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Robot control system for presetting limit values corresponding to limits of deviation
Assignee: Fanuc Corp
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Filing: 1981-12-28
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Granted: 1985-09-17
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Expires: 2001-12-28
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a robot control system of the type in which instructive data taught by means of a teaching box is stored in memory and a manipulator such as a robot hand is actuated in accordance with the instructive data so that the robot is made to execute predetermined tasks. The manipulator is so driven by a servo motor as to reduce to zero a deviation between the number of command pulses generated on the basis of the instructive data and the number of feedback pulses generated in accordance with the current position of the manipulator. In accordance with a feature of the invention, the limit values of the deviation are stored in memory in advance and, when the deviation is found to lie outside the range of the limit values during the operation of the robot, such condition is interpreted as an overload and the operation of the robot is halted.
Inventors
- 👤 Hajimu Inaba
- 👤 Hideo Miyashita
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 07:53
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05B; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/18; G05B19/406; G05B19/4062; G05B19/19; G05B19/21; G05B19/23; G05B19/231; G05B19/232; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/30; G05B2219/42; G05B2219/42268; G05B2219/45; G05B2219/45083
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
187 words
A method for controlling a robot of the type in which a deviation between a number of command pulses generated in accordance with predetermined instructive data stored in a memory and a number of feedback pulses generated in accordance with the movement of the robot, is stored in an error register and the robot is driven in such a manner that the deviation approaches zero, said method comprising the steps of: presetting limit values corresponding to limits of the deviation by- operating the robot on the basis of the predetermined instructive data; reading said deviation out of the error register while the robot is operating in accordance with the predetermined instructive data; computing the limit values using said deviation read out of the error register; storing said limit values in the memory; reading a deviation check instruction included in said predetermined instructive data, during operation of the robot; comparing, in accordance with said deviation check instruction, said deviation with the limit values; and halting the operation of the robot when said deviation is outside the range of said limit values, such condition being interpreted as an overload.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
187 words
A method for controlling a robot of the type in which a deviation between a number of command pulses generated in accordance with predetermined instructive data stored in a memory and a number of feedback pulses generated in accordance with the movement of the robot, is stored in an error register and the robot is driven in such a manner that the deviation approaches zero, said method comprising the steps of: presetting limit values corresponding to limits of the deviation by- operating the robot on the basis of the predetermined instructive data; reading said deviation out of the error register while the robot is operating in accordance with the predetermined instructive data; computing the limit values using said deviation read out of the error register; storing said limit values in the memory; reading a deviation check instruction included in said predetermined instructive data, during operation of the robot; comparing, in accordance with said deviation check instruction, said deviation with the limit values; and halting the operation of the robot when said deviation is outside the range of said limit values, such condition being interpreted as an overload.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
The robot control method according to claim 1, in which the deviation stored in the error register is predicted from such information as the robot position, attitude and workpiece weight, the preset limit values being derived in accordance with the predicted deviation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
198 words
A robot control apparatus for controlling a robot of the type in which a deviation between a number of command pulses generated in accordance with predetermined instructive data, including a deviation check instruction, and in accordance with a number of feedback pulses generated in accordance with the movement of the robot, is stored in an error register and the robot is driven in such a manner that the deviation approaches zero, said apparatus comprising: means for operating the robot in accordance with the predetermined instructive data; means for reading the deviation out of the error register while the robot is operating in accordance with the predetermined instructive data; means for computing the limit values in accordance with a deviation read out of the error register; a memory for storing the limit values corresponding to limits of the deviation; means for reading the deviation during the operation of the robot, in response to the deviation check instruction being read; means for comparing the deviation with the limit value, in response to the deviation check instruction being read; means for halting the movemet of the robot when the deviation is found to be outside the range of the limit values.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
198 words
A robot control apparatus for controlling a robot of the type in which a deviation between a number of command pulses generated in accordance with predetermined instructive data, including a deviation check instruction, and in accordance with a number of feedback pulses generated in accordance with the movement of the robot, is stored in an error register and the robot is driven in such a manner that the deviation approaches zero, said apparatus comprising: means for operating the robot in accordance with the predetermined instructive data; means for reading the deviation out of the error register while the robot is operating in accordance with the predetermined instructive data; means for computing the limit values in accordance with a deviation read out of the error register; a memory for storing the limit values corresponding to limits of the deviation; means for reading the deviation during the operation of the robot, in response to the deviation check instruction being read; means for comparing the deviation with the limit value, in response to the deviation check instruction being read; means for halting the movemet of the robot when the deviation is found to be outside the range of the limit values.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
The robot control apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising: means for predicting the deviation stored in the error register from such information as the robot position, attitude and workpiece weight, and means for deriving the limit values in accordance with the predicted deviation.
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