IP Library Granted Patent US 12,030,190
Granted Patent B2
US 12,030,190 · App. 17/514,770 · Granted Jul 9, 2024

Method of controlling mobile robot, apparatus for supporting the method, and delivery system using mobile robot

Inventor: Jin Hyo Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: dogugonggan Co., Ltd.
B25J9/1666B25J9/1602B25J9/162B25J9/1653B25J13/086B25J19/023B64C39/024G05D1/0088G05D1/0234G05D1/0246G06V20/58B64U2101/60B64U2201/10
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Patent No.
US 12,030,190
App. No.
17/514,770
Granted
Jul 9, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a method of controlling a mobile robot, apparatus for supporting the method, and delivery system using the mobile robot. The method, which is performed by a control apparatus, comprises acquiring a first control value for the mobile robot, which is input through a remote control apparatus, acquiring a second control value for the mobile robot, which is generated by an autonomous driving module, determining a weight for each control value based on a delay between the mobile robot and the remote control apparatus and generating a target control value of the mobile robot in combination of the first control value and the second control value based on the determined weights, wherein a first weight for the first control value and a second weight for the second control value are inversely proportional to each other.

Claims (26)

1. A food delivery system using a mobile robot, the food delivery system comprising:

a service system configured to receive a delivery request from a user terminal and generate mission information for delivering food to a delivery destination in response to the delivery request; and

a mobile robot configured to deliver the food contained in a cooking appliance based on the mission information,

wherein the mission information includes a cooking time for the food,

wherein the mobile robot calculates an expected time taken to reach the delivery destination and compares the calculated expected time with the cooking time, and operates the cooking appliance based on a result of the comparing,

wherein the mobile robot calculates a risk of accident of damage to the food for a current route based on sensing data for surrounding environments and adjusts a route to the delivery destination in response to determination that the calculated risk of accident of damage to the food is greater than or equal to a threshold value, and

wherein the threshold value varies depending on a characteristic of food, the threshold value is a variable determined based on a perishability of the food.

2. The food delivery system of claim 1 ,

wherein the risk of accident of damage to the food is calculated based on at least one of a curvature and slope of a road ahead.

3. The food delivery system of claim 1 ,

wherein the risk of accident of damage to the food is calculated based on a result of recognizing an object located within a certain distance, and

wherein the result of recognizing the object includes the number of moving objects and a degree of irregularity of movement of the object.

4. The food delivery system of claim 1 ,

wherein the mobile robot includes a ground robot and a drone, wherein the ground robot transfers the cooking appliance to the drone in response to determination that the risk of accident of damage to the food is greater than or equal to the threshold value.

5. The food delivery system of claim 1 ,

wherein when the food is of a first type, the mobile robot adjusts an orientation of the cooking appliance while moving according to a first adjustment scheme, and

wherein when the food is of a second type, the mobile robot adjusts an orientation of the cooking appliance while moving according to a second adjustment scheme.

6. The food delivery system of claim 5 ,

wherein when the food is liquid type, the mobile robot measures a surface slope of the food and adjusts the orientation of the cooking appliance to lower the surface slope, and

wherein when the food is non-liquid type, the mobile robot measures a ground slope and adjusts the orientation of the cooking appliance based on the ground slope.

7. The food delivery system of claim 5 ,

wherein the mobile robot measures driving acceleration, and

wherein the mobile robot adjusts the orientation of the cooking appliance based on a magnitude of the driving acceleration.

8. The food delivery system of claim 1 ,

wherein the mobile robot monitors a cooking status of the food by using a sensor included in the cooking appliance, and

wherein the mobile robot adjusts a cooking intensity of the cooking appliance based on the cooking status.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 19, 2021
From: CRUCELL HOLLAND, B.V.
To: JANSSEN VACCINES & PREVENTION B.V.
Reel/Frame 058163/0396 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 29, 2021
From: KIM, JIN HYO
To: DOGUGONGGAN CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057976/0166 →
Priority Claims (3)
KR 10-2018-0022957 · Feb 26, 2018 · national
KR 10-2018-0046018 · Apr 20, 2018 · national
KR 10-2018-0133322 · Nov 2, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 16199990 · Nov 26, 2018
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