US 12,485,546 B2
Teleoperation system and method thereof
Oliver Schön, Offenbach (DE); Dirk Ruiken, Offenbach (DE); Mathias Franzius, Offenbach (DE); and Martin Weigel, Giessen (DE)
Assigned to Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jul. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/361,918.
Prior Publication US 2025/0042033 A1, Feb. 6, 2025
Int. Cl. B25J 9/16 (2006.01); G05B 19/4155 (2006.01)
CPC B25J 9/1689 (2013.01) [G05B 19/4155 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40174 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A teleoperation system, comprising:
a teleoperated device;
an information gathering assistant module;
at least one information provision unit,
wherein
the at least one information provision unit comprises a movable platform and/or a controllable movable platform, and/or is removably attachable to the movable platform and/or the controllable movable platform, and
the controllable movable platform is a portion of the teleoperated device;
an information fusion module; and
a user interface,
wherein
the teleoperated device comprises at least one sensor module that is configured to provide first information on an environment of the teleoperated system,
the user interface comprises an input device,
the information gathering assistant module comprises an action predictor module configured to predict an intended action based on an input of the operator and a reasoning agent module configured to determine second information on the environment, and is configured to control provision of the second information on the environment by the at least one information provision unit,
wherein in a case that the portion of the teleoperated device belongs to a portion that is not controllable without changing the outcome of the intended action of the operator,
the information gathering assistant module comprises a decision agent module that is configured to determine the at least one information provision unit that is attached to the portion of the teleoperated device as being capable of providing the second information on the environment only if the controllable movable portion is currently not controlled by the operator, and
the information fusion module is configured to fuse the first and second information.