Robot Power Feed Control for Mixed Vehicle Charging Ports
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Solution Overview
Problem
In vehicle manufacturing factories, vehicles destined for different locations have varying power feeding port standards, leading to issues where vehicles shipped to one destination cannot be charged by a power feeding system designed for another destination.
Innovation Solution
A power feed control apparatus and method that utilize a power feeding robot equipped with an arm mechanism and a control system to acquire type information of the power feeding port of a vehicle and create a control value to select the appropriate connector for power feeding, ensuring compatibility with different power feeding port standards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a power feeding system is designed for a specific destination's power feeding port standard, then it can charge vehicles from that destination, but it cannot charge vehicles from other destinations with different standards
Solution Approach 1:
The power feeding robot is designed with the capability to handle multiple types of power feeding ports by acquiring type information about the vehicle's port and selecting the appropriate connector. This multi-functional design allows a single robot to serve multiple destinations and vehicle types, resolving the contradiction between specialized reliability and general adaptability
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adapts to different power feeding port types by acquiring real-time type information about the vehicle and adjusting the connector selection accordingly. This dynamic behavior allows the robot to transition between different charging standards, maintaining reliability for each specific type while achieving versatility across multiple types
2Reliability
If the power feeding robot selects the appropriate connector based on type information, then charging compatibility is improved, but system complexity increases due to information acquisition and control value creation
Solution Approach 1:
The power feeding robot autonomously acquires type information about the vehicle's power feeding port and independently determines the appropriate connector to use. This self-service capability reduces the need for external intervention and complex centralized control, managing system complexity while ensuring reliable connector matching
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from acquired type information to adjust connector selection and control values. This feedback mechanism ensures that the robot responds appropriately to different vehicle types, maintaining reliability through adaptive control while managing complexity through structured information processing
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AI summary
A power feed control apparatus according to this embodiment is a power feed control apparatus configured to perform control for feeding power to a plurality of mobile bodies including different types of power feeding ports using a power feeding robot, the power feed control apparatus including: an information acquisition unit configured to acquire type information regarding a type of a power feeding port of a first mobile body; and a control value creation unit configured to create a control value for feeding power to the first mobile body in accordance with the type information.