Robot platform provided with changeable/expandable module

• US 20080172146A1
• Filed: 01/12/2007
• Published: 07/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chen-Wei Lin, Wai-Ling Chan
• Original Assignee: Chen-Wei Lin, Wai-Ling Chan
• Inventors: Lin, Chen-Wei
• Application Number:
  US11/652,885
• Publication Number:
  US 20080172146A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/245
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/021 specially adapted to land vehicles

Abstract

The present invention relates to a robot platform provided with a changeable/expandable module, which comprises a base provided in the interior thereof with a power source, a drive mechanism, a plurality of wheels, and a control unit for receiving and executing commands. The base can be controlled by the control unit to move on a plain surface in a predetermined motion mode. Besides, a chamber is also disposed in the base for receiving a module, and includes a plurality of conducting points therein for the electricity conduction of the module having processing and main controlling units, thereby changing the module on the base depended on the user'"'"'s demand, transmitting the instruction of the main controlling unit to the control unit of the base so as to control the base'"'"'s movement, and cooperating with the processing unit of the module to execute command.

Claims

1. A robot platform provided with a changeable/expandable module comprising:

a base provided in the interior thereof with a power source, a drive mechanism, a plurality of wheels and a control unit, said base can be controlled by said control unit to move on a plain surface in a predetermined motion mode;

the characteristic of the present invention including;

said base defined with a chamber for receiving a module, and a plurality of conducting and signaling points therein which is coupled to said control unit, said conducting and signaling points severing to contact with contact points on said module to cause an electricity conduction.

2. The robot platform provided with a changeable/expandable module as claimed in claim 1, wherein said chamber vertically passes through said base.

3. The robot platform provided with a changeable/expandable module as claimed in claim 1, wherein around the periphery of said chamber is formed at least one connecting portion.

4. A robot platform provided with a changeable/expandable module comprising:

a body having an insertion portion and a number of contact points, being inserted into a chamber of a base by way of said insertion portion, and said contact points correspondingly contacting with a plurality of conducting and signaling points;

a main controlling unit being connected to said contact points for receiving the instruction, and for commanding a control unit of said base to actuate the base'"'"'s movement;

a processing unit being controlled by said main controlling unit to execute instruction;

5. The robot platform provided with a changeable/expandable module as claimed in claim 4, wherein said main controlling unit is applied to receive instructions from a remote monitor terminal, and to command said processing unit to execute its instruction.

6. The robot platform provided with a changeable/expandable module as claimed in claim 4, wherein said processing unit of a module can transmit processing result to said remote monitor terminal through said main controlling unit.