Method and system for using a buffer to track robotic movement
US6594550B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/45031
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for controlling movement of an automated machine. The movement is defined by a plurality of steps. First, a buffer of a predetermined size is defined. The buffer stores a current step and one or more previous steps in the movement of the automated machine. Then a current step in the movement of the automated machine is executed. Next, the buffer is checked to see if the current step executed in the movement of the automated machine movement is the same as a predetermined step of interest. If the current step is a predetermined step of interest, the buffer is checked to determine what at least one previous step was. If the current step was the step of interest, a new step is executed in the movement of the automated machine, the new step executed depending on what the at least one previous step was.
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