Mobile device enabled robotic system

• US 9,954,992 B2
• Filed: 11/25/2015
• Issued: 04/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation (The Trustees of Purdue University (d/b/a Purdue University))
• Original Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation (The Trustees of Purdue University (d/b/a Purdue University))
• Inventors: Deng, Xinyan, Chiu, George T, Zhang, Jian
• Primary Examiner(s): GESESSE, TILAHUN
• Application Number:
  US14/952,620
• Publication Number:
  US 20170201614A1
• Time in Patent Office: 881 Days
• Field of Search: 455557, 455517, 455519
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 39/024 of the remote controlled vehicle type, i.e. RPV
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 10/14 with four distinct rotor axes, e.g. quadcopters
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2201/20 Remote controls
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0011 associated with a remote control arrangement
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/217 Database tuning G06F16/2282 takes precedence; database performance monitoring G06F11/3409
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2228 Indexing structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2272 Management thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2282 Tablespace storage structures; Management thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2453 Query optimisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24565 Triggers; Constraints
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3833 Hand-held transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera constructional features concerning the integration of cameras in portable phones H04M1/0264
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with sensor modules and mobile devices (including smartphone, tablet) running intelligent software for autonomous navigation, onboard computer vision, communication, and robotic social networks, is disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a mobile device, wherein the mobile device comprises;

at least one sensor;

at least one processor;

at least one communication means, wherein the communication means is capable of communicating and networking among robotic mobile vehicles and between robotic mobile vehicles and humans, using social networking and/or messaging services and accessing, storing, and retrieving information from the Internet; and

a mobile vehicle, wherein the mobile vehicle is physically coupled to the mobile device, and the mobile vehicle comprises;

a chassis;

at least one actuator; and

a power source.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile device further comprises at least one actuator.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile device further comprises a power source.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is configured to gain power from the power source of the mobile vehicle.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobie device is configured to gain power from the power source of the mobile device.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile vehicle is a robot.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile vehicle is an unmanned aerial vehicle.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile vehicle is a humanoid.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile vehicle is an unmanned land vehicle.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile vehicle is an unmanned underwater vehicle.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile vehicle is an unmanned watercraft.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is a mobile phone.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is a tablet.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is communicatively coupled to the mobile vehicle.

15. A system, comprising:

at least one robot, wherein the at least one robot is configured to communicate with at least one target;

at least one communication means, wherein the communication means is capable of communicating and networking among robotic mobile vehicles and between robotic mobile vehicles and humans, using human social networking and/or messaging services and accessing, storing, and retrieving information from the Internet and/or dedicated robot social networking and/or messaging services, comprising intelligent software applications run on a mobile device, wherein the mobile device is attached to a vehicle, and wherein the mobile device is capable of decision making, autonomous navigation and social interactions among robots and between robot and human, and wherein the vehicle comprises an actuator.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one target comprises a human.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one target comprises a robot.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the robot is an autonomous robot.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the autonomous robot is a home appliance and/or an autonomous vehicle.

20. A method of communication and networking among robotic mobile vehicles and between robotic mobile vehicles and humans using human social networking or dedicated robot social networking methods, comprising running an intelligent software application on a mobile device, wherein the mobile device is attached to a vehicle, and wherein the mobile device is capable of decision making, autonomous navigation and interactions among robots and between robot and human, wherein the vehicle comprises an actuator.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the human social networking comprises at least one human interacting with at least one robot to achieve a natural and intelligent interaction.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein the dedicated robot networking comprises at least one robot interacting with at least one other robot to achieve networking interaction.

23. A method of communication and networking among robotic mobile vehicles and between robotic mobile vehicles and humans using messaging services or dedicated robotic messaging services, comprising running an intelligent software application on a mobile device, wherein the mobile device is attached to a vehicle, and wherein the mobile device is capable of decision making, autonomous navigation and interactions among robots and between robot and human, wherein the vehicle comprises an actuator.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the messaging services comprise at least one human interacting with at least one robot to achieve a natural and intelligent interaction.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein the dedicated robotic messaging services comprises at least one robot interacting with at least one other robot to achieve networking interaction.