| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 318568100 | With program recording or composing means | 57 |
| 20090096408 | FREQUENCY CONVERTER - The present invention relates to a frequency converter comprising electric power supply devices for supplying electric power to an electric motor ( | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090108792 | Method And System For Eliminating External Piercing In NC Cutting Of Nested Parts - This invention pertains to machinery and methods for cutting a workpiece utilizing a cutting tool into at least two parts having prescribed shapes from a metal plate comprising the steps of: identifying each of the parts by one or more contour lines; cutting a workpiece along one of the identifying contour lines into one of the parts; creating at least one path diversion, wherein the diversion has an associated bounded region or opportunity; cutting the workpiece along a contour line associated with the opportunity; resuming the cutting of the part along the identifying contour line with minimal damage to the part being cut; finishing the cutting of the part and then moving the cutting tool to the opportunity and thence to an associated adjacent identifying contour line and then repeating the process until all parts have been manufactured. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090315500 | Control Device for Setting and Controlling Movement of Table of Milling Machine - A control device for setting and controlling movement of a table of a milling machine includes an operative switch operable to make a central processor output pulse signals to drive a servomotor for moving the table to a plurality of processing positions in sequence. An analogue/digital converter includes an input end receiving analogue signals and outputs digital signals containing pulse wave amount data indicative of the movement of the table to each processing position. The central processor receives the digital signals from the analogue/digital converter. A memory setter is operable to make the register store the pulse wave amount data indicative of the movement of the table to the processing positions in sequence. A position access button is operable to make the central processor output pulse signals containing the pulse wave amount data indicative of the processing positions to the servomotor, moving the table to the processing positions in sequence. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090322274 | MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM - A motor control system includes an MMI (man machine interface), an upper-controller, and a motor driver connected in that order. The upper-controller includes a motherboard, a communication control module, and a servo driven control card connected in that order. The motherboard is connected to the MMI and includes a processor. The communication control module includes a plurality of control cards. A control signal is inputted into the MMI and sequentially processed by the processor, the communication control module, and the servo driven control card. A driven signal is outputted from the servo driven control card to the motor driver to drive a motor. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100072935 | Systems And Methods For Controlling Motors - Systems and methods for controlling motors are provided. In this regard, a representative system, among others, includes memory, a motor controller, and a motor. The memory is configured to store sequence information and the motor controller is configured to: receive instructions from a processing device of the system, receive the stored sequence information based on the received instructions, generate at least one drive signal based on the received sequence information, and transmit the at least one drive signal. The motor is configured to be operated based on the transmitted drive signal. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20120187889 | Method and Device for Generating a Variable Motion Profile for a Drive Unit of a Machine - The disclosure relates to a method for generating a variable motion profile for a drive unit of a machine, comprising predetermining a plurality of boundary conditions in order to define the variable motion profile, wherein at least one of the boundary conditions is defined using at least one variable or formula relationship. The method further comprises graphically displaying a motion profile based on the plurality of boundary conditions, and mapping the plurality of boundary conditions to a program code, wherein the program code comprises at least one placeholder associated with the variables or the resolved system of equations of the formula relationship. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20130264988 | SERVO MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING SERVO MOTOR CONFIGURED TO DRIVE FEED AXIS OF MACHINE TOOL - An arithmetic coefficient setting unit sets a feedback control arithmetic coefficient to a value between a first feedback control arithmetic coefficient value for a cutting-feed and a second feedback control arithmetic coefficient value for a rapid-traverse operation smaller than the first feedback control arithmetic coefficient value. An arithmetic coefficient change unit continuously changes the feedback control arithmetic coefficient from the second feedback control arithmetic coefficient value to the first feedback control arithmetic coefficient value over a first period between a first time, which is an arbitrary time during the rapid-traverse operation, and the second time after the first time or a second period between a third time after the first time and before the second time, and the second time if it is predicted at the first time that the operating command switches from the rapid-traverse operation command to the cutting-feed command at the second time. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20140015466 | Integrated Drive Management And Configuration Using Instantiated Objects - A programming tool provides an interface between an industrial controller and a motor drive that allows the logic development tool used to program the industrial controller to be used to configure the motor drive and its supported components directly. This allows a programmer to configure the topology for the motor drive and provide configuration data that can be verified directly from within the controller programming software rather than requiring separate programming and diagnostic tools. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140306642 | ENGINEERING TOOL - An engineering tool includes a function that allows a user to perform, through a selection operation and a geometrical figure input operation, various motion-control-related setting operations for a motion controller configured to perform motion control on a motor via a motor driving apparatus. In response to input of a motion operation chart including a chronological and geometrical description from a user, a motion-and-sequence time chart to be referred to by the motion controller is created so as to allow a motor driving command for the motor driving apparatus to be chronologically output. The motion-and-sequence time chart is created by adding a command data sequence included in the motor driving command for the motor driving apparatus. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140306643 | MOTION CONTROLLER AND MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM - A motion controller includes a controller configured to output a motor driving command based on a motion-and-sequence time chart used for motion control of a motor, to a motor driving apparatus. The controller is configured to receive the motion-and-sequence time chart, which has been created by a general-purpose PC, from the general-purpose PC via a higher-layer network. The controller is configured to receive the motion-and-sequence time chart including a command data sequence included in the motor driving command for the motor driving apparatus. The controller is configured to receive the motion-and-sequence time chart including a sequence time chart that describes a coordinated relationship between the motion control of the motor and a certain two-level input/output signal relating to the motion control of the motor. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20150084572 | SERVO-PARAMETER ADJUSTING APPARATUS - A servo-parameter adjusting apparatus includes an acquiring unit that acquires an adjustment result measured by a servo control apparatus concerning position adjustment for a control target performed according to the servo parameters set in the servo control apparatus; a display control unit that simultaneously displays, on a display screen, a waveform corresponding to the acquired adjustment result, waveform values that are attributes concerning a part of the waveform, and servo parameters corresponding to the waveform; and a waveform-value changing unit that changes the displayed waveform values. When a waveform value is changed, the display control unit displays the changed waveform value on the display screen and displays, on the display screen, a waveform corresponding to the changed waveform value and a servo parameter corresponding to the changed waveform value. | 03-26-2015 |
| 318568110 | Multifunction manipulator (i.e., Robot) | 46 |
| 20080246428 | Industrial Robot - A robot arm | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080272728 | ROBOTIC JOINT - A driven joint for coupling two structural members is angularly adjustable in two polar or orthogonal dimensions and provides a pair of nonparallel, crossed axles, each having a middle section located between a pair of opposed side sections, wherein the pair of axles are mounted to each other along their respective middle sections and each axle of the pair of axles is rotationally mounted at its respective side sections to a respective structural member, a separate arcuate drive member orthogonally affixed to each respective axle and adapted to enable rotation of its respective axle and a separate drive mechanism mounted to each structural member and adapted to engage and rotate the respective arcuate drive member and the respective axle rotationally mounted to said each structural member. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080278105 | ROBOTIC MANIPULATOR USING ROTARY DRIVES - A two degree-of-freedom positioning and manipulating apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a first driven member rotatable about a first driven axis, a first driver member coupled to a first driven member for rotating the first driven member about the first driven axis, and a link member fixedly connected to the first driven member. The apparatus further includes a second driven member rotatably mounted to the link member for rotating about a second driven axis, with the second driven axis generally parallel to the first driven axis, and a second driver member coupled at a drive point to the second driven member for rotating the second driven member about the second driven axis. The drive point is generally coincident with the first driven axis. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080309275 | Dual swing gate control system - A control system and method for ensuring proper closure of a dual swing gate. The control system employs position sensors for monitoring the position of each gate arm. A “differential position” is maintained between the arms during closing to ensure proper sequencing. The control system regulates the speed of the master arm and the slave arm to ensure that the differential position is maintained throughout the closure process. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080315820 | INDUSTRIAL ROBOT - An industrial robot having: an arm, a wrist element rotatably interconnected to the arm, a work tool mounted on a distal end of the wrist element, and a motor mounted on the wrist element; wherein an umbilical-member connected to the work tool and a flat cable connected to the motor are disposed to run along the wrist element from the arm side to aid work tool or to the motor, characterized in that a pipe member extending in a direction of a rotation axis of the wrist element is provided inside the arm, the umbilical-member connected to the work tool being passed inside the pipe member, the flat cable connected to the motor being wound around outside of the pipe member, with the flat cable slacked in a rotating direction of the wrist element. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20160089775 | ROBOT - A robot includes a base part having a first cavity part inside, a torso part coupled to the base part, at least one arm unit provided on the torso part, and an inner box provided in the first cavity part and having a second cavity part opening in an upper portion. A circuit board for driving an actuator that operates the arm unit is provided on an outer side surface of the inner box. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20170232610 | GRIPPING DEVICE WHICH IS MONITORED BASED ON COUNTER ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE GRIPPING DEVICE | 08-17-2017 |
| 20180021950 | ROBOT CONTROL APPARATUS, ROBOT AND ROBOT SYSTEM | 01-25-2018 |
| 318568120 | Mobile robot | 20 |
| 20080203955 | Legged Mobile Robot - In a legged mobile robot ( | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080231221 | ARM-EQUIPPED MOBILE ROBOT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A mobile robot contains a movable robot body, arms provided on the movable robot body, each of the arms having a multiple joint structure including plural joints, an actuator for actuating each of the joints and shaft torque sensors incorporated in each of the joints to detect a torque from the actuator at an output shaft of each of the joints, and a controller provided in the robot body to determine whether each of the arms is in contact with or in collision with a peripheral obstacle or obstacles based on change of an output from the shaft torque sensors and control an operation of each of actuators of each arm. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080252247 | Quadruped Walking Robot - The present invention provides a quadruped walking robot the production costs and weight of which can be reduced by reducing the number of driving portions, and which is capable of carrying out stabilized walking motions even with the degree of freedom reduced in the leg portions. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080258669 | Walking Robot by Using Passive Changes in Joint Angles and Control Method Thereof - In a robot with two or more leg links having ankle joint respectively and pivotably linked to a torso, the robot walks naturally by making the ankle joint of a grounded leg link rotate freely by using passive movement. A controller executes controlling operation of calculating target joint angles of remaining joints other than the ankle joint of the grounded leg link based upon the measured joint angles of the ankle joint of the grounded leg link in the lateral and forward direction. The target joint angles of the remaining joints are calculated so as to satisfy the following condition that a tilting angle of the torso matches a target tilting angle determined based upon the measured joint angle of the ankle joint of the grounded leg link in the forward direction, a cycle period of the idle leg link from lifting to grounding, and a target stride of the idle leg link. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080265821 | MOBILE EXTRACTION-ASSIST ROBOT - An all-terrain mobile robot comprising a mobile robotic platform, having either wheels or tank-treaded-like legs capable of navigating over rough terrain, wherein the robotic platform utilizes dynamic balancing behavior; a hydraulic powered anthropomorphic torso and articulated arms, wherein the hydraulic system possesses a pressure sensor for enabling the anthropomorphic torso and articulated arms to lift a payload using acute and delicate movements that reduce the chance of causing structural harm to the payload. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080297091 | Foot of walking robot and walking robot having the same - Disclosed are a foot of a walking robot, which minimizes tilting of a sole of the foot and reduces a degree of freedom to easily control the walking of the robot, and a walking robot having the same. The foot includes a frame connected to a lower portion of a leg of the walking robot; and a plurality of impact absorbing plates having elasticity respectively connected to two sides of the frame such that the impact absorbing plates are separated from each other. Each of the impact absorbing plates includes a separation part connected to the frame and separated from a ground surface, a front ground part extended forward from the separation part and contacting the ground surface, and a rear ground part extended backward from the separation part and contacting the ground surface. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090001919 | Robot - A robot, wherein the operating amounts of the first and second actuators are adjusted according to a torque necessary for maintaining a body member and an end member at specified angles in a mechanism in which the body member ( | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090009123 | STATICALLY STABLE BIPED ROBOTIC MECHANISM AND METHOD OF ACTUATING - A robotic mechanism comprising a chassis having a first side and an opposite second side, a first leg member rotatably coupled to the chassis proximate the first side and a second leg member rotatably coupled to the chassis proximate the second side. The first leg member and the second leg member being of generally spiral shape. The first leg member and the second leg member rotating generally about a common axis. The chassis having a center of mass lying below the common axis. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090009124 | Legged Robot - A legged robot that can ensure a large step length while keeping the height of a body trunk at a low position without increasing a moment that is generated due to the gravitational force acting on the trunk and acting on roll joints of legs when standing on one leg is realized. In the legged robot, a pair of legs is connected so as to be able to rotate around a pitch axis (Y-axis) at lateral surfaces of a trunk. Thereby, it is possible to make the height H | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090039819 | WALK AND ROLL ROBOT - A mobile robotic unit features a main body, a plurality of legs for supporting the main body on and moving the main body in forward and reverse directions about a base surface, and a drive assembly. According to an exemplary embodiment each leg includes a respective pivotal hip joint, a pivotal knee joint, and a wheeled foot adapted to roll along the base surface. Also according to an exemplary embodiments the drive assembly includes a motor operatively associated with the hip and knee joints and the wheeled foot for independently driving pivotal movement of the hip joint and the knee joint and rolling motion of the wheeled foot. The hip joint may include a ball-and-socket-type joint interconnecting top portion of the leg to the main body, such that the hip joint is adapted to pivot said leg in a direction transverse to a forward-and-reverse direction. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090140683 | REHABILITATION ROBOT AND TUTORIAL LEARNING METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a rehabilitation robot and a tutorial learning method for the rehabilitation robot. The rehabilitation robot comprises a robotic device, a rehabilitation mode control unit, and a driving unit. The robotic device comprises at least a motor capable of controlling the joints of the robotic device. The rehabilitation mode control unit further comprises a tutorial learning module capable of enabling the rehabilitation robot to learn a rehabilitation operation of a physiotherapist in a tutorial manner as he/she is operating the rehabilitation robot while registering the rehabilitation operation as an operation mode of the same. When the rehabilitation robot is used for performing a therapeutic session on a patient and a tutorial learning mode is selected for the rehabilitation robot, it is required to have a physiotherapist operate the rehabilitation robot and the same time that the rehabilitation robot will register motor actuation parameters corresponding to the therapeutic session into the tutorial learning module. On the other hand, when an automatic rehabilitation mode is selected, the rehabilitation robot will access the motor actuation parameters registered in the tutorial learning module so as to reproduce the therapeutic session simulating the physiotherapist. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090146600 | INTELLIGENT FOOT OF HUMANOID ROBOT - An intelligent foot of a humanoid robot, which enables the robot to safely walk in balance even on the irregular ground, is disclosed. The walking robot's foot includes a backpart unit with a leg which is rotatably installed at the center thereof, and a forepart unit which is rotatably connected to the front of the backpart unit by a foot part connector, wherein 6-axis force/moment sensors are installed on the bottom of the backpart unit and the bottom of the forepart unit, respectively. Further, walking robot's foot includes a backpart unit with a leg which is rotatably installed at the center thereof, and at least two toes which are rotatably connected to the front of the backpart unit by foot part connectors, wherein a 6-axis force/moment sensor is installed on the bottom of the backpart unit, and short shaft sensors are installed on the bottom of the toes. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090237025 | BIPEDAL WALKING ROBOT - Provided is a bipedal walking robot which includes a linear actuator, which connects a crus link and a foot of each leg away from an ankle joint, for driving the foot to rock around the ankle joint with respect to the crus link according to a telescopic motion thereof. The robot is capable of applying a desired moment to the foot for walking on stairs without increasing the linear actuator in size. The linear actuator is disposed in such a way that a telescopic force therefrom acts on a line inclined backward with respect to a connection line connecting a knee joint and the ankle joint. Preferably, a connection portion, which is connected to the crus link, of the linear actuator is disposed backward from the connection line, and a connection portion, which is connected to the foot, of the linear actuator is disposed forward from the connection line. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090243532 | VEHICLE HAVING AN ARTICULATOR - Systems and methods for a vehicle mounted articulator are described. A vehicle conveniently allows an articulator to be moved to various remote work sites. In one embodiment, the articulator can be mounted on a movable base, thereby increasing the flexibility of use and/or reach of the articulator. Such vehicle-mounted articulators can be subjected to various potentially damaging situations due to motion of the vehicle. Various features that allow safe operation of the vehicle and the articulator are disclosed. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090315501 | ROBOT BATTERY CHARGING STATION AND ROBOT FOR USE THEREWITH - A battery charging station, for a robot, includes a base, two side-walls barriers, a stop, a supporting arm, a charging connector, and a transmitter. The side-walls barriers are separately mounted on the base. The stop is mounted on the back of the base to form a docking space together with the barriers and the base. The supporting arm is cantilever mounted on the stop by one free end thereof with the other end extending into the space over the docking space. The charging connector is mounted on the free end of the supporting arm and is configured for providing an electrical connection between the robot and a power source. The transmitter is positioned on the upper surface of the supporting arm and is configured for emitting signals for the robot to locate the re battery charging station. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100019715 | Mobile tele-presence system with a microphone system - A remote controlled robot system that includes a robot and a remote control station. The robot includes a binaural microphone system that is coupled to a speaker system of the remote control station. The binaural microphone system may include a pair of microphones located at opposite sides of a robot head. The location of the microphones roughly coincides with the location of ears on a human body. Such microphone location creates a mobile robot that more effectively simulates the tele-presence of an operator of the system. The robot may include two different microphone systems and the ability to switch between systems. For example, the robot may also include a zoom camera system and a directional microphone. The directional microphone may be utilized to capture sound from a direction that corresponds to an object zoomed upon by the camera system. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100090638 | Actuator system - An actuator subsystem preferably for a robot or bionic linkage. A joint between two robotic or bionic members includes at least first and second actuators such as piston-cylinder assemblies connected between the members. A hydraulic circuit includes a sensor subsystem for sensing the magnitude of the load on the piston-cylinder assemblies and/or members. A fluid supply system includes an actuatable control valve operable to supply fluid to one or both piston-cylinder assemblies. A control circuit is responsive to the sensor and is configured to electronically control the fluid subsystem to supply fluid to the first piston-cylinder assembly when the sensor subsystem senses a load below a predetermined magnitude and to supply fluid to both piston-cylinder assemblies when the sensor subsystem senses a load above the predetermined magnitude. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100117585 | Multi Mode Safety Control Module - A robotic assembly comprises: a mobile vehicle including mechanical components configured to operate the mobile vehicle in a manual mode of operation; a main power circuit for distributing a power signal to the electromechanical components and to external modules; an automation module connected to the mechanical components and operable to control and operate the mechanical components, and a power circuit configured to distribute power to the mechanical components and the external modules; a safety control module connected to the main power circuit, the automation module, and the mechanical components; a mode selector connected to the main power circuit; and emergency stop switches configured to prevent a flow of current to substantially all of the mechanical components and external modules in response to actuation of the emergency stop buttons. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20110199038 | Drive Unit for Legged Robots and Control Method Thereof - A drive unit comprising of a driving motor and of at least two flexible linking members, which twist on each other when a rotational shaft of the driving motor rotates and thus produce a pulling force on a motion element that is attached to or is a part of link of a legged robot's leg mechanism is disclosed. A control method to control the invented drive unit so that a passive, a passive-dynamic or an active walking modes and transition between the modes of a legged robot is achieved without any additional mechanical means is disclosed. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20140184128 | Method and system for controlling gait of robot - A method includes determining whether a robot is walking and a direction in which the robot is walking; measuring an amount of time taken for a sole of a foot of the robot to step on the ground; calculating an imaginary reaction force applied to the sole using a trigonometric function having, as a period, the measured amount of time taken for the sole to step on the ground; and applying the calculated imaginary reaction force to a Jacobian transposed matrix and converting the imaginary reaction force into a drive torque for a lower extremity joint of the robot. | 07-03-2014 |
| 318568130 | With particular program teaching method | 7 |
| 20090009125 | ROBOT SYSTEM - The present invention provides a safe robot system adapted to always and clearly indicate a worker whether an emergency stop operation can be performed by an emergency stop operation section in an unwired portable teaching operation section, thereby to prevent occurrence of a misconception. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090091286 | Robot operating range setting device - A robot control unit ( | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090128079 | Industrial Robot System - An industrial robot system including at least one industrial robot including at least one manipulator located in a robot cell, a control unit for controlling the manipulator, a portable operator control device for teaching and manually operating the manipulator, a detecting unit detecting when the portable operator control device leaves the robot cell, and a warning generator producing a warning to the operator upon detecting that the portable operator control device leaves the robot cell. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090289591 | PROGRAMMABLE ROBOT AND USER INTERFACE - The invention relates to a programmable robot system comprising a robot provided with a number of individual arm sections, where adjacent sections are interconnected by a joint, the system furthermore comprising controllable drive means provided in at least some of said joints and a control system for controlling said drive means. The robot system is furthermore provided with user interface means comprising means for programming the robot system, said user interface means being either provided externally to the robot, as an integral part of the robot or as a combination hereof and storage means co-operating with said user interface means and said control system for storing information related to the movement and further operations of the robot and optionally for storing information relating to the surroundings. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090302795 | AUTOMATED ROBOT TEACH TOOL AND METHOD OF USE - A robot teach tool is provided that enables automatic teaching of pick and place positions for a robot. The automated robot teach tool obviates the need for manual operation of the robot during the teaching. The result is an automated process that is much faster, more accurate, more repeatable and less taxing on a robot operator. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100013425 | Method and Control Device for Automatically Determining a Mass of a Door System - A method is disclosed for automatically determining an effective mass of a door system that is driven by a motor and has at least one door. In this case a speed change accomplished during an acceleration movement is established, and a force variable, for example the motor current or an armature voltage, influencing the drive force of the motor is summed or integrated during the acceleration movement. The effective door mass is established from the sum or the integral of the force variable and the speed change, the summation or the integration of the force variable being performed over a number of operating system cycles of a control device assigned to the door system. Also described is a control device for automatically determining the effective door mass, having a memory for force variable profiles that is designed in such a way that mass can be established for different force variable profiles in the memory in conjunction with an unchanged program code. | 01-21-2010 |
| 318568140 | Manual lead through | 1 |
| 20100188034 | Trainable Robot and Method of Training - The robot comprises a movable member; a motor operable to change a position of the movable member relative to a gravitationally-loaded axis; and a servo operable to control the motor. The servo has a normal operational mode in which it controls the motor to define the position of the movable member relative to the gravitationally-loaded axis. The servo additionally has a training mode in which it controls the motor to set the movable member to a weightless state. In its weightless state, a user can easily and accurately move the movable member to train the robot. | 07-29-2010 |
| 318568160 | With particular sensing device | 3 |
| 20080315821 | Device for finding a home position for a moveable member - A device for finding a home position of a moveable member includes a magnet mounted on the moveable member and two switch-type Hall effect detectors, one on each side of the home position and equally spaced from the home position. The device includes a device for measuring movement of the moveable member and a microprocessor with a memory that receives information from the two Hall effect detectors and the device for measuring movement. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090045766 | OBSTACLE FOLLOWING SENSOR SCHEME FOR A MOBILE ROBOT - A robot obstacle detection system including a robot housing which navigates with respect to a surface and a sensor subsystem aimed at the surface for detecting the surface. The sensor subsystem includes an emitter which emits a signal having a field of emission and a photon detector having a field of view which intersects the field of emission at a region. The subsystem detects the presence of an object proximate the mobile robot and determines a value of a signal corresponding to the object. It compares the value to a predetermined value, moves the mobile robot in response to the comparison, and updates the predetermined value upon the occurrence of ah event. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20150042256 | SERVO APPARATUS, AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF SERVO APPARATUS - In a servo apparatus which comprises a motor, a shaft angle detecting unit and a controlling unit, and performs standard control of an angle position by a torque controlling method, it enables to perform driving control corresponding to a fraction multiple of a predetermined angular unit. | 02-12-2015 |
| 318568170 | With multimode control (e.g., course-fine, position-force, etc.) | 1 |
| 318568180 | Including velocity control | 1 |
| 20080303473 | ROBOT CONTROL APPARATUS - A robot control apparatus for soft control operation of a robot has position and velocity control loops for each control axis of the robot. The position control gain and the velocity control gain of a specified control axis in soft control operation is set lower than those of the other control axes. The orientation of the forward end of the robot arm to be assumed while following an external force, i.e., the orientation thereof immediately before starting the follow-up operation is determined. The position command or the velocity command for the control axes other than the specified control axis, which are determined based on the present position of the specified control axis moved by the external force applied to the forward end of the robot arm, the direction to follow the external force and the orientation immediately before starting the follow-up operation, is applied to the control loop of the particular control axis. | 12-11-2008 |
| 318568200 | With plural control systems (e.g., the interaction of plural processors to control the plural joints of a single robot): | 1 |
| 20080303472 | METHOD FOR REPLACEMENT OF A DEFECTIVE FIELD DEVICE BY A NEW FIELD DEVICE IN A SYSTEM WHICH COMMUNICATES VIA A DIGITAL FIELDBUS, IN PARTICULAR AN AUTOMATION SYSTEM - A method for replacement of a field device to be replaced by a new field device in a system which communicates via a digital fieldbus, e.g., an automation system; wherein previous parameters, information and/or values of the field device to be replaced are compared by an electronic control unit, which communicates via the fieldbus, with parameters, information and/or values of the new field device with respect to at least one data record, in order to modify them if necessary in accordance with the field device to be replaced. | 12-11-2008 |
| 318568220 | With particular compensation (e.g., gain, offset, etc.) | 2 |
| 20080258670 | Open-Loop Torque Control on Joint Position-Controlled Robots - A joint of a robot is controlled by a torque command. The joint has a position controller with a position feedback loop. The torque command is received for the joint, and a velocity feedforward command is determined for realizing the torque command using the position controller. The velocity feedforward command is sent to the position controller and the position feedback loop is canceled. The position feedback loop is canceled by sending a position command to the position controller, where the position command is an actual measured position of the joint. The position feedback loop is also canceled by setting the gain of the position feedback loop to zero. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080297092 | MACHINING ROBOT CONTROL APPARATUS - A control apparatus ( | 12-04-2008 |
| 318568240 | With reliability enhancement means (e.g., monitoring, redundant circuits, etc.) | 4 |
| 20090058342 | ROBOT CONTROLLER HAVING STOPPAGE MONITORING FUNCTION - A robot controller having a stoppage monitoring function, by which safety of an operator is ensured without using hardware or the like for allowing/stopping the power transmission to each of a robot and a cooperating device. A CPU of the robot controller periodically monitors the position of the robot or the cooperating device based on positional information from each servomotor and the state of entering information regarding the robot or the cooperating device. Then, when entering information is initially input, the position of the servomotor of the robot or the cooperating device, to which the entering information is applied, is stored in RAM. After that, while the entering information is being input, the distance between the position stored in RAM and the current position of the servomotor is calculated. If the calculated distance is larger than an allowable moving distance, the CPU sends a command to an emergency stopping part in order to cut-off power to all servomotors of the robot and the cooperating device. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090079379 | SERVOMOTOR CONTROLLER - It is an object to obtain a servomotor controller by which a load on a machine device can be reduced, and control capability can be stabilized as well as the resistance property for a temporary blackout or a temporary voltage drop can be more secured in accordance with driving conditions of the machine device and a motor load. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090146601 | Automation systems diagnostics and predictive failure detection - The present invention discloses a system and method for monitoring and diagnosing a robot mechanism. This requires adding intelligence to the diagnostics by parameters of physical robot arm linkages respecting component relative rotation or load transfer; storing rotation or translation relationship parameters characteristic of resonant frequencies between at least one mechanical link; receiving servo motor signals; digitizing and storing servo known normal data time histories; performing a time domain to frequency domain transformation on signal to identify components which are out-of band limit pre-sets. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090212731 | ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEM COMPRISING A PORTABLE OPERATING DEVICE WITH SAFETY EQUIPMENT - A robot controller including a control unit and a portable operating device (TPU) for teaching and manually operating the robot. The TPU includes safety equipment, a safety TPU-part having a first communication unit and a main TPU-part having a third communication unit. The control unit includes a safety control part having a second communication unit and a main control part having a forth communication unit. The first and second communication units are arranged such that they form a first communication channel for transferring communication data including information regarding the status of safety equipment from the TPU to the control unit. The third and fourth communication units are arranged such that they form a second communication channel for transferring general communication data between the TPU and the control unit. Each of the main TPU-part, the safety TPU-part, the main control part, and the safety control part includes a central processing unit adapted for generating and/or handling the communication data. Each of the communication units is connected to a network. Each of the communication units forms a node in the network. | 08-27-2009 |
