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US 11,440,185 · App. 16/609,295 · Granted Sep 13, 2022

Multi-operation unit integration device, control method therefor, and autonomous learning type robot device

Inventors: Hiroshi Ito (Tokyo, JP); Kenjiro Yamamoto (Tokyo, JP); Yusuke Hieida (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
B25J9/163B25J9/08B25J13/00G05B13/0265
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,440,185
App. No.
16/609,295
Filed
Oct 29, 2019
Granted
Sep 13, 2022
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3664
USPC
700/246
Abstract

A multi-operation unit integration device having scale expandability and includes a plurality of operation units each of which includes a movable unit; and an integration module. The integration module includes an operation timing unit that gives operation timings of the plurality of operation units based on an operation instruction input from an outside, and the operation unit includes: a plurality of operation learning units that generate a control signal given to the movable unit according to an operation timing signal from the operation timing unit of the integration module; drive means for driving the movable unit of the operation unit according to the control signal; and a sensor that detects a state quantity of the movable unit driven by the drive means. An autonomous learning type robot device is configured using the multi-operation unit integration device as a control portion.

Claims (24)

1. A multi-operation unit integration device comprising:

a plurality of operation units each of which includes a movable unit; and

an integration module,

wherein the integration module includes an operation timing unit that determines whether a situation where an operation unit of the plurality of operation units is placed is already learned based on sensor information detected by a sensor in the operation unit, and combines operation timings of the plurality of operation units, and

the operation unit of the plurality of operation units includes:

a plurality of operation learning units that each generates a control signal given to the movable unit according to an operation timing signal from the operation timing unit of the integration module;

drive means for driving the movable unit of the operation unit according to the control signal; and

a sensor that detects a state quantity of the movable unit driven by the drive means.

2. The multi-operation unit integration device according to claim 1 , wherein

a plurality of the operation timing units in the integration module are selected according to an input operation instruction, and

the selected operation timing unit gives the operation timing signal to the operation learning unit in the operation unit, the operation learning unit being fixed by the operation timing unit.

3. The multi-operation unit integration device according to claim 1 , wherein the operation timing signal of the integration module fixes an operation content of the operation unit and an operation start or stop timing.

4. The multi-operation unit integration device according to claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of operation learning units in the operation unit are selected according to the operation timing signal from the operation timing unit, and

the selected operation learning unit gives the control signal to the drive means fixed by the operation learning unit.

5. The multi-operation unit integration device according to claim 1 , wherein the operation learning unit acquires the control signal for the drive means based on at least one of the operation timing signal and the state quantity.

6. The multi-operation unit integration device according to claim 1 , wherein

the operation unit includes a storage that stores the operation timing signal in driving the operation unit and the state quantity as learning data, and

a parameter of the operation learning unit is adjusted based on the learning data stored in the storage.

7. The multi-operation unit integration device according to claim 1 , wherein the integration module adjusts a parameter of the operation timing unit so as to achieve predetermined operation.

8. An autonomous learning type robot device configured using the multi-operation unit integration device according to claim 1 as a control portion.

9. A method for controlling a multi-operation unit integration device including a plurality of operation units each of which includes a movable unit, and an integration module, wherein

the integration module inputs an operation instruction for a series of combined operations performed by the plurality of operation units, gives an operation timing signal to each of the plurality of operation units, decides time when the operation timing signal is given to each of the plurality of operation units, based on a presence or an absence of a learning experience detected by a sensor of each of the plurality of operation units, designates an individual operation unit of the plurality of operation units to drive the moveable unit, and gives the operation timing signal to the designated operation unit, and

the designated operation unit drives the movable unit in response to the operation timing signal from the integration module.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 30, 2019
From: ITO, HIROSHI; YAMAMOTO, KENJIRO; HIEIDA, YUSUKE
To: HITACHI, LTD.
Reel/Frame 051307/0507 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-128137 · Jun 30, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200055183A1 · Feb 20, 2020
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