Control apparatus for movable robot
First Claim
1. A control apparatus for a movable robot, comprising:
- means for acquiring environment information;
means for detecting a current position of the robot;
a map storage for storing map data containing information regarding arrangement of passages and fixtures in regions in which the robot may move;
a parameter storage for storing control parameters adjusted to different environments; and
control means for determining a current position of the robot on the map data based on a signal from the current position detecting means, retrieving control parameters suitable for the current position from the parameter storage, and controlling the means for acquiring environment information or actuators for moving the robot by using the retrieved control parameters.
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Abstract
The control apparatus for a movable robot comprises: environment information acquisition means (such as video camera 3 and microphone 4); a current position detecting means (15); a map storage (7); a control parameter storage (9) for storing control parameters adjusted to different environments; and control means (11, 12) for determining a current position of the robot on the map data based on a signal from the current position detecting means, retrieving control parameters suitable for the current position from the parameter storage, and controlling the environment information acquisition means or actuators for moving the robot by using the retrieved control parameters.
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11 Claims
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1. A control apparatus for a movable robot, comprising:
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means for acquiring environment information;
means for detecting a current position of the robot;
a map storage for storing map data containing information regarding arrangement of passages and fixtures in regions in which the robot may move;
a parameter storage for storing control parameters adjusted to different environments; and
control means for determining a current position of the robot on the map data based on a signal from the current position detecting means, retrieving control parameters suitable for the current position from the parameter storage, and controlling the means for acquiring environment information or actuators for moving the robot by using the retrieved control parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A control apparatus for a movable robot, comprising:
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a behavior control unit for controlling a behavior of the robot;
means for detecting a motion state quantity representing a motion of a movable part of the robot;
sound input means; and
sound recognition means for identifying a target sound from an input to the sound input means, wherein the sound recognition means identifies an operating sound of the robot from the input to the sound input means based upon the motion state quantity from the means for detecting a motion state variable, and wherein the behavior control means controls the behavior of the robot so as to reduce the operating sound based upon a result of identification of the operating sound. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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