CN103345190A - System and method for monitoring AGV based on Android platform - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses an AGV monitoring system based on an Android platform, comprising: an AGV system, an Android tablet computer, and a wireless router. Among them, the AGV system is an automatic guided vehicle, the Android tablet computer is a tablet computer loaded with the Android system and a human-computer interaction program that can control the AGV, and the wireless router is used to establish a local area network. The Android-based human-computer interaction program mainly includes a status monitoring module, an exception handling module, and a motion control module. The invention also provides a corresponding method. The invention uses the Android platform to develop an AGV handheld control terminal, and the developed control terminal has the functions of AGV state monitoring and AGV motion control, and has a friendly human-computer interaction function. At the same time, the Android platform is easy to develop, and the development cost is low, so it has a good application prospect in AGV.

Description

A kind of AGV monitoring system and method based on Android platform

technical field

The invention relates to the field of automatic control, in particular to an Android platform-based AGV monitoring system and method, which are suitable for use in automatic guided vehicles (AGV).

Background technique

Automated guided vehicles (AGV) are playing an increasingly important role in the manufacturing and material handling industries, and are an indispensable part of modern enterprise automation equipment. Usually AGV and control computer (console), navigation equipment, charging equipment and peripheral auxiliary equipment form an AGV system. After the task specifies the location, complete a series of job tasks. In order to improve the flexibility of AGV in the workshop, it is necessary to improve the human-computer interaction function and status monitoring function of AGV, so as to achieve more convenient control.

Android is an open source operating system based on the Linux platform. It is a truly open comprehensive platform for mobile devices. The open nature of Android allows various system manufacturers to develop terminal products and applications as they wish, and avoids hindering the market. Patent barriers to development. At the same time, the Android platform provides developers with a large number of practical libraries and tools, and developers can quickly create their own applications to achieve fast and convenient application development. In terms of human-computer interaction, the Android platform has a good application prospect, which can improve the controllability of industrial equipment.

Among the existing inventions, such as "a method and system for remote real-time monitoring of agricultural environment based on Android platform" (China Invention Patent Application No. 201210440491.2), using Android platform mobile phones to provide users with agricultural environment information and control of the agricultural environment , improve management efficiency, and facilitate users to monitor the agricultural environment. But in the application field of automatic guided vehicle (AGV), there is no application of Android platform.

Contents of the invention

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an AGV monitoring system and method based on the Android platform to improve the human-computer interaction function and status monitoring function of the AGV. That is, through the development of the Android platform, the AGV control terminal is realized and the control performance of the AGV is improved.

The present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions:

According to one aspect of the present invention, a kind of AGV monitoring system based on Android platform is provided, comprising: AGV system, Android tablet computer, wireless router; Wherein, described AGV system is an automatic guided vehicle, and described Android tablet computer includes Android system and a tablet computer used to control the man-machine interaction module of the AGV, and the wireless router is used to establish a local area network for the AGV system and the Android tablet computer to access.

Preferably, the AGV system includes an AGV controller, an AGV body, and a wireless network card, wherein the AGV controller and the wireless network card are mounted on the AGV body, and the AGV controller is used to control the movement of the AGV body to complete tasks, so The above wireless network card enables the AGV system to access the local area network established by the wireless router.

Preferably, the Android tablet computer includes a wifi communication module.

Preferably, the human-computer interaction module includes a state monitoring module, an exception processing module, and a motion control module, wherein the state monitoring module is used to monitor the module status of each module included in the AGV system, and the exception processing module is used when the AGV system is found When the system state is abnormal, the abnormal situation is handled, and the motion control module is used to control the movement of the AGV system to complete the task.

According to another aspect of the present invention, also provide a kind of AGV monitoring method based on Android platform, comprise the steps:

Step S1. The AGV system and the Android tablet are connected to the local area network established by the wireless router;

Step S2. Open the main control program on the AGV system and the human-computer interaction program on the Android tablet computer. After opening, the human-computer interaction program is connected with the main control program on the AGV system through the TCP/IP protocol;

Step S3. The human-computer interaction program obtains the state information of the AGV system, the state information includes the movement speed of the AGV system and whether each module included in the AVG system is working normally, and is displayed on the interface through the state monitoring module for user monitoring;

Step S4. If the state of the AGV system is abnormal, apply the exception handling module to handle the abnormal situation, and return to step S3, so as to further confirm whether the abnormal situation of the AGV has been handled well through the state monitoring module, and if the abnormal situation has not returned to normal, continue to perform abnormal Processing; if the abnormal situation cannot be handled by software, the user is prompted to perform hardware maintenance; if it is known through the status monitoring module that each module contained in the AGV system is in a normal state, then step S5 is performed next;

Step S5. Start to execute the task, control the movement of the AGV system through the motion control module, and finally complete the task and stop the movement.

The present invention monitors the state information of each module of the AGV system through the Android platform, and realizes the processing of the abnormal situation of the AGV and the motion control of the AGV through a friendly human-computer interaction mode. The AGV handheld control terminal is implemented with an Android tablet computer, which improves the interactive performance, facilitates the development of new application functions, and improves the maneuverability of the AGV.

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Other characteristics, objects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by reading the detailed description of non-limiting embodiments made with reference to the following drawings:

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of system components of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a flow chart of the AGV monitoring method of the present invention.

In the figure: 1 is the AGV system, 2 is the Android tablet, and 3 is the wireless router.

Detailed ways

The present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with specific embodiments. The following examples will help those skilled in the art to further understand the present invention, but do not limit the present invention in any form. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make several modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of the present invention. These all belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Fig. 1 is a system block diagram of the present invention, in this embodiment, the AGV monitoring system based on the Android platform includes: AGV system 1, Android tablet computer 2, wireless router 3.

The AGV system 1 is an automatic guided vehicle, the Android tablet computer 2 is a tablet computer loaded with the Android system and AGV control software, and the wireless router 3 is used to establish a local area network. The AGV system 1 includes an AGV controller, an AGV body, and a wireless network card, wherein the AGV controller and the wireless network card are mounted on the AGV body. The AGV controller is used to control the movement of the AGV body to complete tasks; the wireless network card enables the AGV system to access the local area network established by the wireless router 3 .

The Android Tablet 2 has wifi capability.

The Android tablet computer 2 is loaded with an Android-based human-computer interaction program, which mainly includes a state monitoring module, an exception handling module, and a motion control module. Among them, the status monitoring module mainly monitors the status of each module of the AGV system, the exception processing module is mainly used to handle the abnormal situation when the AGV system status is found to be abnormal, and the motion control module is used to control the movement of the AGV system 1 to complete the task.

Fig. 2 is a flow chart of the AGV monitoring method of the present invention. In this embodiment, first the AGV system and the Android tablet computer access the local area network established by the wireless router. And open the main control program on the AGV system and the human-computer interaction program on the Android tablet. After opening, the Android human-computer interaction program is connected to the main control program on the AGV system through the TCP/IP protocol. The Android human-computer interaction program obtains the status information of the AGV system. The status information mainly includes the AGV movement speed and whether each module is working normally. And it is displayed on the interface through the status monitoring module for users to monitor. If the state of the AGV system is abnormal, apply the exception handling module to handle the abnormal situation, and further confirm whether the abnormal situation of the AGV is handled well through the status monitoring module. If the abnormal situation does not return to normal, continue to handle the abnormal situation. If the abnormal situation cannot be handled by software, perform hardware repair. If it is known through the state monitoring module that each module of the AGV is in a normal state, it will start to execute the task, control the movement of the AGV through the motion control module, and finally complete the task and stop the movement.

The invention uses the Android platform to develop an AGV handheld control terminal, and the developed control terminal has the functions of AGV state monitoring and AGV motion control, and has a friendly human-computer interaction function. At the same time, the Android platform is easy to develop, and the development cost is low, so it has a good application prospect in AGV.

Specific embodiments of the present invention have been described above. It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and those skilled in the art may make various changes or modifications within the scope of the claims, which do not affect the essence of the present invention.

Claims (5)

1. an AGV monitoring system based on the Android platform, is characterized in that, comprises: AGV system, Android tablet computer, wireless router; Wherein, described AGV system is automatic guided vehicle, and described Android tablet computer is to comprise Android system And a tablet computer used to control the human-computer interaction module of the AGV, and the wireless router is used to establish a local area network for the AGV system and the Android tablet computer to access. 2. The AGV monitoring system based on the Android platform according to claim 1, wherein the AGV system includes an AGV controller, an AGV body, and a wireless network card, wherein the AGV controller and the wireless network card are loaded on the AGV car body Above, the AGV controller is used to control the movement of the AGV body to complete the task, and the wireless network card enables the AGV system to access the local area network established by the wireless router. 3. the AGV monitoring system based on Android platform according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described Android panel computer comprises wifi communication module. 4. the AGV monitoring system based on Android platform according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described human-computer interaction module comprises state monitoring module, exception processing module, motion control module, and wherein, state monitoring module is used for monitoring AGV system The module status of each module included, the exception handling module is used to handle the abnormal situation when the system status of the AGV system is found to be abnormal, and the motion control module is used to control the movement of the AGV system to complete the task. 5. an AGV monitoring method based on the Android platform, is characterized in that, comprises the steps: Step S1. The AGV system and the Android tablet are connected to the local area network established by the wireless router; Step S2. Open the main control program on the AGV system and the human-computer interaction program on the Android tablet computer. After opening, the human-computer interaction program is connected with the main control program on the AGV system through the TCP/IP protocol; Step S3. The human-computer interaction program obtains the state information of the AGV system, the state information includes the movement speed of the AGV system and whether each module included in the AVG system is working normally, and is displayed on the interface through the state monitoring module for user monitoring; Step S4. If the state of the AGV system is abnormal, apply the exception handling module to handle the abnormal situation, and return to step S3, so as to further confirm whether the abnormal situation of the AGV has been handled well through the state monitoring module, and if the abnormal situation has not returned to normal, continue to perform abnormal Processing; if the abnormal situation cannot be handled by software, the user is prompted to perform hardware maintenance; if it is known through the status monitoring module that each module contained in the AGV system is in a normal state, then step S5 is performed next; Step S5. Start to execute the task, control the movement of the AGV system through the motion control module, and finally complete the task and stop the movement.

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