Method of determining contact positions, calibration parameters, and reference frames for robot assemblies
US6356807B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 12, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53087
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of determining contact positions of a robot relative to a workpiece in a workspace of the robot. The method utilizes the contact positions to determine a location of the workpiece in the robot workspace. The method also monitors an integral operating parameter within the robot, such as motor torque, to determine the contact positions of the robot relative to the workpiece and to locate the workpiece.
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