Robot system and control method of the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11358277-B2
Application number	US-201916565786-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 10, 2019
Priority date	Aug 21, 2019
Publication date	Jun 14, 2022
Grant date	Jun 14, 2022

Abstract

A robot system includes a cooking device to heat a cooking container and having an operation unit configured to select a temperature level; a robot configured to control the temperature level and a cooking time of the cooking device; a dust sensor disposed around the cooking device or on the robot to sense a concentration of foreign substances; a temperature sensor disposed around the cooking device or on the robot to sense a temperature of the cooking container or the cooking device; and a controller configured to control the robot in a safe mode such that at least one of the temperature level and the cooking time is varied according to a danger level determined by a concentration sensing value of the dust sensor and a temperature sensing value of the temperature sensor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A robot system comprising:
a cooking device having an operation unit configured to select a temperature level to heat a cooking container with the temperature level selected by the operation unit;
a robot configured to control the temperature level and a cooking time of the cooking device;
a dust sensor disposed on the robot to sense a concentration of foreign substances;
a temperature sensor disposed on the robot to sense a temperature of the cooking container or the cooking device; and
a controller configured to control the robot in a safe mode so that at least one of the temperature level and the cooking time is varied according to a danger level determined by a concentration sensing value of the dust sensor and a danger level determined by a temperature sensing value of the temperature sensor,
wherein the robot includes:
a robot arm having a plurality of arms and at least one arm connector connecting the plurality of arms; and
an end effector installed on the robot arm,

wherein the dust sensor is installed on the robot arm,
wherein the temperature sensor includes an infrared sensor installed on the end effector, and
wherein, when the danger level determined by the concentration sensing value is different from the danger level determined by the temperature sensing value, the controller controls the robot to operate the cooking device with a temperature level and a cooking time according to a higher danger level.

2. The robot system according to claim 1 , wherein the dust sensor is configured to sense the concentration of the foreign substances to transmit the concentration sensing value to the controller while the robot is cooking.

3. The robot system according to claim 1 , wherein the temperature sensor is configured to sense the temperature to transmit the temperature sensing value to the controller while the robot is cooking.

4. The robot system according to claim 1 , wherein, when the concentration sensing value is less than a lower limit concentration and the temperature sensing value is less than a lower limit temperature, the danger level is a lowest level and the controller controls the robot in a normal cooking mode.

5. The robot system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller controls the robot to lower the temperature level and to lengthen the cooking time as the danger level is higher.

6. The robot system according to claim 1 , further comprising an alarm device, wherein the controller is configured to output a signal of alarm information to the alarm device when the danger level is equal to or higher than an alarm level.

7. The robot system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to stop an operation of the cooking device by the robot when the danger level is a highest level.

8. The robot system according to claim 1 , wherein the end effector is a robot hand or a gripper, and
wherein the end effector is mounted at an end of the robot arm.

9. The robot system according to claim 1 , wherein the operation unit is configured to select the temperature level and the cooking time.

10. The robot system according to claim 1 , wherein the robot further includes a robot connector, and
wherein the robot connector connects at least one of the plurality of arms to an object around the cooking device.

11. A method of controlling a robot system including a cooking device configured to heat a cooking container, a robot configured to adjust a temperature level and a cooking time of the cooking device and a controller configured to control the robot, the method comprising:
sensing a foreign substance concentration using a dust sensor disposed on the robot, and a temperature of the cooking container or the cooking device using a temperature sensor disposed on the robot; and
controlling the cooking device variably, by the robot, with a temperature level and a cooking time according to a changed danger level, when a danger level determined by a concentration sensing value sensed by the dust sensor and a danger level determined by a temperature sensing value sensed by the temperature sensor is changed and the danger level is not a lowest level or a highest level,
wherein the robot includes:
a robot arm having a plurality of arms and at least one arm connector connecting the plurality of arms; and
an end effector installed on the robot arm,

wherein the dust sensor is installed on the robot arm,
wherein the temperature sensor includes an infrared sensor installed on the end effector, and
wherein, when the danger level determined by the concentration sensing value is different from the danger level determined by the temperature sensing value, the controller controls the robot to operate the cooking device with a temperature level and a cooking time according to a higher danger level.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the robot performs a cooking operation while the dust sensor is sensing foreign substances and the temperature sensor is sensing the temperature in the sensing.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the dust sensor and the temperature sensor transmit sensing values to the controller while the robot is performing cooking.

14. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the danger level is the lowest level when the concentration sensing value is less than a lower limit concentration and the temperature sensing value is less than a lower limit temperature, and
wherein the method further comprises performing a normal cooking of maintaining a current cooking of the cooking device when the danger level is the lowest level.

15. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising performing a normal cooking of maintaining a current cooking of the cooking device when the danger level determined by the concentration sensing value and the temperature sensing value sensed in a sensing operation is not changed.

16. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the robot is controlled to lower the temperature level and to lengthen the cooking time as the danger level is higher in the controlling the cooking device variably.

17. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising outputting a signal of alarm information to an alarm device when the danger level is equal to or higher than an alarm level.

18. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising stopping an operation of the cooking device by the robot when the danger level is the highest level.

19. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising returning to the sensing after the controlling the cooking device variably.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Shin Changeui

Classifications

• B25J19/02 Primary

  Sensing devices · CPC title

• B25J9/0018

  Bases fixed on ceiling, i.e. upside down manipulators · CPC title

• B25J11/0045

  Manipulators used in the food industry · CPC title

• B25J9/1679

  characterised by the tasks executed · CPC title

• G01N15/02

  Investigating particle size or size distribution (by measuring osmotic pressure G01N7/10; investigating sedimentation of particle suspensions G01N15/04; investigating individual particles G01N15/10) · CPC title