SWARM INTELLIGENCE ROUTING ROBOT DEVICE AND MOVEMENT PATH CONTROL SYSTEM USING THE SAME

• US 20130123981A1
• Filed: 10/16/2012
• Published: 05/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: LEE, Chang Eun, CHO, Young-Jo, KIM, Sung Hoon
• Application Number:
  US13/652,738
• Publication Number:
  US 20130123981A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/248
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0803 Configuration setting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0853 by actively collecting configuration information or by backing up configuration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 Discovery or management of network topologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A swarm intelligence routing robot device includes wherein multiple swarm intelligence robot devices configure a cluster, and the swarm intelligence routing robot device configures and manages a wireless communication network to relay communication between the swarm intelligence robot devices which move in an atypical environment in the cluster, and selects a location thereof in order to maintain a communication state with the swarm intelligence robot devices with which the swarm intelligence routing robot device wants to establish a connection based on a network resource information management of the swarm intelligence robot devices.

Claims

1. A swarm intelligence routing robot device,

wherein multiple swarm intelligence robot devices configure a cluster, and

the swarm intelligence routing robot device configures and manages a wireless communication network to relay communication between the swarm intelligence robot devices which move in an atypical environment in the cluster, and selects a location thereof in order to maintain a communication state with the swarm intelligence robot devices with which the swarm intelligence routing robot device wants to establish a connection based on a network resource information management of the swarm intelligence robot devices.

2. The swarm intelligence routing robot device of claim 1, comprising:

a network management unit for performing a network configuration management function and a network resource information management function in a middleware layer positioned between a message layer and a service layer above a network layer.

3. The swarm intelligence routing robot device of claim 2, wherein the network management unit comprises:

a network configuration manager for automatically configuring the wireless communication network;

a topology manager for collectively managing network information of the swarm intelligence robot devices;

a position manager for obtaining relative coordinates by using absolute coordinate information of the swarm intelligence robot devices and information regarding a distance between robots;

a traffic manager for allocating or redistributing channels such that channels are not be overloaded, while monitoring traffic in the wireless communication network; and

a resource manager for analyzing resource information of the swarm intelligence robot devices collected through the network configuration manager.

4. The swarm intelligence routing robot device of claim 3, wherein the network configuration manager registers information regarding the automatically configured swarm intelligence robot device, and collects and manages network information regarding state information and error information of the swarm intelligence robot device.

5. The swarm intelligence routing robot device of claim 3, wherein the network configuration manager provides an interface for interworking with a higher group, and obtains and discriminates events of a lower group.

6. The swarm intelligence routing robot device of claim 3, wherein the topology manager manages a topology and routing table.

7. The swarm intelligence routing robot device of claim 3, wherein the topology manager manages processes an event and message in relation to grouping through a coalition management function, and manages information regarding group formation and secession.

8. The swarm intelligence routing robot device of claim 3, wherein the topology manager manages provides an interface for providing topology and coalition information to a higher application service group.

9. The swarm intelligence routing robot device of claim 3, wherein the position manager has a function of discriminating validity of location information and repairing the same in real time.

10. The swarm intelligence routing robot device of claim 3, wherein the position manager monitors an accidental situation including a collision by monitoring the entire locations.

11. The swarm intelligence routing robot device of claim 3, wherein the position manager provides a location and state of the swarm intelligence routing robot device in real time to an application service group.

12. The swarm intelligence routing robot device of claim 3, wherein the traffic manager limits types and amounts of data to be transmitted and changes a transmission period, in consideration of an amount of load of the entire channels.

13. The swarm intelligence routing robot device of claim 3, wherein the resource manager defines a role and function of each of the swarm intelligence routing robot devices.

14. The swarm intelligence routing robot device of claim 3, wherein the topology manager comprises:

a topology configuration management group for administering a topology and routing table and a network path configuration;

a coalition configuration management group for administering a group setting and cancellation; and

a topology collector for performing a function of collecting real time node link information.

15. The swarm intelligence routing robot device of claim 14, wherein the coalition configuration management group comprises a coalition event processor for handling message processing relating to a coalition configuration, and a coalition remaking for providing a management function regarding coalition reconfiguration, subscription, secession, generation, and extinction in consideration of network resources.

16. A system for controlling a movement path, comprising:

multiple swarm intelligence robot devices for configuring at least two or more clusters and performing an assigned mission based on a cluster through cooperation;

a swarm intelligence routing robot device for configuring and managing a wireless communication network to relay communication between the swarm intelligence robot devices which move in an atypical environment in the cluster, and selecting a location thereof to maintain a communication state with the swarm intelligence robot devices with which the swarm intelligence routing robot device wants to establish a connection based on a network resource information management of the swarm intelligence robot devices; and

a mobile control device for controlling a movement path, while monitoring a state of the swarm intelligence robot devices through the swarm intelligence routing robot device.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the swarm intelligence routing robot device moves between the swarm intelligence robot device and the mobile control device to maintain connectivity of the wireless communication network when a connection of the wireless communication network between the swarm intelligence robot device and the mobile control device is cut off or when the connection is likely to be cut off.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the swarm intelligence routing robot device configures the wireless communication network with a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network)/WPAN (Wireless Personal Area Network)-based ad-hoc network.