KR-20260064151-A - ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF

Abstract

The electronic device includes at least one processor comprising a memory for storing instructions, a communication interface for communicating with a mobile robot, a sensor for sensing whether contact has been made with the mobile robot, and processing circuitry. When the instructions are executed individually or collectively by at least one processor, the device identifies whether contact has been made with the mobile robot based on sensing data acquired from the sensor. If contact is identified with the mobile robot, the device supplies a preset power to the mobile robot, acquires a first voltage measured by the electronic device, acquires a second voltage measured by the mobile robot through the communication interface, generates a first control signal for charging the mobile robot based on the difference between the first voltage and the second voltage, and transmits the first control signal to the mobile robot through the communication interface.

Inventors

• 윤혁주
• 김대형
• 김민지
• 김수훈
• 김용석
• 이영주

Assignees

• 삼성전자주식회사

Dates

Publication Date

20260507

Application Date

20241031

Claims (20)

1. In electronic devices, Memory for storing instructions; Communication interface for communicating with a mobile robot; A sensor for sensing whether there is contact with the above-mentioned mobile robot; and at least one processor including processing circuitry; and When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, Based on the sensing data obtained from the above sensor, identify whether the mobile robot has made contact, and When the above mobile robot is identified as being in contact, pre-set power is supplied to the above mobile robot, and Obtaining a first voltage measured in the above electronic device, Through the above communication interface, a second voltage measured from the mobile robot is obtained, and A first control signal for charging the mobile robot is generated based on the difference value between the first voltage and the second voltage, and An electronic device that transmits the first control signal to the mobile robot through the communication interface.
2. In paragraph 1, The above mobile robot is, Includes a magnetic member, When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, An electronic device that identifies that the mobile robot has made contact when the magnetic member is identified as having made contact based on the above sensing data.
3. In paragraph 1, When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, When it is identified that the above mobile robot has made contact, the first switch is turned on, and By turning on the first switch, the second switch and the third switch are turned on, and Based on the above second switch and third switch, the above preset power is generated, and An electronic device that supplies the preset power to the mobile robot through a contact terminal to which the mobile robot is in contact.
4. In paragraph 1, When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, After supplying the power set above, the first voltage is obtained through a first voltage measuring unit included in the electronic device, and The second voltage is obtained through the second voltage measuring unit included in the mobile robot, and The difference value between the first voltage and the second voltage is obtained, An electronic device that generates the first control signal when the difference value is less than or equal to a threshold value.
5. In paragraph 4, When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, An electronic device that generates the first control signal for turning on the fourth switch included in the mobile robot when the difference value is less than or equal to the threshold value.
6. In paragraph 5, The first control signal above is, An electronic device comprising a control command for turning on the fourth switch so that the preset power supplied to the mobile robot is transmitted to a power supply unit included in the mobile robot to perform a charging function.
7. In paragraph 4, When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, If the above difference value exceeds a threshold, it identifies that an event related to an abnormal state has occurred, and The above abnormal condition is, An electronic device in which the contact between the electronic device and the mobile robot is in an abnormal state.
8. In Paragraph 7, When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, When the above event related to the above abnormal state is identified, a guide UI for indicating the above abnormal state is provided, and The above guide UI is, An electronic device comprising at least one of a guide image or a guide audio.
9. In paragraph 8, When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, When the above event related to the above abnormal state is identified, obtain the target number of times the above event related to the above abnormal state was identified during the threshold time, and An electronic device that provides the guide UI when the above target number is greater than or equal to a threshold number.
10. In Paragraph 9, When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, If the above target number is less than the threshold number, a second control signal is generated to control the mobile robot to separate from the electronic device and then come into contact with the electronic device again, and An electronic device that transmits the second control signal to the mobile robot through the communication interface.
11. In a method for controlling an electronic device that communicates with a mobile robot, A step of identifying whether the mobile robot has made contact based on sensing data obtained from a sensor for sensing whether contact with the mobile robot has occurred; When the mobile robot is identified as being in contact, a step of supplying a preset power to the mobile robot; A step of obtaining a first voltage measured in the electronic device; A step of obtaining a second voltage measured from the above-mentioned mobile robot; A step of generating a first control signal for charging the mobile robot based on the difference value between the first voltage and the second voltage; and A control method comprising the step of transmitting the first control signal to the mobile robot.
12. In Paragraph 11, The above mobile robot is, Includes a magnetic member, The step of identifying whether the above-mentioned mobile robot has made contact is, A control method that identifies that the mobile robot has made contact when the magnetic member is identified as having made contact based on the above sensing data.
13. In Paragraph 11, The step of supplying the above-mentioned power to the mobile robot, When it is identified that the above mobile robot has made contact, the first switch is turned on, and By turning on the first switch, the second switch and the third switch are turned on, and Based on the above second switch and third switch, the above preset power is generated, and A control method for supplying the pre-set power to the mobile robot through a contact terminal contacted by the mobile robot.
14. In Paragraph 11, The step of obtaining the first voltage above is, After supplying the power set above, the first voltage is obtained through a first voltage measuring unit included in the electronic device, and The step of obtaining the second voltage above is, The second voltage is obtained through the second voltage measuring unit included in the mobile robot, and The step of generating the first control signal is The difference value between the first voltage and the second voltage is obtained, A control method that generates the first control signal when the difference value is less than or equal to a threshold value.
15. In Paragraph 14, The step of generating the first control signal is A control method for generating the first control signal to turn on the fourth switch included in the mobile robot when the difference value is less than or equal to the threshold value.
16. In paragraph 15, The first control signal above is, A control method comprising a control command to turn on the fourth switch so that the preset power supplied to the mobile robot is transmitted to a power supply unit included in the mobile robot to perform a charging function.
17. In Paragraph 14, The above control method is, If the above difference value exceeds a threshold value, the method includes a step of identifying that an event related to an abnormal state has occurred; and The above abnormal condition is, A control method in which the contact between the electronic device and the mobile robot is in an abnormal state.
18. In Paragraph 17, The above control method is, When the event related to the above abnormal state is identified, the method includes the step of providing a guide UI to indicate the above abnormal state; The above guide UI is, A control method comprising at least one of a guide image or a guide audio.
19. In Paragraph 18, The above control method is, When the event related to the above abnormal state is identified, the method includes the step of obtaining a target number of times the event related to the above abnormal state is identified during a threshold time; The step of providing the above guide UI is, A control method that provides the guide UI when the above target count is greater than or equal to the threshold count.
20. In Paragraph 19, The above control method is, If the above target number is less than a threshold number, a step of generating a second control signal to control the mobile robot to separate from the electronic device and then come into contact with the electronic device again; and A control method comprising the step of transmitting the second control signal to the mobile robot.

Description

ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and a method for controlling the same, and more specifically, to an electronic device for supplying power to charge a mobile robot and a method for controlling the same. A separate charging station may exist to charge the mobile robot. The charging station can receive external power and transmit it to the mobile robot. The mobile robot may be a wireless device. Even if the user does not plug the mobile robot separately, the mobile robot can perform charging using the charging station. The charging station can supply power by coming into contact with the mobile robot. When the charging station and the mobile robot come into physical contact, power can be transmitted to the mobile robot through the contacted terminals. If the physical contact between the charging station and the mobile robot is incomplete, a gap may occur. If a gap exists between the charging station and the mobile robot, contact resistance may increase. If contact resistance increases, there is a risk of sparks. If sparks occur, physical impact may be applied to the charging station or mobile robot, increasing the probability of malfunction. FIG. 1 is a drawing for illustrating a system (1000) including an electronic device (100) and a mobile robot (200) according to one embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device (100) according to one embodiment. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the specific configuration of the electronic device (100) of FIG. 2 according to one embodiment. FIG. 4 is a drawing for explaining the structure of an electronic device (100) and a mobile robot (200) according to one embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the operation of an electronic device (100) identifying a voltage difference according to one embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the operation of generating a control signal for charging according to a voltage difference in an electronic device (100) according to one embodiment. FIG. 7 is a drawing for explaining an operation that embodies the embodiment of FIG. 6 according to one embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating the operation of providing a guide UI according to one embodiment. FIG. 9 is a drawing for explaining a guide UI according to one embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating the operation of outputting a guide UI according to one embodiment. FIG. 11 is a drawing for explaining the movement of a mobile robot (200) according to one embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating the operation of generating a control signal to move a mobile robot (200) according to one embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an operation of providing a guide UI according to the number of event identifications, according to one embodiment. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating the operation of generating a control signal for charging according to a voltage difference in a mobile robot (200) according to one embodiment. FIG. 15 is a drawing for explaining an operation that embodies the embodiment of FIG. 14 according to one embodiment. FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating the operation of outputting a guide UI according to one embodiment. FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating the operation of generating a control signal to move a mobile robot (200) according to one embodiment. FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an operation of providing a guide UI according to the number of event identifications, according to one embodiment. FIG. 19 is a drawing for explaining a system (1900) communicating with a terminal device (300) according to one embodiment. FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating the operation of providing a guide UI through a terminal device (300) according to one embodiment. FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating the circuit diagram of an electronic device (100) and a mobile robot (200). FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating the circuit diagram of a mobile robot (200). Figure 23 is a diagram illustrating the location of the sensor. FIG. 24 is a drawing for explaining a method of controlling an electronic device (100) according to one embodiment. The present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the attached drawings. The terms used in the embodiments of this disclosure have been selected to be as widely used as possible, taking into account their functions within this disclosure; however, these terms may vary depending on the intent of those skilled in the art, case law, the emergence of new technologies, etc. Additionally, in specific cases, terms have been arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in such cases, their meanings will be described in detail in the relevant explanatory section of this disclosure. Therefore, terms used in this disclosure should be defined not merely by their names, but based on their meanings and the overall content of this disclosure. In this specification, expressions such as “have,” “may have,” “include,” or “may