EP0855335A2
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Robot apparatus
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1998-01-21
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2018-01-21
Abstract
Abstract A robot apparatus (100) including a mechanical system having at least one mechanical portion arranged to be operated by a drive portion (103); a mechanical-system-command converter arranged to receive a command which is independent from a mechanical system and which does not depend on the mechanical system to convert the command independent from the mechanical system into a command depending on the mechanical system and adaptable to the mechanical system; and a control portion (102) for controlling the operation of the drive portion (103) in accordance with the command depending on the mechanical system supplied from the mechanical-system-command converter.
Inventors
- 👤 Masahiro Fujita
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 09:54
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D57/00; B62D57/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
A robot apparatus comprising: a mechanical system having at least one mechanical portion
arranged to be operated by a drive portion; a mechanical-system-command converter arranged to receive
a command which is independent from a mechanical system and
which does not depend on the mechanical system to convert the
command independent from the mechanical system into a command
depending on the mechanical system and adaptable to the
mechanical system; and a control portion for controlling the operation of the
drive portion in accordance with the command depending on the
mechanical system supplied from said mechanical-system-command
converter.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
40 words
A robot apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said mechanical-system-command converter converts a
command independent from the mechanical system into a command
depending on the mechanical system in the form of an attitude
transition string adapted to the mechanical system.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
68 words
A robot apparatus according to claim 2, further
comprising a mechanical system having legs for permitting
self-standing of said robot apparatus, wherein said control
portion follows a command depending on the mechanical system
corresponding to a command independent from the mechanical
system supplied from said mechanical-system-command converter
and in the form of an attitude transition string to control the
operation of the drive portion of the mechanical system.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A robot apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said
mechanical-system-command converter converts a command
independent from the mechanical system into a command depending
on the mechanical system for controlling rotations adaptable
to the mechanical system.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
65 words
A robot apparatus according to claim 4, further
comprising a mechanical system which permits self-running of
said robot apparatus when wheels are rotated, wherein said
control portion follows a command depending on the mechanical
system for controlling rotations to correspond to a command
independent from the mechanical system supplied from said
mechanical-system-command converter to control the operation
of the drive portion of the mechanical system.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
78 words
A method of controlling a robot apparatus including
a mechanical system having at least one mechanical portion
arranged to be operated by a drive portion, said method
comprising the steps of: converting a command which is independent from a
mechanical system and which does not depend on the mechanical
system into a command depending on the mechanical system
adapted to the mechanical system; and controlling the drive portion in accordance with the
command depending on the mechanical system.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
50 words
A method of controlling a robot apparatus according
to claim 6, wherein the command independent from the mechanical
system is converted into a command depending on the mechanical
system and formed into an attitude transition string adapted
to the mechanical system to control the drive portion of the
mechanical system.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
60 words
A method of controlling a robot apparatus according
to claim 6, wherein a command independent from the mechanical
system is converted into a command depending on the mechanical
system for controlling rotations to be adaptable to the
mechanical system so that the operation of a drive portion of
a mechanical system for permitting self-running when wheels are
rotated is controlled.
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