Autonomous driving robot control system and its driving method
In an autonomous driving robot control system using a non-high definition map and a high definition map which is capable of operating a robot even in an area where the high definition map is not acquired, and a method of driving the same, the system includes: a control system; and a robot controlled according to an instruction from the control system, wherein the robot searches for a travel route based on the high definition map in a high definition map acquired area, and the robot searches for a travel route based on the non-high definition map in a high definition map unacquired area.
1. An autonomous driving robot control system using a non-high definition map and a high definition map, the autonomous driving robot control system comprising:
a control system; and
a robot controlled according to an instruction from the control system,
wherein the robot is configured to search for a travel route based on the high definition map in a first area where the high definition map has acquired, and the robot further configured to search for a travel route based on the non-high definition map including a navigation map in a second area where the high definition map has not acquired,
wherein the high definition map is generated by,
collecting, by the robot, necessary data for creating the high definition map while searching the second area, and
creating, by the control system, the high definition map based on the collected data,
wherein the second area where the high definition map is created is to be changed to the first area.
2. The autonomous driving robot control system of claim 1 , wherein the high definition map is created based on the data comprising at least one of road structures, obstacles, traffic lanes, stop lines, and road signs.
3. The autonomous driving robot control system of claim 2 , wherein the navigation map includes at least one of an app-based map and an offline map.
4. The autonomous driving robot control system of claim 1 , wherein the data required for creating the high definition map includes sensor data provided from a LIDAR (light detecting and ranging) sensor of the robot.
5. The autonomous driving robot control system of claim 4 , wherein the data required for creating the high definition map further includes at least one of image data provided from an imaging unit of the robot and location information obtained from a location estimator.
6. The autonomous driving robot control system of claim 1 , wherein a first travel speed of the robot traveling based on the high definition map in the first area is different from a second travel speed of the robot traveling based on the non-high definition map in the second area.
7. The autonomous driving robot control system of claim 6 , wherein the second travel speed is smaller than the first travel speed.
8. The autonomous driving robot control system of claim 1 , wherein the control system is further configured to creates a combined map by combining the high definition map and the non-high definition map.
9. The autonomous driving robot control system of claim 8 , wherein the control system is further configured to displays the combined map on a display unit of a controller configured to control the robot.
10. The autonomous driving robot control system of claim 8 , wherein the control system is further configured to creates the combined map by overlapping the high definition map on the non-high definition map.
11. The autonomous driving robot control system of claim 10 , wherein the control system is further configured to:
obtains an area information from the non-high definition map based on a current location of the robot;
creates a background layer based on the obtained area information of the non-high definition map;
selects a high definition map corresponding to the current location of the robot from among a plurality of high definition maps;
creates a high definition map layer based on the selected high definition map; and creates the combined map by overlapping the selected high definition map layer on the background layer with respect to the 5 current location of the robot.
12. The autonomous driving robot control system of claim 11 , wherein the control system is further configured to creates the background layer by graphicizing the obtained area information.
13. The autonomous driving robot control system of claim 11 , wherein the control system is further configured to creates the high definition map layer by graphicizing the selected high definition map.
14. The autonomous driving robot control system of claim 11 , wherein the control system is further configured to adds a travelable area and a non-travelable area of the robot to the high definition map layer overlapped on the background layer.
15. The autonomous driving robot control system of claim 14 , wherein the control system is further configured to:
converts the high definition map layer added with the travelable area and the non-travelable area into a TM coordinate system;
creates a grid high definition map by overlapping a grid layer on the high definition map layer in the TM coordinate system;
sets a travel route FOR the robot based on the grid high definition map; and
transmits, to the robot, a robot travel control data including the travel route for the robot.
16. A method of driving an autonomous driving robot control system using a non-high definition map and a high definition map, the method comprising:
searching, by the robot, for a travel route based on the high definition map in a first area where the high definition map has acquired;
searching, by the robot, for a travel route based on the non-high definition map in a second area where the high definition map has not unacquired;
collecting, by the robot, necessary data for creating the high definition map while searching the second area; and
creating, by the control system, the high definition map based on the collected data;
wherein the second area where the high definition map is created to be changed to the first area.
17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:
creating a combined map by combining the high definition map and the non-high definition map.
18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:
displaying the combined map on a display unit of a controller configured to control the robot.
19. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:
overlapping the high definition map on the non-high definition map to create the combined map.