Patent ID: 11897132
Assignee: SARCOS CORP.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A system for redundant network communication in a robot, comprising:
a main robotic controller in network communication with one or more robotic components;
a local controller in network communication with the main robotic controller and a controlled component of the one or more robotic components that is controlled by the local controller to perform a function of the robot; and
one or more processors and a memory in network communication with one or more of the main robotic controller and the local controller, the memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause at least one of the local controller or the main robotic controller to:
transfer first and second data signals between the main robotic controller and the local controller via first and second network channels, wherein a command is encoded in the first and second data signals and the first data signal is sent over the first network channel, and the second data signal is sent over the second network channel;
compare the first data signal with the second data signal to determine signal integrity of the first and second data signals;
determine degradation of the first data signal if the signal integrity of the first data signal is less than the signal integrity of the second data signal; and
select the second data signal received over the second network channel for processing if degradation of the first data signal is determined.