Portable apparatus for controlling robot and method thereof
US10166673B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 12, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/39449
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A portable apparatus for controlling a robot and a method therefor. The portable apparatus includes: an orientation sensor adapted for measuring orientation of the portable apparatus; an HMI device adapted for detecting two-dimensional manual motion relative to the HMI device; and a processing unit adapted for receiving a first signal representing the measured orientation of the portable apparatus and a second signal representing the detected two-dimensional manual motion relative to the HMI device and controlling a part of the robot to move in a direction in consideration of the measured orientation of the portable apparatus and the detected two-dimensional manual motion relative to the HMI device. By having the portable apparatus and the method therefor as explained herein, the two-dimensional manual movement on touch panel is integrated with orientation of the portable apparatus and an integration of these is mapped by the robot, which makes it possible to define a path in three dimensional space for jogging/teaching robot's movements in three dimension.
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