Touch Panel Robot Control with Speed-Mirroring Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in performing intuitive manual operations of industrial robots using touch panels due to the lack of physical feedback, making it hard to associate finger movements with robot motions effectively.
Innovation Solution
A robot operation apparatus with a touch panel, operation detector, and behavior command generator that allows users to input drag and flick operations, enabling the robot to mirror finger movements and control speed based on finger movement speed, providing intuitive operation and eliminating screen size limitations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a touch panel is used for manual robot operation, then the device structure is simplified and modern interface is provided, but the user cannot obtain physical feedback from operation keys
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces force feedback mechanism that applies resistance force to the slider in accordance with robot operation speed. This feedback loop allows the user to physically feel the robot's motion state through the slider, creating an intuitive connection between manual operation and robot response while maintaining the simplified touch panel structure.
2Device complexity
If touch panel size is reduced for portability, then device compactness is improved, but continuous operation may be interrupted by screen boundaries
Solution Approach 1:
The slider is designed to wrap around the edges of the touch panel, allowing it to function both within the screen boundaries and extend beyond them. This multi-functional design enables the slider to serve as both a precise position indicator on-screen and a continuous operation control that transcends screen limitations, maintaining portability while enabling uninterrupted operation.
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AI summary
A robot operation apparatus comprising: a touch panel that receives input of a touch operation and a movement operation from a user; an operation detector that detects the touch operation and the movement operation to the touch panel; and a behavior command generator that generates a behavior command operating a robot based on a detection result of the operation detector. The behavior command generator performs a behavior speed determination process that determines a behavior speed of the robot based on an operation speed of the movement operation, when the operation detector detects the movement operation to an operation graphic provided on the touch panel.