Apparatus for controlling mobile robot

摘要

In an apparatus for controlling a mobile robot having movement mechanisms and work mechanisms both connected to a body, a battery connectable to an external power supply through a charging connector, actuators powered by the battery to drive the mechanisms, and a controller for controlling an action of the movement mechanisms and the work mechanisms through the actuators, the controller comprises a connector connection determiner to determine whether the charging connector is connected to the external power supply and an action restrictor to restrict one of the actions of the movement mechanisms and the work mechanisms performed through the actuators when the external power supply is determined to be connected.

主权项

1. An apparatus for controlling a mobile robot having a body, movement mechanisms for walking operation and work mechanisms for working operation both connected to the body, a battery connectable to an external power supply through a charging connector, a plurality of actuators powered by the battery to drive the movement mechanisms and the work mechanisms, and a controller for controlling an action of the movement mechanisms and the work mechanisms through the actuators,
wherein the controller comprises: a connector connection determiner that determines whether the charging connector is connected to the external power supply; and an action restrictor that restricts one of the actions of the movement mechanisms and the work mechanisms performed through the actuators when the external power supply is determined to be connected, and wherein the external power supply comprises at least one of a commercial power source and an automatic charger having a charging controller for controlling charging operation under communication with a charging power supply and the controller, the connector connection determiner determines which one of the commercial power source and the automatic charger is connected to the charging connector when the charging connector is determined to be connected to the external power supply, and the action restrictor restricts one of the actions of the movement mechanisms and the work mechanisms performed through the actuators based on the determination result of the connector connection determiner.