Autonomous Robot Dynamic Support Target Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing autonomous robot systems face challenges in coordinating tasks effectively when the communication range and available robots change dynamically due to movement, leading to suboptimal cooperation and reliance on central control devices that are costly and prone to failures.
Innovation Solution
A movement control method where an autonomous robot selects a support-target robot from within its communication range, adjusts based on newly available robots, and alters targets dynamically to ensure optimal task coordination without central control, using information exchange among robots to manage coverage regions and task allocation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If autonomous robots use dynamic support-target alteration based on newly detected robots, then task execution efficiency is improved, but control complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic support-target alteration where robots can change their support targets based on newly detected robots in the environment. The control unit continuously monitors for newly detected robots and alters support targets dynamically, allowing the system to adapt to changing conditions and improve task execution efficiency while managing control complexity through event-driven updates rather than continuous optimization
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from robot detection to trigger support-target alterations. When a robot newly detects another robot through communication range establishment, this feedback signal initiates a support-target alteration process, enabling the system to respond to environmental changes and improve overall task execution efficiency through decentralized decision-making
2Reliability
If autonomous robots cooperate dynamically without central control, then system reliability is improved, but coordination difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
Each autonomous robot independently manages its own support relationships and task execution without requiring central control. Robots autonomously detect other robots, establish communication ranges, and alter support targets based on their own observations and decisions, improving system reliability by eliminating single points of failure while managing coordination through decentralized self-service mechanisms
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the control function across multiple independent robots rather than using centralized control. Each robot maintains its own control unit that independently manages support-target relationships, allowing the system to achieve high reliability through distribution while managing coordination complexity through localized decision-making at each robot segment
3Adaptability or versatility
If autonomous robots adjust support targets based on communication range changes, then adaptability is improved, but information processing load increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements periodic monitoring of communication ranges and robot detections rather than continuous information processing. The control unit checks for newly detected robots at discrete intervals based on communication events, allowing the system to adapt to changes in the environment while reducing information processing load by acting only when necessary rather than continuously analyzing all possible data
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AI summary
A method including, when having completed a task with respect to a first coverage region, selecting a support-target robot from within a robot group, which is a plurality of robots capable of communicating with the first robot, starting to cause the first robot to move toward a second coverage region assigned to the selected second robot, and, when the first robot become newly possible to communicate with a third robot from among the plurality of robots while moving toward the second coverage region, determining whether to alter the support-target robot to the third robot, when the support-target robot is determined to be altered to third robot, starting to cause the first robot to move toward a third coverage region that is assigned to the third robot.