Rolling arrangement and method for autonomously repositioning devices with integrated rolling arrangement
AssigneeWheel.Me AS
InventorAtle Timenes
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Abstract
A rolling arrangement and a method enable autonomous movement of a device from a first position to a second position along a surface when the rolling arrangement is integrated in the device. The rolling arrangement includes a wireless receiver, a control device, a position acquirer, a driver for driving a rolling element, and a power supply for providing power to the wireless receiver, the control device, the position acquirer, and the driver.
Claims14
A rolling arrangement configured to be integrated in a device for together making a system enabling autonomous movement of the device from a first position to a second position along a surface, the rolling arrangement comprising:
- a cylindrical sleeve configured to be arranged in the device;
- a housing;
- a rolling element arranged at a first end portion of the housing such that the rolling element is configured to be in contact with the surface when the rolling arrangement is to be moved;
- a wireless receiver and a control device connected to each other;
- a position acquirer connected to the control device for acquiring the first position of the rolling arrangement relative to surroundings thereof;
- a driver connected to the control device and the rolling element for driving and controlling movement of the rolling element according to the first position acquired by the position acquirer, and a received wireless signal comprising movement instructions and the second position;
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- a power supply connected to the wireless receiver, the control device, the position acquirer and the driver,
- wherein the power supply, the wireless receiver, the control device, the position acquirer and the driver are arranged in the housing.
A method for autonomously moving at least one device from a first position to a second position along a surface, the method comprising:
- integrating a rolling arrangement in the at least one device, for together making a system and arranging the rolling arrangement so as to be in contact with the surface when the at least one device is to be moved, wherein the rolling arrangement comprises a cylindrical sleeve arranged in the at least one device, a housing, a rolling element arranged at a first end portion of the housing such that the rolling element is configured to be in contact with the surface when the rolling arrangement is to be moved, a wireless receiver and a control device connected to each other, a position acquirer connected to the control device for acquiring the first position of the rolling arrangement relative to surroundings thereof, and a driver connected to the control device and the rolling element for driving and controlling movement of the rolling element;
- receiving movement instructions in the control device using the wireless receiver;
- acquiring the first position using the position acquirer;
- executing at least one of the movement instructions in the control device for controlling the movement of the rolling element, wherein the movement of the rolling element is based on the first position and the movement instructions comprise a route and a second position;
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- moving the rolling arrangement integrated in the at least one device from the first position to the second position according to the route.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.