Robot Integration Framework With Common Protocol Translation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The lack of standardized software languages and communication protocols for robotics systems and smart devices hinders the integration and efficient management of diverse robotic systems in various sectors, particularly in the service industry where customized software is cost-prohibitive.
Innovation Solution
A central controller with a first communication interface to receive data from multiple robots and devices of different types, translating the data into a common protocol format for storage and transmission of commands, enabling unified monitoring, control, and reporting across the fleet.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If customized software is developed to control robots from multiple manufacturers, then integration capability is improved, but cost increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal integration platform that can control multiple types of robots from different manufacturers through a single software architecture. The system uses standardized communication protocols and a common data model that works across diverse robotic systems, eliminating the need for customized software development for each robot type while maintaining full integration capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer (integration platform) that sits between the control system and various robot manufacturers' proprietary systems. This intermediary translates and standardizes communications from different robot types into a unified format, enabling multi-manufacturer integration without requiring custom software for each robot while keeping costs manageable through reuse of the same intermediary infrastructure.
2Productivity
If a centralized control system integrates multiple robot types with different data formats, then management efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs an intermediary translation layer that handles data format conversion between different robot types and the centralized control system. This intermediary automatically translates proprietary data formats from various manufacturers into a standardized internal format, allowing efficient centralized management while hiding the complexity of format conversions from the overall system architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic parameter translation where data formats, communication protocols, and control parameters are automatically adjusted based on the specific robot type being controlled. The system maintains a library of parameter mappings for different robot manufacturers and dynamically selects and applies the appropriate parameter set, enabling efficient management of diverse robots without requiring the control system to handle each format manually.
Data Source
AI summary
A central controller for robotics and connected devices includes a first communication interface configured to receive data from a plurality of robots or connected devices, at least some of which plurality of robots or connected devices are of different types. The data generated by robots or connected devices of different types are generated in different native data formats. The central controller also includes a processor configured to translate said received data from the different native data formats into a common protocol format, a storage framework configured to store the data translated into the common protocol format; and a second communication interface configured to transmit commands based on data stored in the common protocol format and translated to the native data format of one or more of the plurality of robots or connected devices.