SECURITY CONTROL APPARATUS, TRACK SECURITY APPARATUS, AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOT APPARATUS, AND SECURITY CONTROL SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20120215383A1
• Filed: 02/23/2012
• Published: 08/23/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: LEE, Jae Yeon, KIM, Do-Hyung, KIM, Hye Jin, KIM, Jae Hong, SOHN, Joo Chan, YOON, Ho sub, BAN, Kyu Dae, YOON, Youngwoo, YUN, Woo-han, CHAE, Heesung
• Application Number:
  US13/403,345
• Publication Number:
  US 20120215383A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/2
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19623 Arrangements allowing camera linear motion, e.g. camera moving along a rail cable or track
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast

Abstract

A security control service system includes: a track security apparatus for traveling along a track installed in a place to be secured, and obtaining and transmitting security information to a security control apparatus; an autonomous mobile robot apparatus for traveling along the track together with the track security apparatus or freely traveling in the place to be secured, and obtaining and transmitting security information to the security control apparatus; and the security control apparatus for transmitting a control command for security control to the track security apparatus or the autonomous mobile robot apparatus after analyzing the security information.

Claims

1. A security control apparatus, comprising:

a control command input unit for receiving a control command on a place to be secured;

a security information transceiver for transmitting a control command for security control or receiving security information including a peripheral image and a voice through communication with a track security apparatus that obtains the security information while traveling along a track installed in the place to be secured or through communication with an autonomous mobile robot apparatus which obtains the security information including a peripheral image and a voice to transmit the security information while traveling along the track in a state that the autonomous mobile robot apparatus is combined with the track security apparatus or while freely traveling in the place to be secured in a state that the autonomous mobile robot apparatus is separated from the track security apparatus;

a security information storage unit for storing the received security information;

a security information analysis unit for analyzing the received security information to determine an abnormal situation of the place to be secured, and generating the control command to be transmitted to the track security apparatus or the autonomous mobile robot apparatus through the security information transceiver for combining or separating the autonomous mobile robot apparatus with or from the track security apparatus based on a result of determining the abnormal situation or for performing necessary functions of monitoring, reconnaissance, arrest, emergency situation repress, rescue or repair by the autonomous mobile robot apparatus which has been approached a target position where an abnormal situation occurs; and

a security information output unit for outputting information on the determined abnormal situation of the place to be secured.

2. The security control apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a power supply unit for supplying a driving power to the track security apparatus or the autonomous mobile robot apparatus through a power line installed along the path of the track.

3. A track security apparatus comprising:

a track traveling unit for traveling along a track installed in a place to be secured;

a security information acquisition unit for obtaining security information including a peripheral image and a voice depending on traveling of the track traveling unit;

a security control transceiver for receiving a control command from a security control apparatus which transmits the control command depending on an input control command for security control or transmitting the security information to the security control apparatus;

a security information analysis unit for determining a peripheral abnormal situation of the track by analyzing the security information to transmit the determined abnormal situation to the security control apparatus through the security control transceiver; and

a robot attachment/detachment unit combined with or separated from an autonomous mobile robot apparatus depending on the control command information to make the autonomous mobile robot apparatus travel along the track with the track security apparatus or freely travel alone in the place to be secured and obtain the security information including a peripheral image and a voice to determine a peripheral abnormal situation of a traveling position by analyzing the obtained security.

4. The track security apparatus of claim 3, further comprising:

a power source unit for receiving a driving power supplied from the security control apparatus supplied through a power line installed along the path of the track.

5. The track security apparatus of claim 3, further comprising:

a track attachment/detachment unit combined with or separated from the track so that the track security apparatus can travel along the track or is positioned around the track.

6. An autonomous mobile robot apparatus, comprising:

a free traveling unit for freely traveling separately from a track installed in a place to be secured;

a robot attachment/detachment unit combined with or separated from a track security apparatus, which obtains security information including a peripheral image and a voice while traveling along the track, so that the autonomous mobile robot apparatus can travel along the track with the track security apparatus or freely travel alone the place to be secured;

a traveling navigation unit for providing information on a traveling path for the free traveling;

a security information acquisition unit for obtaining security information including a peripheral image and a voice during the free traveling;

a security control transceiver for receiving a control command from a security control apparatus which transmits the control command depending on an input control command for security control or transmitting the security information to the security control apparatus; and

a security information analysis unit for determining a peripheral abnormal situation of the traveling path by analyzing the security information so that the determined abnormal situation is transmitted to the security control apparatus through the security control transceiver.

7. The autonomous mobile robot apparatus of claim 6, further comprising:

an articulated motion unit for performing an articulated motion; and

a robot driving unit for driving the articulated motion unit depending on the control command.

8. The autonomous mobile robot apparatus of claim 6, further comprising:

a power source unit for receiving a power supplied from the security control apparatus through a power line installed along the path of the track or receiving power supplied from the track security apparatus to perform charging and to provide a driving power through discharging.

9. A security control service system, comprising:

a track security apparatus for traveling along a track installed in a place to be secured, obtaining and transmitting to a security control apparatus security information including a peripheral image and a voice around the track, and detecting a peripheral abnormal situation of the track by analyzing the obtained security information and transmitting the determined abnormal situation to the security control apparatus;

an autonomous mobile robot apparatus for traveling along the track together with the track security apparatus in a state that the autonomous mobile robot apparatus is combined with the track security apparatus and freely traveling in the place to be secured in a state that the autonomous mobile robot apparatus is separated from the track security apparatus, obtaining and transmitting to the security control apparatus security information including a peripheral image and a voice around a traveling path, and detecting a peripheral abnormal situation of a traveling position by analyzing the obtained security information and transmitting the detected abnormal situation to the security control apparatus; and

the security control apparatus for receiving the security information and information on the detected abnormal situation of the track from the track security apparatus or receiving the security information and information on the detected abnormal situation of the traveling position from the autonomous mobile robot apparatus, analyzing the security information received from the track security apparatus or the autonomous mobile robot apparatus to determine an abnormal situation of the track or the traveling position of the autonomous mobile robot apparatus, outputting information on the abnormal situation of the track or the traveling position of the autonomous mobile robot apparatus, and transmitting a control command for security control to the track security apparatus or the autonomous mobile robot apparatus depending on the abnormal situation around the track or around the traveling, or depending on an input control command.

10. The security control service system of claim 9, wherein the autonomous mobile robot apparatus is separated from the track security apparatus to freely travel to a specific position within the place to be secured and perform a necessary function of monitoring, reconnaissance, arrest, emergency situation repress, rescue or repair through an articulated motion depending on the control command.

11. A security control service method by a security control service system, comprising:

obtaining security information including peripheral image and voice while a track security apparatus travels along a track installed in a place to be secured;

analyzing, at a security control apparatus that has received the security information, the security information to determine an abnormal situation of the place to be secured;

generating, at the security control apparatus, a control command for security control depending on an abnormal situation of the place to be secured or an input control command;

allowing an autonomous mobile robot apparatus to be combined with the track security apparatus to travel along the track, depending on the control command;

allowing the autonomous mobile robot apparatus to be separated from the track security apparatus depending on the control command so that the autonomous mobile robot apparatus freely travels to a specific position within the place to be secured; and

obtaining, at the autonomous mobile robot apparatus, the security information including image and voice around the specific position and transmitting the security information to the security control apparatus, depending on the control command.

12. The security control service method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving information on the abnormal situation at the security control apparatus from the track security apparatus or the autonomous mobile robot apparatus; and

generating, at the security control apparatus, the control command depending on the received information on the abnormal situation, and transmitting the generated control command to the track security apparatus or the autonomous mobile robot apparatus.

13. The security control service method of claim 11, further comprising:

allowing the track security apparatus to be separated from the track and positioned around the track depending on the control command.

14. The security control service method of claim 11, further comprising:

allowing the autonomous mobile robot apparatus to perform a necessary function of monitoring, reconnaissance, arrest, emergency situation repress, rescue or repair through an articulated motion at the specific position depending on the control command.