WO2016147571A1 - 自動給電システム、自動給電装置および自律移動システム - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an automatic power supply system that supplies power to a moving body, an automatic power supply apparatus, and an autonomous mobile system.
- Patent Document 1 an automatic power feeding device for feeding power to a moving body such as an automobile or an autonomous mobile device has been developed.
- FIG. 12 shows a conventional automatic power supply apparatus. Since the conventional automatic power supply device 116 charges a moving object stopped at a remote position, position correction is performed for the purpose of realizing contact between the power supply terminal and the power reception terminal 117 within a predetermined position error range. It has a mechanism to implement.
- the conventional technique has a problem that when the moving body stops away from the automatic power supply device, the power supply unit needs to be moved by a long distance, and the drive mechanism of the power supply unit becomes complicated.
- a moving body represented by an autonomous mobile device has a stop area in the vicinity of the autonomous mobile device in order to avoid collision with an obstacle.
- the autonomous mobile device stops when it detects an obstacle in the stop area, and cannot restart when it detects an obstacle in the stop area. Therefore, it has been difficult for the conventional moving body to bring the moving body close to the automatic power feeding apparatus.
- the present disclosure solves the above-described problems related to the prior art, enables the moving body to approach the automatic power supply device, allows the drive unit of the automatic power supply device to have a simple configuration, and supplies power. It is an object to provide an automatic power feeding device and an autonomous mobile system that can use the space inside more effectively.
- an automatic power supply apparatus that has a power supply terminal and supplies power to a battery mounted on a moving body via a power receiving unit provided on the moving body.
- a driving mechanism for driving a power feeding unit including a terminal for use, and a hollow portion in a part of a housing forming an automatic power feeding device.
- the moving body can approach the automatic power supply apparatus, the drive unit of the automatic power supply apparatus can be configured simply, and the space during power supply can be used more effectively. It becomes possible to do.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the power feeding unit 12 is housed in a housing of the automatic power feeding device 11 of the automatic power feeding device according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a state where the power feeding unit 12 is out of the casing of the automatic power feeding device 11 of the automatic power feeding device according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the autonomous mobile device 1 includes an environment information acquisition sensor 2, a power receiving unit 5, a rechargeable battery 6, and a moving unit 7.
- the environment information acquisition sensor 2 acquires position information of obstacles existing in the surrounding space of the autonomous mobile device 1.
- the rechargeable battery 6 is driven by the electric power supplied from the rechargeable battery 6 in the autonomous mobile device 1.
- the power receiving unit 5 obtains electric power from the automatic power supply device 11 shown in FIG.
- the moving means 7 consists of wheels, for example. Note that the autonomous mobile device 1 according to the present embodiment is an example of a moving object.
- the environment information acquisition sensor 2 acquires information on the measurement plane 3 that is in a plane substantially parallel to the running surface R, as shown in FIG.
- the environment information acquisition sensor 2 can use, for example, a laser radar that scans a horizontal plane.
- the laser radar is a distance sensor that scans a laser beam at a predetermined angle in a predetermined plane and acquires a distance to an object or an obstacle in a front semicircular obstacle detection area having a predetermined radius.
- the laser radar measures a range of ⁇ 90 ° from the left and right in the traveling direction at intervals of 0.5 °.
- the environmental information acquisition sensor 2 scans intermittently under a constant control cycle, and stores a set of distance data acquired for each scan as environmental information (sensor information) at each time point. (Not shown).
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the relationship between the arrangement of the autonomous mobile device 1 and the measurement plane 3 of the environment information acquisition sensor 2, as viewed from above the autonomous mobile device 1.
- a safe stop area 4 is set as a region for safely stopping the autonomous mobile device 1 in a part of the measurement plane 3 of the environment information acquisition sensor 2 for the autonomous mobile device 1.
- the safe stop area 4 is set, for example, to a circumference of 5 cm from the outer periphery in the traveling direction of the autonomous mobile device 1.
- the above sensor configuration and sensor examples are one example for realizing the present embodiment, and are not limited to these, and various sensors can be used.
- FIGS. 3A and 3B are perspective views of the automatic power supply apparatus 11.
- 3A shows a state in which the power feeding unit 12 is housed in the housing of the automatic power feeding device 11
- FIG. 3B shows a state in which the power feeding unit 12 is out of the housing to feed power to the autonomous mobile device 1.
- the automatic power supply device 11 rectifies the supply power from the power source and supplies power to the autonomous mobile device 1 via the power supply unit 12.
- the power feeding unit 12 can be driven in the front-rear direction and has a power feeding terminal 13 for feeding power.
- the power feeding unit 12 is housed in the housing in the standby state (FIG. 3A), and contacts the power receiving unit 5 of the autonomous mobile device 1 by moving outward from the housing during power feeding (FIG. 3B).
- the automatic power supply apparatus 11 acquires the charging start timing and the charging end timing via communication.
- the communication can also be performed directly using, for example, optical communication between the autonomous mobile device 1 and the automatic power supply device 11.
- a central monitoring unit (not shown) that collectively controls the autonomous mobile device 1 and the automatic power supply device 11. Command).
- the automatic power supply apparatus 11 includes a recessed portion 14 and a display portion 15 in a part of the housing.
- the indentation part 14 is provided at the same height as the measurement plane 3 of the autonomous mobile device 1, and a rectangular shape can be used as a simple shape.
- the automatic power supply system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4A and 4B.
- the recess 14 of the automatic power supply device 11 and the safe stop area 4 of the autonomous mobile device 1 and the positional relationship between the automatic power supply device 11 and the autonomous mobile device 1 will be described.
- FIG. 4A is a view of the autonomous mobile device 1 as viewed from above when the autonomous mobile device 1 stops at the power feeding position in front of the automatic power feeding device 11.
- FIG. 4B is a view of the autonomous mobile device 1 viewed from the side when the autonomous mobile device 1 stops at the power feeding position in front of the automatic power feeding device 11.
- the autonomous mobile device 1 stops in front of the automatic power feeding device 11 so as not to contact the automatic power feeding device 11, and the safety stop area 4 enters the recessed portion 14.
- the automatic power feeder 11 is not touched.
- the autonomous mobile device can prevent the automatic power supply device 11 from detecting and stopping in the safe stop area without contacting the automatic power supply device in front of the automatic power supply device 11.
- the driving distance of the power feeding unit 12 can be reduced as in the power feeding unit 12 illustrated in FIG. 4B.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram of a state in which the autonomous mobile device 1 is stopped for automatic power feeding before the automatic power feeding device 11 as viewed from above.
- L ⁇ b> 1 indicates the depth of the recessed portion 14
- L ⁇ b> 2 indicates the distance between the autonomous mobile device 1 and the automatic power supply device 11 when the autonomous mobile device 1 arrives in front of the automatic power supply device 11.
- L3 indicates the distance from the tip of the autonomous mobile device 1 to the tip of the safe stop area 4 (range of the safe stop area 4).
- L1, L2, and L3 can be set as follows, for example.
- L2 is 10 cm.
- the autonomous mobile device 1 needs to stop outside the safe stop area 4 from the automatic power supply device 11.
- the autonomous mobile device 1 stops inside the safe stop area 4 from the automatic power supply device 11.
- 6A to 6C are views of the connection between the autonomous mobile device 1 and the automatic power feeding device 11 as viewed from above, and the diagrams of FIGS. 6D to 6F are views of the connection as viewed from the side.
- 6A and 6D show a state when the autonomous mobile device 1 approaches the automatic power feeding device 11.
- 6B and 6E show a state when the autonomous mobile device 1 arrives in front of the automatic power feeding device 11.
- FIG. 6C and FIG. 6F show a state in which automatic charging is performed by pressing the power feeding unit 12 against the autonomous mobile device 1 by the driving unit of the automatic power feeding device 11.
- 6A to 6F also show the autonomous mobile system of the autonomous mobile device 1.
- 6A and 6D show a state where the autonomous mobile device 1 is moving toward the stop position in front of the automatic power supply device 11 while autonomously moving itself.
- the autonomous mobile device 1 has a function of correcting its own position by matching sensor data acquired by the environment information acquisition sensor 2 with map information for correcting its own position.
- the autonomous mobile device 1 can correct its own position using the shape of the automatic power supply device 11 in front of the automatic power supply device 11.
- FIG. 7A is a view of the autonomous mobile device 1 stopped before the automatic power feeding device 11 as viewed from above the autonomous mobile device 1, and FIG. 7B shows environmental information when the autonomous mobile device 1 is stopped. It is a figure which shows the shape of the automatic electric power feeder 11 measured using the acquisition sensor. As shown in FIG. 7A, edges 16 are provided at both ends of the recessed portion 14 provided in the automatic power supply apparatus 11.
- the width of the recessed portion 14 (that is, the interval between the edges 16 at both ends) is made smaller than the diameter of the obstacle detection area provided in the environmental information acquisition sensor 2.
- the autonomous mobile device 1 uses the shape of the indented portion 14 of the automatic power feeding device 11 and can correct not only the position of the autonomous mobile device 1 in the traveling direction but also the position correction in the direction perpendicular to the traveling direction. 1 can be stopped more accurately before the automatic power feeder 11.
- FIG. 6B shows a state when the autonomous mobile device 1 arrives in front of the automatic power feeding device 11.
- the autonomous mobile device 1 is stopped before contacting the automatic power feeding device 11 and before the safe stop area 4 of the autonomous mobile device 1 detects the casing of the automatic power feeding device 11. Has stopped.
- the automatic power feeding device 11 After the autonomous mobile device 1 arrives at the automatic power feeding device 11, the automatic power feeding device 11 obtains its arrival information through communication, and as shown in FIG. It pushes against the power receiving unit 5 of the autonomous mobile device 1. Then, after that, when the automatic power supply device 11 starts to supply power, power supply from the automatic power supply device 11 to the rechargeable battery 6 of the autonomous mobile device 1 is realized.
- the autonomous mobile device 1 moves away from the automatic power supply device 11 and starts to move, the autonomous mobile device 1 starts moving according to a flow reverse to the above.
- the automatic power supply device 11 acquires the movement start information via communication, and stores the power supply unit 12 in the housing after acquisition. After that, the autonomous mobile device 1 starts moving after confirming that the power feeding unit 12 of the automatic power feeding device 11 is stored.
- the safety stop area 4 may detect a part of the casing of the automatic power supply device 11 when the autonomous mobile device 1 turns on the spot after the automatic power supply device 11 stores the power supply unit 12. Because there is.
- FIG. 8 is a view of the arrangement relationship between the display unit 15 of the automatic power feeding device 11 and the autonomous mobile device 1 as seen from above.
- the automatic power supply apparatus 11 has several states such as standby, charging, and stopping. In order to notify the user of this state, a display unit 15 is provided.
- the autonomous mobile device 1 is stopped away from the display unit 15 so that the display unit 15 can be easily viewed by the user.
- the autonomous mobile device 1 is stopped on the right side with respect to the traveling direction of the autonomous mobile device 1 with respect to the automatic power feeding device 11.
- the recessed portion 14 can be made smaller as shown in FIG.
- the mobile body can be applied to other mobile bodies having the environment information acquisition sensor 2 regardless of the autonomous mobile device 1.
- the laser information sensor has been described as the environmental information acquisition sensor 2, various sensors can be applied.
- contact-type power supply method has been described as the power supply method of the automatic power supply device 11, it can be applied to various charging methods such as using a non-contact type charging device.
- the rechargeable battery is used as the power source for the moving body, various power sources can be applied as the driving source.
- the shape of the recessed portion 14 is rectangular.
- the shape of the recessed portion 14 can take various shapes.
- Another shape related to the indented portion 14 will be described as a second embodiment with reference to FIG.
- FIG. 9 shows a top view of the arrangement of the autonomous mobile device 1 and the automatic power supply device 11 when the autonomous mobile device 1 is powered in the second embodiment.
- a substantially fan shape is adopted as the shape of the recessed portion 14.
- the recess 14 on the side of the automatic power supply device 11 has the same shape, so that the safety of the autonomous mobile device 1 is improved. Even when more stop areas 4 are set, it is possible to prevent the indentation 14 from becoming excessively large.
- the autonomous mobile device 1 has a technique of correcting its own position using the shape of the automatic power feeding device 11.
- this technique when moving from a plurality of automatic power supply apparatuses 11 toward a specific automatic power supply apparatus 11, when the automatic power supply apparatuses 11 are set side by side, autonomous movement Since the automatic power supply device 11 having a similar shape exists in the device 1, the self-position correction is performed using the wrong automatic power supply device 11, and as a result, the wrong self-position correction is performed and the erroneous automatic power supply device is performed. There is a possibility of arriving before 11.
- FIG. 10 shows an automatic power supply system of the autonomous mobile device 1.
- the automatic power feeder 11a has a rectangular recess 14a.
- the automatic power feeder 11b has a fan-shaped recess 14b.
- the automatic electric power feeder 11c has the step-shaped hollow part 14c which combined the rectangular shape from which a magnitude
- the autonomous mobile device 1 receives power supply only from the automatic power supply device 11a.
- the autonomous mobile device 1 uses the environmental information acquisition sensor 2 to confirm the shapes of the recessed portions 14a to 14c of the automatic power feeding devices 11a to 11c. And the specific hollow part 14a is selected and it approaches the automatic electric power feeder 11a.
- the autonomous mobile device 1 can select and approach the predetermined automatic power feeding device 11a.
- various shapes such as the above-mentioned rectangle, fan shape, and the step shape which combined the rectangular shape from which a magnitude
- a part of the edge 16 may be replaced with a protrusion 17 as shown in FIG.
- a groove portion 18 may be used instead of the indented portion 14, and the protrusion 17 may be provided at a position corresponding to the edge 16.
- the autonomous power supply apparatus facilitates automatic power supply to a moving body that is restricted in terms of approach to an object, such as an autonomous mobile apparatus having a safe stop area in the measurement area of the environment information acquisition sensor.
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本開示の第1の実施形態にかかる自律移動装置1の構成を、図1の斜視図に示す。図1に示すように、自律移動装置1は、環境情報取得センサ2、受電部5、充電池6、および移動手段7を有する。
この条件を成立させるため、L1、L2およびL3は、例えば、以下に設定することができる。
L2:5cm
L3:8cm
従来、くぼみ部14が存在しない状況においては(L1=0と同義)、L3を固定した状態で自律移動装置1が自動給電装置11の前に接触せず停止するためには、例えばL2は10cmとなり、自律移動装置1は、自動給電装置11より安全停止エリア4の外側に停止する必要がある。一方、本開示にかかる発明において、自律移動装置1は、自動給電装置11より安全停止エリア4の内側に停止する。
第1の実施形態において、くぼみ部14の形状が矩形状であることを説明したが、くぼみ部14の形状は種々の形状をとることができる。くぼみ部14に関する別の形状について、第2の実施形態として、図9を用いて説明する。
次に、複数の自動給電装置11が並んで設置される場合に、自律移動装置1の自動給電装置11の前での停止性能を向上させる技術について説明する。
上記に説明した自動給電装置11について、変形例として、くぼみ部14において、図11Aに示すようにエッジ16の一部を突起17に置き換えてもよい。また、図11Bに示すように、くぼみ部14の代わりに溝部18を用い、エッジ16に対応する位置に突起17を設けてもよい。
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- 給電用の端子を有し、移動体に設けた受電部を介して前記移動体に搭載の電池に給電する自動給電装置を用いて、
周辺の環境情報を取得する環境情報取得センサを備えた移動体が、前記環境情報取得センサの検出範囲内の安全停止エリアに前記自動給電装置を為す筐体の少なくとも一部が含まれた状態で、前記移動体の前記受電部を介して給電することを特徴とする自動給電システム。 - 給電用の端子を有し、移動体に設けた受電部を介して前記移動体に搭載の電池に給電する自動給電装置であって、
前記給電用の端子を含む給電部を駆動させる駆動機構を備え、前記自動給電装置を為す筐体の一部にくぼみ部または溝部を有すること、
を特徴とする自動給電装置。 - 前記くぼみ部または前記溝部は、その一部に突起を有する、請求項2記載の自動給電装置。
- 前記くぼみ部の形状は、矩形状である、請求項2又は3に記載の自動給電装置。
- 前記くぼみ部の形状は、扇状である、請求項2又は3に記載の自動給電装置。
- 前記自動給電装置が複数台配置され、前記複数の自動給電装置の各々は、くぼみ部の形状が他と異なる、請求項2~5の何れか一項に記載の自動給電装置。
- 周辺の環境情報を取得する環境情報取得センサと、
前記環境情報に基づき、現在地から所定距離にある地点へ移動させる制御部と、を有する自律移動装置を備え、
前記環境情報取得センサの一部に安全停止エリアを設定し、かつ、
前記くぼみ部の深さは、
前記自律移動装置の先端から前記安全停止エリアの先端までの距離から、
前記自律移動装置が前記自動給電装置に到着したときの、前記自律移動装置の前記先端と前記自動給電装置との間の距離を引いたときの距離よりも大きいこと、
を特徴とする自律移動システム。 - 前記くぼみ部は、その一部に突起を有する、請求項7記載の自律移動システム。
- 前記くぼみの形状は、矩形状である、請求項7又は8に記載の自律移動システム。
- 前記くぼみの形状は、扇状である、請求項7又は8に記載の自律移動システム。
- 前記自動給電装置が複数台配置され、前記複数第の自動給電装置の各々は、くぼみ部の形状が他と異なる、請求項7~10の何れか一項に記載の自律移動システム。
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