Multi-robot control interface
First Claim
1. A multi-robot control interface for controlling a plurality of robots, comprising a user interface, including:
- at least one robot display window for each of the plurality of robots, the at least one robot display window illustrating one or more conditions of a respective one of the plurality of robots;
at least one robot control window for each of the plurality of robots, the at least one robot control window configured to receive one or more commands for sending to the respective one of the plurality of robots; and
a multi-robot common window comprised of a fusion of information representing a collaborative workspace between at least one user and more than one concurrently operating robots of the plurality of robots, the collaborative workspace including map information added by the at least one user and map information received from the more than one concurrently operating robots of the plurality of robots and configured for presenting the fusion of information as a coherent picture of an emerging map of an environment of the plurality of robots.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for controlling a plurality of robots through a single user interface include at least one robot display window for each of the plurality of robots with the at least one robot display window illustrating one or more conditions of a respective one of the plurality of robots. The user interface further includes at least one robot control window for each of the plurality of robots with the at least one robot control window configured to receive one or more commands for sending to the respective one of the plurality of robots. The user interface further includes a multi-robot common window comprised of information received from each of the plurality of robots.
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33 Claims
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1. A multi-robot control interface for controlling a plurality of robots, comprising a user interface, including:
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at least one robot display window for each of the plurality of robots, the at least one robot display window illustrating one or more conditions of a respective one of the plurality of robots; at least one robot control window for each of the plurality of robots, the at least one robot control window configured to receive one or more commands for sending to the respective one of the plurality of robots; and a multi-robot common window comprised of a fusion of information representing a collaborative workspace between at least one user and more than one concurrently operating robots of the plurality of robots, the collaborative workspace including map information added by the at least one user and map information received from the more than one concurrently operating robots of the plurality of robots and configured for presenting the fusion of information as a coherent picture of an emerging map of an environment of the plurality of robots. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for controlling a plurality of robots through a control interface, comprising:
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displaying at least one robot display window for each of the plurality of robots, the at least one robot display window illustrating one or more conditions of the respective one of the plurality of robots; displaying at least one robot control window for each of the plurality of robots, the at least one robot control window configured to receive one or more commands for sending to the respective one of the plurality of robots; and displaying a multi-robot common window comprised of a fusion of information representing a collaborative workspace between at least one user and more than one concurrently operating robots of the plurality of robots, the collaborative workspace including map information added by the at least one user and map information received from the more than one concurrently operating robots of the plurality of robots as a coherent picture of an emerging map of an environment of the plurality of robots. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions thereon for controlling a plurality of robots through a control interface, the computer-executable instructions for performing the steps of:
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displaying at least one robot display window for each of the plurality of robots, the at least one robot display window illustrating one or more conditions of the respective one of the plurality of robots; displaying at least one robot control window for each of the plurality of robots, the at least one robot control window configured to receive one or more commands for sending to the respective one of the plurality of robots; and displaying a multi-robot common window comprised of a fusion of information representing a collaborative workspace between at least one user and more than one concurrently operating robots of the plurality of robots, the collaborative workspace including map information added by the at least one user and map information received from the more than one concurrently operating robots of the plurality of robots as a coherent picture of an emerging map of an environment of the plurality of robots. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for controlling a plurality of robots through a single user interface, comprising:
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receiving a first message including one or more conditions from a first robot of the plurality of robots; displaying the one or more conditions in at least one first robot display window of the single user interface; receiving a second message including one or more conditions from a second robot of the plurality of robots; displaying the one or more conditions from the second robot in at least one second robot display window of the single user interface; receiving map information from at least one user; and displaying the map information from the at least one user and at least portions of the one or more conditions from the first robot and the second robot as fused information representing a collaborative workspace between the at least one user, the first robot, and the second robot, wherein the collaborative workspace is configured for presenting a coherent picture of an emerging map of an environment of the plurality of robots in a multi-robot common window of the single user interface. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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