design processes are time-consuming and costly, requiring specialized design tools and lacking standard parts and systematic performance data, making it difficult to efficiently design robots using common parts.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that includes a template for robot modules with mechanical structure, operating mechanism, and power transmission systems, a simulator API for analyzing movements, a part database for selecting and combining parts, and a control unit to optimize the design process, reducing the complexity of designing robots like mobile, arm, and head modules.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If conventional robot hardware design is performed using specialized design tools like CAD, then design precision can be maintained, but design time and complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The robot hardware design is divided into multiple modules (mobile module, arm module, head module, etc.), each with its own template containing mechanical structure, operating mechanism, power transmission system, and motion data. This segmentation allows parallel development and reduces overall design time while maintaining precision through specialized templates for each module type.
Solution Approach 2:
Templates are prepared in advance containing pre-defined mechanical structures, operating mechanisms, power transmission systems, and motion data for various robot modules. These pre-prepared templates can be directly applied or modified during the design process, eliminating the need to create everything from scratch and significantly reducing design time while maintaining manufacturing precision.
2Manufacturing precision
If conventional robot hardware design is performed using specialized design tools like CAD, then design quality can be maintained, but device complexity and accessibility decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The design system uses universal templates that can be applied across different robot module types (mobile, arm, head modules). Each template contains standardized information structures for mechanical structure, operating mechanism, power transmission system, and motion data, making the design process more accessible while maintaining quality through consistent template-based approaches.
Solution Approach 2:
Templates serve as intermediaries between the designer and the complex hardware design process. Instead of directly manipulating complex CAD models, designers work with structured templates that encapsulate the complexity of mechanical structures, operating mechanisms, and power transmission systems, making the design process more accessible while maintaining design quality.
3Adaptability or versatility
If robot hardware is designed without standardized templates and part databases, then design flexibility is maintained, but productivity and efficiency decrease
Solution Approach 1:
Templates are prepared in advance containing pre-defined mechanical structures, operating mechanisms, power transmission systems, and motion data for various robot modules. These pre-prepared templates can be directly applied or modified during the design process, eliminating the need to create everything from scratch and significantly reducing design time while maintaining manufacturing precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows modification of template parameters to adapt to specific design requirements. Each template contains adjustable parameters for mechanical structure, operating mechanism, power transmission system, and motion data, enabling designers to maintain flexibility while benefiting from the structured template approach that improves productivity.
4Reliability
If comprehensive simulation and analysis are performed for each robot module, then design reliability is improved, but design time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The robot hardware design is divided into multiple modules (mobile module, arm module, head module, etc.), each with its own template containing mechanical structure, operating mechanism, power transmission system, and motion data. This segmentation allows parallel development and reduces overall design time while maintaining precision through specialized templates for each module type.
Solution Approach 2:
Templates are prepared in advance containing pre-defined mechanical structures, operating mechanisms, power transmission systems, and motion data for various robot modules. These pre-prepared templates can be directly applied or modified during the design process, eliminating the need to create everything from scratch and significantly reducing design time while maintaining manufacturing precision.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a system and a method for supporting robotic hardware design, and the method comprises: loading a template which has information on the mechanical structure, operating mechanism, power transmission and motion data of robot modules; modifying the information for use in a simulator for further designing the robot modules; analyzing the behavior of each robot module according to respective motion data; applying the resulting data to modify each robot module according to simulation API; and controlling the selection/combination of robot parts for simulator assembly according to API and the resulting templates, databases on which robot parts are required and databases for information on selection/combination of robot parts and assembly of each robot module. The above system and method provide an optimal way to design robot hardware and reduce the time required for robot hardware design.