Autonomous Electronic Device and Method of Controlling Motion of the Autonomous Electronic Device Thereof

• US 20130024065A1
• Filed: 10/28/2011
• Published: 01/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ememe Robot Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Ememe Robot Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chiu, Hung-Chih, Chuang, Chung-Hsien, Lin, Chi-Shing, Hsu, Harry Chia-Hung
• Application Number:
  US13/283,678
• Publication Number:
  US 20130024065A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/26
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/027 comprising intertial navigation means, e.g. azimuth detector inertial navigation G01C21/16; inertial navigation combined with non-inertial navigation instruments G01C21/165

Abstract

An autonomous electronic device and a method of controlling the motion of the autonomous electronic device thereof are disclosed. The autonomous electronic device includes a motor, a wheel, a processing module, a motor controlling module, and a motion sensor module. The motor is used for driving the wheel. The motor controlling module is used for controlling the motor. The motion sensor module is used for generating a sensing signal according to surrounding conditions encountered by the autonomous electronic device and transferring the signal to the processing module, wherein when the sensing signal is an abnormal movement signal, the processing module controls the motor to adapt to the surrounding conditions via the motor controlling module according to the abnormal movement signal.

Claims

1. An autonomous electronic device comprising:

a wheel;

a motor connected to the wheel for driving the wheel;

a motor controlling module electrically connected to the motor for controlling the motor;

a motion sensor module used for generating a sensing signal according to surrounding conditions encountered by the autonomous electronic device; and

a processing module electrically connected to the motor controlling module and the motion sensor module used for receiving the sensing signal;

wherein

when the sensing signal is an abnormal movement signal, the processing module controls the motor via the motor controlling module according to the abnormal movement signal, and further adjusts the wheel to adapt to the surrounding conditions.

2. The autonomous electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensing signal comprises a sensing signal of the horizontal axis and a sensing signal of the vertical axis.

3. The autonomous electronic device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the processing module executes a bump mode when the sensing signal of the horizontal axis exceeds a bumping threshold.

4. The autonomous electronic device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the processing module executes an obstacle mode when the sensing signal of the horizontal axis is below a moving threshold for a specific period of time.

5. The autonomous electronic device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the processing module executes a vibration mode when the sensing signal of the vertical axis exceeds a vibration threshold.

6. The autonomous electronic device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a motor status detecting module that is electrically connected to the motor and the motor controlling module used for detecting a status of the motor to obtain a feedback signal, wherein the processing module is used for receiving the feedback signal and further controls the motor via the motor controlling module according to the feedback signal to adapt to the surrounding conditions when the feedback signal is abnormal.

7. The autonomous electronic device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the processing module executes a vibration mode when the feedback signal exceeds a specific threshold.

8. The autonomous electronic device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the motor status detecting module is an electric current sensor module used for detecting an electric current value of the motor, and the specific threshold is an electric current threshold.

9. The autonomous electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the motion sensor module is an accelerometer.

10. The autonomous electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the motion sensor module is used for detecting the sensing signal after the motor actuates.

11. A method of controlling a motion of an autonomous electronic device used for the autonomous electronic device, the autonomous electronic device comprising a motor and a wheel, and the method comprising:

detecting a sensing signal via a motion sensor module according to a surrounding condition encountered by the autonomous electronic device;

determining whether the sensing signal is an abnormal movement signal; and

if yes, controlling the motor according to the abnormal movement signal and further adjusting the wheel to adapt to the surrounding conditions.

12. The method of controlling the motion of the autonomous electronic device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the step of detecting the sensing signal comprises detecting a sensing signal of the horizontal axis.

13. The method of controlling the motion of the autonomous electronic device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the step of determining whether the sensing signal is one of abnormal movement further comprising:

determining whether the sensing signal of horizontal axis exceeds a bumping threshold; and

if yes, executing a bump mode.

14. The method of controlling the motion of the autonomous electronic device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the step of determining whether the sensing signal is one of abnormal movement further comprising:

determining whether the sensing signal of horizontal axis is below a moving threshold for a specific period of time; and

if yes, executing an obstacle mode.

15. The method of controlling the motion of the autonomous electronic device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the step of detecting the sensing signal comprises detecting a sensing signal of the vertical axis.

16. The method of controlling a motion of the autonomous electronic device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the step of determining whether the sensing signal is the abnormal movement further comprises:

determining whether the sensing signal of the vertical axis exceeds a vibration threshold; and

if yes, executing a vibration mode.

17. The method of controlling the motion of the autonomous electronic device as claimed in claim 11, the method further comprising:

detecting a status of the motor via a motor sensor module to obtain a feedback signal;

determining whether the feedback signal is abnormal; and

if yes, further controlling the motor according to the feedback signal to adjust the wheel to adapt to the surrounding conditions.

18. The method of controlling the motion of the autonomous electronic device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the step of determining whether the feedback signal is abnormal further comprises:

determining whether the feedback signal is over a specific threshold; and

if yes, executing a vibration mode.

19. The method of controlling the motion of the autonomous electronic device as claimed in claim 18, wherein the step of detecting the status of the motor comprises detecting an electric current value of the motor via an electric current sensor module, and the specific threshold is the electric current threshold.

20. The method of controlling the motion of the autonomous electronic device as claimed in claim 11, the method further comprising:

actuating the motor in advance to drive the wheel.