Abstract: A conveyance robot system according to the present disclosure includes a conveyance robot, and a robot control unit configured to control an operation of picking up an object performed by the conveyance robot, wherein the robot control unit determines that a movable range area, which is an area outside a safety cover where a robot arm is operated, satisfies a safety ensuring condition that can regard safety of the movable range area as equivalent to the safety inside the safety cover and allow the robot arm to perform a work while projecting toward the shelf.

Abstract: A conveyance robot system according to the present disclosure includes an intrusion detection sensor that detects an intrusion of an object into the arm opening, and a distance sensor that measures a clearance distance indicating a distance between an arm entry/exit surface and a shelf, the arm entry/exit surface being a surface of the conveyance robot in which the arm opening is provided from among surfaces of the conveyance robot 1 constituting the safety cover, and the object being stored in the shelf. The distance sensor is disposed at a fixed height of the shelf in a horizontal direction and at a height of the shelf corresponding to a part to be measured.

Abstract: A conveyance robot system according to the present disclosure includes a conveyance robot, and a robot control unit configured to control an operation of picking up an object performed by the conveyance robot, wherein the robot control unit determines that a movable range area, which is an area outside a safety cover where a robot arm is operated, satisfies a safety ensuring condition that can regard safety of the movable range area as equivalent to the safety inside the safety cover and allow the robot arm to perform a work while projecting toward the shelf.

Abstract: A conveyance robot system according to the present disclosure includes an intrusion detection sensor that detects an intrusion of an object into an arm opening, and a distance sensor that measures a clearance distance indicating a distance between an arm entry/exit surface and a shelf, the arm entry/exit surface being a surface of a conveyance robot in which the arm opening is provided from among surfaces of the conveyance robot constituting a safety cover, and an object being stored in the shelf. The robot control unit disables the intrusion detection sensor to allow a robot arm to perform a work by protruding from the shelf when the clearance distance becomes less than or equal to a present high-speed work allowance threshold.

Abstract: A conveyance robot system according to the present disclosure includes an intrusion detection sensor that detects an intrusion of an object into the arm opening, and a distance sensor that measures a clearance distance indicating a distance between an arm entry/exit surface and a shelf, the arm entry/exit surface being a surface of the conveyance robot in which the arm opening is provided from among surfaces of the conveyance robot 1 constituting the safety cover, and the object being stored in the shelf. The distance sensor is disposed at a fixed height of the shelf in a horizontal direction and at a height of the shelf corresponding to a part to be measured.

Abstract: An inverted vehicle control apparatus includes a plurality of driving wheels, a plurality of drive means each of which drives a respective one of the plurality of driving wheels, skid detection means for detecting a skid state between the driving wheels and a road surface, operation information acquisition means for acquiring operation information of a rider, and control means for controlling the drive means to control the driving wheels. The control means controls, based on the operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition means, the driving wheel for which no skid is detected by the skid detection means, and the control means controls the driving wheel for which a skid is detected by the skid detection means so that a friction reaction force exerted from the road surface to the driving wheel is exerted in such a direction that the inverted vehicle is raised by the friction reaction force.

Abstract: An attitude control device for space station with system parameter uncertainties and on-orbit dynamic disturbances. A plurality of state sensors measure a plurality of states of the space station. An identification frequency selecting device selects an identification frequency. A moment of inertia identification operator calculation unit calculates a moment of inertia identification operator. A moment of inertia identification device calculates moment of inertia of the space station. A disturbance torque identification device calculates disturbance torque. A control torque calculation unit calculates a control signal. A plurality of thrusters generate a control torque based on the control signal.

Abstract: An orbit insertion device for artificial satellite aiming to explore a planet with unknown characteristics. A plurality of sensors send a plurality of measured states of the artificial satellite. A planetary attraction constant estimator calculates a planetary attraction constant based on the plurality of measured states. A drag force coefficient estimator calculates a drag force coefficient based on the plurality of measured states. A rate of convergence calculation unit calculates a rate of convergence based on the drag force coefficient. A fictitious control calculation unit calculates a fictitious control based on the planetary attraction constant, the drag force coefficient and the rate of convergence. A normalized thrust calculation unit calculates a normalized thrust based on the fictitious control. A plurality of thrusters generate a thrust based on the normalized thrust.

Abstract: A space debris remover aiming to remove a space debris object in earth orbits. Angular thrust calculation unit calculates angular thrust. Radial thrust calculation unit calculates radial thrust based on the angular thrust, estimated angular momentum and estimated space debris mass. A foam bonding mechanism connects the space debris remover and the space debris object. A space debris removal controller calculates firing time, and sends a space debris removal control signal comprising the radial thrust, the angular thrust and the firing time. A plurality of first stage thrusters generate the radial thrust and the angular thrust after the firing time. After the stage separator separates a first stage and a second stage of the space debris remover, a plurality of second stage thrusters generate the radial thrust and the angular thrust, and propel the space debris object towards the sun.

Abstract: A space debris remover aiming to remove a space debris object in earth orbits. Angular thrust calculation unit calculates angular thrust. Radial thrust calculation unit calculates radial thrust based on the angular thrust, estimated angular momentum and estimated space debris mass. A foam bonding mechanism connects the space debris remover and the space debris object. A space debris removal controller calculates firing time, and sends a space debris removal control signal comprising the radial thrust, the angular thrust and the firing time. A plurality of first stage thrusters generate the radial thrust and the angular thrust after the firing time. After the stage separator separates a first stage and a second stage of the space debris remover, a plurality of second stage thrusters generate the radial thrust and the angular thrust, and propel the space debris object towards the sun.

Abstract: An orbit insertion device for artificial satellite aiming to explore a planet with unknown characteristics. A plurality of sensors send a plurality of measured states of the artificial satellite. A planetary attraction constant estimator calculates a planetary attraction constant based on the plurality of measured states. A drag force coefficient estimator calculates a drag force coefficient based on the plurality of measured states. A rate of convergence calculation unit calculates a rate of convergence based on the drag force coefficient. A fictitious control calculation unit calculates a fictitious control based on the planetary attraction constant, the drag force coefficient and the rate of convergence. A normalized thrust calculation unit calculates a normalized thrust based on the fictitious control. A plurality of thrusters generate a thrust based on the normalized thrust.

Abstract: An attitude control device for space station with system parameter uncertainties and on-orbit dynamic disturbances. A plurality of state sensors measure a plurality of states of the space station. An identification frequency selecting device selects an identification frequency. A moment of inertia identification operator calculation unit calculates a moment of inertia identification operator. A moment of inertia identification device calculates moment of inertia of the space station. A disturbance torque identification device calculates disturbance torque. A control torque calculation unit calculates a control signal. A plurality of thrusters generate a control torque based on the control signal.

Abstract: A robot apparatus includes a robot mechanism having a plurality of joints, and actuators that drive joint axes of the robot mechanism. The robot apparatus includes a robot controller that controls the driving of the actuators based on a cost function that is a function of torque reference inputs for the actuators.

Abstract: An inverted vehicle control apparatus includes a plurality of driving wheels, a plurality of drive means each of which drives a respective one of the plurality of driving wheels, skid detection means for detecting a skid state between the driving wheels and a road surface, operation information acquisition means for acquiring operation information of a rider, and control means for controlling the drive means to control the driving wheels. The control means controls, based on the operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition means, the driving wheel for which no skid is detected by the skid detection means, and the control means controls the driving wheel for which a skid is detected by the skid detection means so that a friction reaction force exerted from the road surface to the driving wheel is exerted in such a direction that the inverted vehicle is raised by the friction reaction force.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus includes state measurement means for measuring states of the vehicle; required power estimation means for calculating an estimated required power indicating a motor power required to operate the vehicle based on the states of the vehicle measured by the state measurement means; critical power estimation means for calculating a critical power when the motor power saturates based on the states of the vehicle measured by the state measurement means; modified reference input means for modifying a reference input so that the estimated required power falls within the estimated critical power when it is determined that the estimated required power estimated by the required power estimation means exceeds the estimated critical power estimated by the critical power estimation means; and control means for controlling a motor of the vehicle based on the reference input modified by the modified reference input means.

Abstract: The control device of the present invention applies only a damping to a vehicle if a load angular position is in the vicinity of a load angular position reference input. In the preferred embodiment, a control portion has a control switching unit and a switching linear torque unit. The switching linear torque unit calculates a damping torque and a linear feedback torque, the damping torque being obtained by applying a negative sign to a product of the load angular speed and the damping parameter, the linear feedback torque being obtained by multiplying at least one of a position tracking error, a speed tracking error, and an acceleration tracking error by a predetermined gain. The control switching unit switches and outputs the damping torque and the linear feedback torque. The control switching unit outputs the damping torque if the load angular position is in the vicinity of the load angular position reference input, and outputs the linear feedback torque otherwise.

Abstract: An attitude control device for an in-space propellant depot. A propellant height sensor generates a measured propellant height. A sloshing frequency calculation unit calculates a sloshing frequency based on the measured propellant height. An attitude angle sensor generates a measured attitude angle. A frequency analysis unit generates a plurality of frequency spectra of the measured attitude angle. A dominant flexible mode calculation unit calculates a dominant flexible mode based on the plurality of frequency spectra. A modal coordinate calculation unit calculates a modal coordinate of the dominant flexible mode. A control torque parameter generator calculates a control torque parameter minimizing spectral amplitude of the plurality of frequency spectra. A control torque generator calculates a term of a control torque until the spectral amplitude of the plurality of frequency spectra no longer exceeds a predetermined value.

Abstract: A protective device for an electronic unit on a space exploration vehicle. A Laplace transform calculation unit generates a Laplace transform of an electronic unit state. A system parameter identification unit identifies system parameters based on the Laplace transform of electronic unit states. A Fourier transform calculation unit generates a ratio of the ground contacting mechanism state to a highest dominant frequency of the measured electronic unit state. A critical travel speed calculation unit generates a critical travel speed based on the identified system parameters. A calculation unit for threshold of travel speed generates a threshold of a travel speed based on the critical travel speed. An autonomous motion controller generates a control signal that drives the space exploration vehicle based on the threshold of the travel speed.

Abstract: A vibration suppressing device for a spacecraft. A plurality of spacecraft deflection sensors measure a plurality of spacecraft deflections at specified locations on a spacecraft structure. A spacecraft modal coordinate calculation unit calculates a plurality of spacecraft modal coordinates. A high pass filter extracts a plurality of fluctuations of spacecraft modal coordinates. A cost function calculation unit calculates a cost function as a function of the plurality of fluctuations of spacecraft modal coordinates. A payload position calculation unit calculates an optimal payload position minimizing the cost function. A payload position adjustment device generates a control input suppressing a vibration transmitted to the payload system, and adjusts the payload position to the optimal payload position.

Abstract: A robot controller in accordance with the present invention is a robot controller that makes a robot including a plurality of legs walk by driving joints of the robot, the robot controller being configured to determine a permissible range for a trunk vertical position of the robot based on measured environmental parameters, the measured environmental parameters being information of an environment around the robot, and to make the robot walk based on measured posture parameters representing a posture of the robot so that the trunk vertical position remains within the permissible range. In this way, a legged robot with high robustness as well as its controller and control method can be provided.