Data processing: generic control systems or specific application – Specific application – apparatus or process – Robot control
Reexamination Certificate
2005-06-07
2005-06-07
Black, Thomas G. (Department: 3661)
Data processing: generic control systems or specific application
Specific application, apparatus or process
Robot control
C700S246000, C700S253000, C700S249000, C700S258000, C318S568120, C318S587000, C318S490000, C340S286080, C340S587000, C340S552000, C340S556000, C219S219000, C219S130010, C701S023000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06904334
ABSTRACT:
A robot apparatus which may be turned to a sound source direction by a spontaneous whole-body concerted operation. With the possible range of rotation of the neck unit of a robot apparatus1of ±Y° and with the relative angle of the direction of a sound source S to the front side of the robot apparatus1of X°, the entire body trunk unit of the robot apparatus1is rotated through (X−Y)°, using the leg units, while the neck joint yaw axis of the robot apparatus is rotated through Y° to the direction of the sound source S, so that the robot apparatus is turned to the direction of the sound source S. If the robot apparatus1has found the face of a person already known to the robot apparatus through previous learning and has verified that the person has accosted the apparatus, the body trunk unit is rotated through Y°, at the same time as the neck joint yaw axis is rotated through −Y° to eliminate neck distortion as the apparatus is gazing at the object, so that the apparatus may face the sound source S aright by a spontaneous operation.
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Asano Yasuharu
Yamashita Jun-ichi
Black Thomas G.
Frommer William S.
Frommer & Lawrence & Haug LLP
Marc McDieiunel
Sony Corporation
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