Surface Treatment Robot Orientation Sensing for Consistent Remote Steering
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional surface treatment robotic systems rely heavily on manual control and visual observation, resulting in low remote control efficiency and complex manipulation, as they lack direction recognition capabilities.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating direction sensors into surface treatment robots to determine reference directions, allowing remote controllers to correspond one-to-one with walking directions, enabling automatic adjustments based on button presses regardless of the robot's motion state.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If visual observation and manual control are used without direction sensors, then the robot can be controlled remotely, but the manipulation becomes complicated and control efficiency is low
Solution Approach 1:
The robot determines its own walking direction autonomously by using direction sensors to detect reference directions (vertical, south, etc.) and automatically adjusts its orientation based on sensor inputs, eliminating the need for manual visual monitoring and complex steering operations
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual visual control with automated sensor-based direction recognition, where gravity sensors, electronic compasses, or magnetic compasses automatically detect reference directions and provide data to the control unit, substituting human visual observation with electronic sensing systems
2Extent of automation
If direction sensors are added to determine reference directions, then automatic direction adjustment is enabled, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different direction sensor types based on the specific application scenario: gravity sensors for tilted surface robots, electronic compasses or magnetic compasses for horizontal surface robots, ensuring each sensor is used where it provides the most appropriate reference direction detection
Solution Approach 2:
The control unit is designed to handle multiple sensor types and determine walking directions based on different reference directions (vertical, south, etc.), making the system adaptable to various robot configurations and surface types through a unified control approach
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 approach simplifies manipulation and significantly enhances working efficiency by allowing robots to automatically change directions based on sensor-determined references and remote control inputs.
Implementation Method 1
the direction sensor is a gravity sensor through which a vertical direction is determined as the reference direction
Implementation Method 2
the direction sensor is an electronic compass or magnetic compass through which the south direction is determined as the reference direction
Data Source
AI summary
Provided are a robot, a remote controller, a robotic system and controlling methods for a robot, including a direction sensor determines a reference direction, a control unit determines a moving direction of the robot by using the reference direction as a reference and remote control instructions received from a remote controller and controls the driving unit to drive the robot to move in the moving direction. Different direction sensors are provided in different surface treatment robots to determine the directional references of the robot to determine the walking directions of a robot to enable the buttons on the remote control to correspond to the walking directions; regardless of the movement state of the robot, the robot will automatically walk in the corresponding direction when any button on the remote control is pressed and released or is pressed and held, thus being easy to operate and improving working efficiency.