Automated Robot Platform With Adjustable Surface
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for an automated and adjustable platform surface that can navigate to a user and adjust its height and angle automatically, as existing solutions like stepping stools or tables can be inconvenient to move or require manual adjustment, especially when hands are full or when assisting individuals with disabilities.
Innovation Solution
An automated robot platform system with imaging devices, transportation components, and data processors that can move and adjust a platform surface based on user needs, using beacons for navigation and sensors for detecting user actions, allowing it to automatically travel to a location and adjust its height and angle to assist users as a stepping stool or table.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a manual stepping stool or table is used, then the structure is simple and stable, but it requires manual movement and adjustment which is inconvenient when hands are full or for incapacitated users
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses imaging devices to automatically detect user presence and needs, then self-adjusts the platform surface height and position without requiring user interaction. The robotic platform autonomously navigates to the user and performs adjustments based on detected parameters.
Solution Approach 2:
Manual mechanical adjustment is replaced with automated robotic mechanisms including imaging devices for detection, data processors for decision-making, and actuators for physical adjustment. The mechanical system is augmented with sensors and control systems to eliminate manual operation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the platform surface is made adjustable to assist different users and tasks, then the adaptability improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The platform surface is designed with adjustable height and angle capabilities through mechanical actuators. The system dynamically adapts its configuration based on detected user parameters and task requirements, transitioning between different operational states.
Solution Approach 2:
The robotic platform is designed to serve multiple functions including acting as a stepping stool, support surface, or assistance platform for various tasks. The imaging system detects different user needs and adjusts the platform accordingly to provide universal assistance.
3Ease of operation
If automated detection and adjustment systems are added, then the ease of operation improves, but the device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into distinct functional modules including imaging devices for detection, data processors for analysis, communication systems for user interaction, and actuators for physical adjustment. This modular segmentation facilitates manufacturing and assembly.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods, systems, and apparatus for an automated platform system. The automated platform system includes a docking station and a personal device connected to an automated robot platform. The automated robot platform includes one or more arms and an adjustable platform surface. The automated robot platform includes one or more imaging devices configured to receive imaging feedback and one or more transportation components coupled to the base. The one or more transportation components are configured to move in multiple directions. The automated robot platform includes one or more data processors that are configured to obtain imaging feedback. The one or more data processors are configured to operate the one or more transportation components to move in multiple directions to a first location based on the imaging feedback, and adjust the adjustable platform surface to a first height and a first angle.