Apparatus and method for synchronizing robots
First Claim
1. A portable robot synchronization apparatus, comprising:
- a storage unit configured to store data defining physical models and behaviors of a real robot;
a manipulation unit;
an output unit;
a communication unit configured to perform wired and wireless communication with the real robot or a server; and
a control unit configured to (a) model a size and behavior of a virtual robot, having a shape and behavior of the real robot, in response to a manipulation command received through the manipulation unit, on the basis of the data stored in the storage unit, (b) output the modeled virtual robot through the output unit, (c) control the behavior of the virtual robot in response to the behavior of the real robot when communicating with the real robot through the communication unit, (d) convert a robot manipulation command protocol capable of manipulating a real robot, in response to a manipulation command of the manipulation unit, and (e) send the models and behavior data of the modeled virtual robot to the real robot through the communication unit by using the converted robot manipulation command protocol.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for synchronization robots. According to an aspect of the present invention, a portable robot synchronization apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store data defining physical models and behaviors of a real robot, a manipulation unit, an output unit, a communication unit configured to perform wired and wireless communication with the real robot or a server, and a control unit configured to model a size and behavior of a virtual robot, having a shape and behavior of the real robot, in response to a manipulation command received through the manipulation unit, on the basis of the data stored in the storage unit, output the modeled virtual robot through the output unit, and control the behavior of the virtual robot in response to the behavior of the real robot when communicating with the real robot through the communication unit.
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10 Claims
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1. A portable robot synchronization apparatus, comprising:
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a storage unit configured to store data defining physical models and behaviors of a real robot; a manipulation unit; an output unit; a communication unit configured to perform wired and wireless communication with the real robot or a server; and a control unit configured to (a) model a size and behavior of a virtual robot, having a shape and behavior of the real robot, in response to a manipulation command received through the manipulation unit, on the basis of the data stored in the storage unit, (b) output the modeled virtual robot through the output unit, (c) control the behavior of the virtual robot in response to the behavior of the real robot when communicating with the real robot through the communication unit, (d) convert a robot manipulation command protocol capable of manipulating a real robot, in response to a manipulation command of the manipulation unit, and (e) send the models and behavior data of the modeled virtual robot to the real robot through the communication unit by using the converted robot manipulation command protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A robot synchronization method using a portable robot synchronization apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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storing data defining physical models and behavior of a real robot; receiving a command to manipulate a virtual robot having a shape and behavior of the real robot; modeling a size and behavior of the virtual robot on the basis of the stored data in response to the received manipulation command; outputting the modeled virtual robot; controlling the behavior of the virtual robot on the basis of the behavior of the real robot through communication with the real robot; converting a robot manipulation command protocol capable of manipulating the real robot in response to the received manipulation command; and sending the models and behavior data of the modeled virtual robot to the real robot using the converted robot manipulation command protocol. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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