Industrial robot and method for controlling the robot to automatically select which program code to be executed next

US10518413B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ABB Schweiz AG · CH

Inventors

• Annika Hedlund · Västerås, SE
• Ivan Lundberg · Hagfors, SE
• Jonathan Styrud · Västerås, SE
• Martin Nordvall · Västerås, SE
• Ralph Sjöberg · Hagfors, SE
• Tomas Groth · Västerås, SE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 11, 2015
• Grant date: Dec 31, 2019
• Expiry date: Feb 3, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05B2219/50049
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An industrial robot including a manipulator and a robot control unit are disclosed, wherein the manipulator includes a plurality of joints that are moved under the control of the control unit, and the control unit includes a storage medium including program code for controlling the motions of the robot when executed by the control unit. The control unit is configured to automatically select which part of the program code to be executed next based on the position of the robot. A method for controlling the robot is also disclosed.