US Patent Application 18295389. Method for Controlling a Robotic Device simplified abstract
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Method for Controlling a Robotic Device
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Inventor(s)
Markus Spies of Karlsruhe (DE)
Philipp Christian Schillinger of Renningen (DE)
Sergey Alatartsev of Boeblingen (DE)
Method for Controlling a Robotic Device - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 18295389 Titled 'Method for Controlling a Robotic Device'
Simplified Explanation
This abstract describes a method for controlling a robotic device. The method involves controlling the device to perform a series of actions based on a control vector, which indicates the action to be performed for a given control situation. The method also includes evaluating the performance of a specified task using multiple target metrics. The probability distribution of the control vectors is adjusted based on the task performance and target metric evaluations. A control vector is randomly selected according to the adjusted probability distribution for the current control scenario, and the robotic device is controlled to perform the corresponding action.
Original Abstract Submitted
A method for controlling a robotic device includes, for each control vector from a plurality of control vectors: controlling the robotic device to perform a sequence of actions, the control vector indicating which action is to be performed for a respectively observed control situation; and determining, by the sequence of actions, values of multiple target metrics that evaluate the performance of a specified task. The method then adjusts a probability distribution of the control vectors such that the probability of control vectors is increased for which the specified task was performed with high evaluations and the multiple target metrics have satisfied at least one target condition; randomly selects a control vector according to the probability distribution for performing the task in a current control scenario; and controls the robotic device to perform a sequence of actions, the control vector indicating which action is performed for a respectively observed control situation.
