MOTOR-DRIVEN MOBILE ROBOT

摘要

PURPOSE:To simplify the process of a control station by a method wherein a charging station looking-up means which looks up a nearby charging station by referring to a map memory when it is judged by a charged status judging means that charging is necessary and a charging travel control means which makes a robot travel toward the looked up charging station are provided. CONSTITUTION:A battery voltage detector 2j outputs a signal which indicates that the battery voltage reaches a predetermined value. A timer 2k outputs a signal which indicates that a predetermined time period has passed. The first one among the above-mentioned two signals is transmitted to a central processing unit(CPU) 2a. Then the CPU 2b calls a program memory 2b and looks up a nearby charging station by referring to a map memory 2f. The mobile robot 2 is made to travel automatically toward the looked up charging station while it is referring to the map memory 2f.