Battery-driven legged robot and method of controlling the same
First Claim
1. A battery-driven legged robot which comprises at least one movable leg unit and at least one driving member including the driving member for driving a trunk, the legged robot comprising:
- control means for outputting a control signal for instructing driving of the driving member;
power-control means for monitoring the state of a battery; and
power supply-block means for supplying and blocking driving power to the driving member in accordance with the state of the battery monitored by the power-control means.
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Abstract
When the remaining capacity of a battery of a robot comes to a low level at a position in an operational area, power consumption can be reduced, thereby extending the life of the battery, by changing control parameters used by actuators and successively suspending operations of driving members of which the suspension of operations does not significantly affect the motion using a leg unit. Therefore, the robot can operate for a longer time, and energy, which is required for the motion for connection to a charging station or an external power supply device, can be maintained.
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1. A battery-driven legged robot which comprises at least one movable leg unit and at least one driving member including the driving member for driving a trunk, the legged robot comprising:
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control means for outputting a control signal for instructing driving of the driving member;
power-control means for monitoring the state of a battery; and
power supply-block means for supplying and blocking driving power to the driving member in accordance with the state of the battery monitored by the power-control means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of controlling a battery-driven legged robot which comprises at least one movable leg unit and at least one driving member including the driving member for driving a trunk, the method comprising the steps of:
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monitoring the state of a battery; and
switching between supply and blocking of driving power to the at least one driving member in accordance with the state of the battery monitored in the monitoring step. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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