Autonomous Security Robots for Alarm-Triggered Intruder Response
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional security and surveillance systems require a human response to alarm events, which can put individuals at risk and are inefficient in addressing intrusions autonomously.
Innovation Solution
Deployment of robotic devices, such as drones and land vehicles, equipped with sensors and processors to autonomously investigate and respond to security breaches by identifying intruders, collecting data, and employing deterrence or confrontation strategies, including biometric sampling and non-lethal engagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If human operators respond to alarm events, then the system can investigate and verify security breaches, but human safety is compromised and response efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces robotic devices as intermediary agents between the alarm detection system and the security investigation process. These robots equipped with sensors, cameras, and navigation capabilities autonomously respond to alarm events, collecting data and verifying breaches without human operators needing to physically approach potential threats, thereby eliminating human safety risks while maintaining monitoring reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of human operators physically responding to alarms with an automated robotic system. The robots use sensor arrays, computer vision, and autonomous navigation to perform investigation tasks that previously required human presence, substituting human mechanical response with automated mechanical and electronic systems
2Measurement precision
If human operators investigate alarm events, then detailed assessment can be made, but response time is increased and productivity is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements continuous autonomous operation of robotic devices that can immediately respond to alarm events without interruption. The robots maintain continuous surveillance and can rapidly deploy to investigate breaches, eliminating the time delays associated with human operator mobilization while maintaining accurate assessment capabilities through continuous sensor data collection and analysis
Solution Approach 2:
The robotic devices are equipped with autonomous capabilities including self-navigation, self-assessment of alarm situations, and self-data collection. The systems independently verify breaches, collect evidence, and transmit reports without requiring human intervention at the scene, thereby reducing response time while maintaining assessment accuracy through onboard processing and analysis
3Productivity
If robotic devices are deployed for security monitoring, then human safety is protected and response efficiency is improved, but device complexity and initial cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the security monitoring function into multiple independent robotic devices, each with specialized sensor suites and capabilities. Rather than one complex centralized system, multiple modular robotic units can be deployed independently, allowing the system to scale according to needs and reducing the complexity burden on any single device while maintaining high overall productivity
Solution Approach 2:
The robotic devices are designed with multi-functional capabilities, incorporating various sensors (cameras, microphones, motion detectors), navigation systems, and communication modules that enable them to perform multiple security tasks. This universality reduces the need for specialized equipment for each function, managing complexity while enhancing productivity through versatile autonomous operation
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AI summary
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on storage devices, for monitoring, security, and surveillance of a property. In one aspect, a system includes multiple robotic devices, multiple sensors, wherein the multiple sensors includes a first sensor, multiple charging stations, and a monitor control unit. The monitor control unit may include a network interface, one or more processors, and one or more storage devices that include instructions to cause the one or more processors to perform operations. The operations may include receiving data from the first sensor that is indicative of an alarm event, accessing information describing the capabilities of the each of the robotic devices, selecting a subset of robotic devices from the multiple robotic devices, and transmitting a command to each robotic device in the subset of robotic devices that instructs each respective robotic device to deploy to the location of the first sensor.