Apparatus system and method of controlling a robotic device
US11179848B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/40341
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling one or more operations performed by a robotic device in response to a status of a power source includes: a monitoring unit configured to monitor one or more parameters associated with the power source that provides power to the robotic device and to determine one or more performance indicators for the power source based on one or more of the parameters, a processor configured to, under instruction of a program that defines a plurality of modes for one or more operations performed by the robotic device when reacting to a stimulus, assign one of the plurality of modes to an operation of the robotic device in response to one or more of the performance indicators for the power source, where an amount of energy required from the power source to perform the operation varies according to which mode is assigned to the operation, and a control unit configured to control the robotic device to perform the operation in accordance with the mode assigned to the operation when reacting to the stimulus.
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