18509858. ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF simplified abstract (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
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ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
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Inventor(s)
Hyeontaek Lim of Suwon-si (KR)
ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18509858 titled 'ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
Simplified Explanation
The abstract of the patent application describes a robot equipped with a LiDAR sensor and directional microphones, along with processors to identify objects, apply weights to audio signals, obtain context information, and perform voice recognition.
- The robot has a LiDAR sensor for object detection.
- It has directional microphones to capture audio signals from different locations.
- Processors analyze sensing data to identify objects and apply weights to audio signals based on object type and location.
- Context information is used to select pre-processing models for the directional microphones.
- Voice recognition is performed on pre-processed audio signals to understand commands or interactions.
Potential Applications
- Autonomous robots for navigation and interaction in various environments. - Security robots for surveillance and monitoring tasks. - Assistive robots for individuals with disabilities or elderly care.
Problems Solved
- Improved object detection and localization for robots. - Enhanced audio signal processing for better voice recognition. - Context-aware interactions for more efficient robot operations.
Benefits
- Increased accuracy in identifying objects and understanding commands. - Better performance in noisy or dynamic environments. - Enhanced user experience with responsive and context-aware robots.
Original Abstract Submitted
A robot includes: a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensor; a plurality of directional microphones; and at least one processor configured to: identify, based on sensing data obtained through the LiDAR sensor, an object in a vicinity of the robot, identify, based on the type of the object, a weight to apply to an audio signal received through a directional microphone corresponding to a location of the object from among the plurality of directional microphones, obtain context information of the robot based on the sensing data, identify, based on the context information, a pre-processing model corresponding to each directional microphone of the plurality of directional microphones, apply the weight to an audio signal received through the directional microphone corresponding to the location of the object among a plurality of audio signals received through the plurality of directional microphones, obtain a plurality of pre-processed audio signals by inputting the audio signal to which the weight has been applied, and the remaining audio signals into the pre-processing model corresponding to the respective directional microphone , and perform voice recognition based on the plurality of pre-processed audio signals.
