OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000001467

Apparatus, system, and method of a safety-based multi-actuator driver for a mobile robot

Published: 2026-09-15T19:06:01.621714Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001467
Categories: Robotics & Automation > Robot Architectures

------------------------------------------------------------------------

ABSTRACT

For example, a safety-based multi-actuator driver may be configured to drive a
plurality of actuators of a plurality of wheels of a mobile robot. For
example, the safety-based multi-actuator driver may include one or more
safety-sensor inputs to receive safety-sensor information from one or more
safety sensors of the mobile robot; a plurality of driver outputs to provide a
plurality of actuator-drive outputs to drive the plurality of actuators; and a
plurality of monitoring inputs to receive actuator monitoring information
corresponding to a functionality of the plurality of actuators. For example,
the safety-based multi-actuator driver may include a controller to control the
plurality of actuator-drive outputs for a controlled safety-stop of the mobile
robot based on a sensor-based event identified based on the safety-sensor
information, and to configure the plurality of actuator-drive outputs for the
controlled safety-stop based on an actuator malfunction event identified based
on the actuator monitoring information.

------------------------------------------------------------------------

OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000001467
Published 2026-09-15T19:06:01.621714Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001467