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Robot control apparatus

US6324443A · kind A · utility

107Cited by
9References
7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 26, 1999
Grant dateNov 27, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B2219/36168
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An robot control apparatus with a teaching operation panel capable of making graphic display. The teaching operation panel comprises a processor, a flash memory, a DRAM, a communication port, a touch panel, a graphic controller for controlling a display device, a key control circuit for jog keys. The flash memory stores an operating system having small data size storable in the flash memory and supporting a graphic interface. The processor reads a robot operation program stored in a memory of the robot controller or in an external memory of the teaching operation pane and makes a graphic display on the display device. The graphic display is easily comprehended by an operator and editing and creation of the robot control program is made easy.

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