Method for charging battery included in robot and apparatus thereof
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsYoungkyu CHO, Sunok KIM, Jaemin PARK, Youngjung SUH, Byounggyo AHN
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Abstract
A battery in a robot may be charged by a specific method. The method may include determining a battery charge amount to be charged to the battery based on an operation to be performed by the robot, determining a charging time for the battery based on the determined battery charge amount, determining a charging start time based on the charging time and a next operation start time of the robot, and starting charging of the battery at the charging start time.
Claims20
A method of charging a battery for powering a robot, the method comprising:
- determining a battery charge amount to be charged to the battery based on an operation to be performed by the robot;
- determining a charging time for the battery based on the determined battery charge amount;
- determining a charging start time based on a next operation start time of the robot and the determined charging time;
- and
- starting charging of the battery at the determined charging start time.
A robot that performs an operation, the robot comprising:
- a rechargeable battery;
- a charging device configured to charge the battery;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- determine a battery charge amount to be charged to the battery based on an operation to be performed by the robot,
- determine a charging time for the battery based on the determined battery charge amount,
- determine a charging start time based on a next operation start time of the robot and the determined charge time, and
- control the charging device to start charging the battery at the determined charging start time.
A method of charging a battery for powering a robot, the method comprising:
- terminating, by the robot, an operation that the robot has performed, and moving the robot to a charging station;
- waiting, by the robot, for a predetermined time after the robot is moved to the charging station;
- and
- charging, the battery of the robot upon receiving power via the charging station after the predetermined time has passed since the robot moved to the charging station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.