Mobile Robot Route Control via Camera Overlay Touch Input
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile robot systems lack convenience in allowing users to easily grasp and change planned routes, as they often require complex operations and limited flexibility in route adjustments.
Innovation Solution
A control method using a terminal apparatus with a camera and display, allowing users to interactively change the planned route by detecting contact points on the screen and generating new routes based on user input, enabling intuitive route modifications and real-time updates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the planned route is displayed on a display unit as in Patent Document 1, then the user can view the route information, but the user cannot freely change the direction of the planned route beyond a predetermined response range
Solution Approach 1:
The patent superimposes the planned route display on the camera image display, adding a spatial dimension to the interface. This allows users to interact with the route by touching specific locations in the camera view, enabling free direction changes beyond predetermined ranges while maintaining intuitive spatial correspondence between the displayed route and the actual environment.
2Ease of operation
If complex operations are required to change the planned route, then the system maintains control precision, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The camera image serves as an intermediary between the user and the route control system. By displaying the camera view with the planned route superimposed, the system allows users to intuitively select new route directions by touching locations in the camera image, eliminating complex menu operations while maintaining precise control through coordinate-based route generation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically generates a new planned route when the user touches a location in the camera image. The control unit receives the touched coordinates, automatically calculates the new route direction, and updates the planned route without requiring users to perform complex operations or navigate through multiple control steps.
Data Source
AI summary
A terminal apparatus includes a camera, a display that displays a display screen including a mobile robot that autonomously travels, and a control circuit. The control circuit acquires a first planned route of the mobile robot, displays, on the display, a screen having the first planned route superimposed on a camera image taken by the camera, detects a contact point on the display on which the screen is displayed, generates a second planned route of the mobile robot that travels through the contact point, and transmits the second planned route to the mobile robot.