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Robot control apparatus
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1984-02-21
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Granted: 1986-06-10
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Expires: 2004-02-21
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for controlling a robot having multi-articulation-type arms with a high accuracy. Work point data and work point instructions for the robot are stored in a main storage section, while data representing the present position of an operating end of the arm of the robot is stored in a present point storage section. Reference position data is stored in a reference point storage section. A central processing unit produces a signal for instructing the robot to effect predetermined operations on the basis of the work point data, the work procedure instructions, the present position data, and the reference point data. A correction section determines a deviation of the operating end of the robot from positional data corresponding to the present position and corrects the stored positional data on the basis of the determined deviation.
Inventors
- 👤 Atsushi Itoh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 02:55
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05B; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/42; G05B19/425; G05B19/18; G05B19/19; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/30; G05B2219/41; G05B2219/41177; G05B2219/45; G05B2219/45083
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
An apparatus for controlling a robot having a plurality of arms of the multiarticulation type, comprising: a main storage section for storing work point data and work procedure instructions for said robot; a present point storage section for storing present angular position data of each of said plurality of arms of said robot; a reference point storage section for storing reference angular position data for each of said plurality of arms of said robot when said robot is actuated; a central processing unit for producing a signal for instructing said robot to effect predetermined operations on the basis of said work point data, said work procedure instructions, said present angular position data, and said reference angular position data; and a correction section for determining an angular deviation of an actual position of each of said plurality of arms from angular positional data corresponding to a present angular position to thereby correct said stored angular positional data on the basis of the determined angular deviation, whereby correction of said stored angular positional data is achieved without use of additional physical structure.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
180 words
An apparatus for controlling a robot having a plurality of arms of the multiarticulation type, comprising: a main storage section for storing work point data and work procedure instructions for said robot; a present point storage section for storing present angular position data of each of said plurality of arms of said robot; a reference point storage section for storing reference angular position data for each of said plurality of arms of said robot when said robot is actuated; a central processing unit for producing a signal for instructing said robot to effect predetermined operations on the basis of said work point data, said work procedure instructions, said present angular position data, and said reference angular position data; and a correction section for determining an angular deviation of an actual position of each of said plurality of arms from angular positional data corresponding to a present angular position to thereby correct said stored angular positional data on the basis of the determined angular deviation, whereby correction of said stored angular positional data is achieved without use of additional physical structure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The robot control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said correction section comprises means for performing said determining on the basis of data indicative of the spatial positions corresponding to the attitudes of said plurality of arms.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
The robot control apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said angular deviation is an angular deviation of an actual position of said robot arm when said robot arm has been returned to a reference position from a position corresponding to said reference angular position data.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The robot control apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said correction section corrects said reference angular position data.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The robot control apparatus according to claim 4, wherein correction by said correction section is performed before a work point of said robot is stored in said main storage section.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
75 words
The robot control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said correction section comprises a correction teaching box for issuing an instruction of correction procedures and a correction instructing section for instructing said central processing unit to determine said angular deviation on the basis of present angular position data and reference angular position data which change in accordance with a correction instruction from said correction teaching box so as to correct the stored angular position data.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
The robot control apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said correction teaching box comprises a correction start switch, a JOG switch, a record addition switch, a record correction switch, and a record termination switch.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The robot control apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said JOG switch comprises a switch for instructing said robot to perform a manual operation.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
The robot control apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said record addition switch instructs said central processing unit to input present value data indicative of a predetermined arm attitude in a predetermined spatial position.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
The robot control apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said record correction switch instructs said central processing unit to input present value data indicative of arm attitude different from said predetermined arm attitude in a predetermined spatial position.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The robot control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said robot is a two-arm horizontal articulation robot.
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