Robot with docking station, system and method
First Claim
1. A docking system comprising:
- a robot and a docking station,wherein said robot includesa power storage unit configured to supply power for the robot,a docking terminal group including a first docking terminal and a second docking terminal;
a robot control unit configured to control a working state of said robot;
wherein said docking station includesa conductive terminal group, including a first conductive terminal and a second conductive terminal,said conductive terminal group configured to be electrically connected to the docking terminal group respectively;
wherein said robot control unit includesa signal transmission module configured to be electrically connected to said first docking terminal and send a predetermined detection signal;
a signal receiving module configured to be electrically connected to said second docking terminal;
wherein said robot control unit verifies docking of said docking terminal group of said robot with said conductive terminal group of said docking station responsive to receipt by said signal receiving module of a predetermined feedback signal corresponding to the predetermined detection signal transmitted by the signal transmission module to at least one terminal of the docking terminal group.
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Abstract
A robot, a station, system and method therefor is described. The docking system includes, among other items, a robot and a docking station. The robot may have a power storage unit configured to supply power for the robot, a docking terminal group having a first docking terminal and a second docking terminal, and a robot control unit configured to control working state of the robot. The docking station includes a conductive terminal group comprising at least a first conductive terminal and a second conductive terminal. The conductive terminal group is configured to be electrically connected to the docking terminal group respectively. The robot control unit comprises a signal transmission module configured to be electrically connected to the first docking terminal and send a predetermined detection signal, a signal receiving module configured to be electrically connected to the second docking terminal. When the signal receiving module receives a predetermined feedback signal corresponding to the predetermined detection signal, the robot control unit verifies that the docking of the docking terminal group of the robot with the conductive terminal group of the docking station has succeeded. The robot can reliably dock to the docking station without human intervention, which brings extreme convenience to production and life.
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20 Claims
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1. A docking system comprising:
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a robot and a docking station, wherein said robot includes a power storage unit configured to supply power for the robot, a docking terminal group including a first docking terminal and a second docking terminal; a robot control unit configured to control a working state of said robot; wherein said docking station includes a conductive terminal group, including a first conductive terminal and a second conductive terminal, said conductive terminal group configured to be electrically connected to the docking terminal group respectively; wherein said robot control unit includes a signal transmission module configured to be electrically connected to said first docking terminal and send a predetermined detection signal; a signal receiving module configured to be electrically connected to said second docking terminal; wherein said robot control unit verifies docking of said docking terminal group of said robot with said conductive terminal group of said docking station responsive to receipt by said signal receiving module of a predetermined feedback signal corresponding to the predetermined detection signal transmitted by the signal transmission module to at least one terminal of the docking terminal group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A docking method for docking a robot to a docking station, said robot comprising a docking terminal group and a robot control unit, said docking terminal group comprising at least a first docking terminal and a second docking terminal, said robot control unit comprising a signal transmission module configured to be electrically connected to said first docking terminal and a signal receiving module configured to be electrically connected to said second docking terminal,
said docking station comprising a conductive terminal group, said conductive terminal group comprising at least a first conductive terminal and a second conductive terminal, said conductive terminal group configured to be electrically connected to said docking terminal group of the robot, said docking method comprising: -
sending from said signal transmission module a predetermined detection signal through at least one terminal of the docking terminal group to be received by at least one terminal of the conductive terminal group; transferring a predetermined feedback signal to the at least one terminal of the docking terminal group of the robot from the docking station; determining if said signal receiving module has received the predetermined feedback signal corresponding to said predetermined detection signal; verifying that the docking of said docking terminal group in said robot with said conductive terminal group in said docking station has succeeded when said signal receiving module has received the predetermined feedback signal corresponding to said predetermined detection signal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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