Research on the Robot Power Management System Adapting to Task Constraints

Abstract

Efficient energy usage is crucial issue because energy consumption increases with the spread of RT (Robot Technology) application fields. Power consumption in a robot system changes according to a task and its operating environment. To adapt these conditions, we have proposed the system named the CEPC (Component for Electric Power Control) in a robot controller adopting distributed microprocessors. We defined the electric-power profiles as power consumption characteristics of the tasks. The robot's power consumption is predicted and controlled by using this profile.