System for setting workpiece Cartesian coordinate system of robot
US4700118A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 16, 1986 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25J9/1692
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Provided is a system for setting a workpiece Cartesian coordinate system in a robot. In teaching the nose position (TCP) of a working member (tool) mounted on the hand of an articulated robot, the user moves the tool mounted on the hand to teach a reference point, any point on a predetermined axis and a third point defining a plane together with the other two points, whereupon a single coordinate system is specified by the position data indicative of these three points P1, P2, P3. A plurality of tool coordinate systems having a fixed relationship to the reference coordinate system of the robot can be set.
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