Patent Application
20180043536
This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201610650548.X, filed on Aug. 10, 2016, the contents of which are incorporated by reference herein.
The subject matter herein generally relates to intelligent motion control system and method.
Moving Paths for intelligent motion bodies (for example, robot) are planned for each intelligent motion body. When a locality where the intelligent motion body moves is changed, the moving path should be updated in the body.
Implementations of the present technology will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the attached figures.
It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, where appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among the different figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. In addition, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments described herein. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments described herein can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, methods, procedures, and components have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the related relevant feature being described. The drawings are not necessarily to scale and the proportions of certain parts may be exaggerated to better illustrate details and features. The description is not to be considered as limiting the scope of the embodiments described herein.
A definition that applies throughout this disclosure will now be presented.
The term “comprising” means “including, but not necessarily limited to”; it specifically indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in a so-described combination, group, series, and the like.
The instant disclosure provides an intelligent motion control system 100.
The server 30 includes a map replacing module 40. The map updating module 40 is configured to replace the existing map with a new map. Thus, the path planning module 36 plans the moving path according to the new map.
The intelligent motion body 10 includes a second communication module 12 and a motion controlling module 14. The second communication module 12 is configured to receive the moving path from the server 30. The motion controlling module 14 is configured to control the intelligent motion body 10 to move according to the moving path.
The intelligent motion body 10 further includes a path detecting module 16. The path detecting module 16 is configured to detect whether there is an obstacle in the moving path and if so a position of the obstacle. In detail, the path detecting module 16 in real time detects whether there is an obstacle at the present direction and within a certain distance before changing direction. The second communication module 12 is further configured to transmit the position of the obstacle to the server 30.
The server 30 further includes a map updating module 42. The map updating module 42 is configured to update the map according to the position of the obstacle. The path planning module 36 is further configured to re-plan the moving path according to the updated map. The first communication module 38 is further configured to transmit the re-planned moving path to the relevant intelligent motion body 10. The motion controlling module 14 controls the intelligent motion body 10 to move according to the re-planned moving path. When there is an obstacle, the path detecting module 16 further identifies the nature of the obstacle. For example, the path detecting module 16 may identify an obstacle as being a flowerpot. The map updating module 42 is further configured to label a marker corresponding to the obstacle at the corresponding position in the updated map.
At block 302, the task assigning module 34 assigns a motion task to each intelligent motion body 10, wherein the motion task includes a motion start point and a motion end point.
At block 304, the path planning module 36 plans a moving path for each intelligent motion body 10 according to a map of a locality where the intelligent motion body is located. The motion task assigned to the intelligent motion body 10 is planned according to a path planning rule, wherein the moving path includes a moving direction, a moving distance in each moving direction, and a moving speed in the moving direction. In another embodiment, the moving path includes a number of moving directions and an order of the moving directions.
In an embodiment, the path planning rule requires that none of the intelligent motion bodies 10 should collide with each other. In another embodiment, the path planning rule is that the intelligent motion body 10 completes the task in the shortest moving path.
At block 306, the first communication module 38 transmits the moving path to the relevant intelligent motion body 10 for controlling the intelligent motion body 10 to move according to the moving path.
At block 308, the first communication module 38 receives a communication from the intelligent motion body 10 indicating an obstacle in the moving path and the position of the obstacle.
At block 310, the map updating module 42 updates the map to include the position of the obstacle.
At block 312, the path planning module 36 re-plans the moving path according to the updated map.
At block 314, the first communication module 38 transmits the re-planned moving path to the relevant intelligent motion body 10 for controlling the intelligent motion body 10 to move according to the re-planned moving path.
The embodiments shown and described above are only examples. Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present technology have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the present disclosure, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in the detail, comprising in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of the parts within the principles of the present disclosure, up to the full extent established by the broad general meaning of the terms used in the claims.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201610650548.X | Aug 2016 | CN | national |
