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US 2022/0032449 A1Published application
Biomimetic humanoid robotic model, control system, and simulation process
OwnerStephen Favisinventor
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Abstract
A biomimetics based robot is disclosed. The robot may include filament driven and fluid pumped elastomer based artificial muscles coordinated for slow twitch/fast twitch contraction and movement of the robot by one or more microcontrollers. A process may provide physics based simulation for movement of a robot in a virtual setting. Embodiments include artificial skin and sensor systems in the artificial muscles and artificial skin whose feedback is used to control the muscles and movement of the robot.
Claims20
A sensor system for robots, comprising:
- an integrated circuit;
- a processor in the integrated circuit;
- and
- a plurality of different types of sensors connected to the processor, wherein:
- the plurality of sensors are configured for attachment to an artificial skin of a robot,
- the different types of sensors are configured for different types of detection,
- at least one type of sensor is configured to detect forces applied to the artificial skin, from an internal part of the robot,
- at least one type of sensor is configured to detect forces applied externally to the artificial skin, and
- the processor receives feedback from the different types of sensors to control a movement of the robot.
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A robot, comprising:
- a plurality of artificial muscles supported by an internal frame;
- an artificial skin attached to, and covering, the plurality of artificial muscles;
- a sensor system, including:
- a plurality of different types of sensors attached to the artificial skin, wherein
- the different types of sensors are configured for different types of detection,
- at least one type of sensor is configured to detect forces applied to the artificial skin, internally from the artificial muscles,
- at least one type of sensor is configured to detect forces applied externally to the artificial skin;
- and
- a processor connected to the artificial muscles and to the sensor system, wherein feedback from the different types of sensors is used by the processor to control a movement of the robot.
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A control system for a robot, comprising:
- a first set of sensors connected to a plurality of artificial muscles of the robot;
- a second set of sensors connected to an artificial skin system covering the artificial muscles, wherein:
- at least one type of sensor in the second set of sensors, is configured to detect forces applied to the artificial skin, internally from the artificial muscles, and
- at least one type of sensor in the second set of sensors, is configured to detect forces applied externally to the artificial skin;
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- a central processor connected to the first set of sensors and to the second set of sensors, wherein feedback from the first set of sensors and feedback from the second set of sensors is used by the central processor to control a movement of the artificial muscles.
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