Method and a control system for monitoring the condition of an industrial robot
US7826984B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/39413
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An industrial robot diagnostic method including performing a condition analysis utilizing at least two selected input signals, wherein each selected input signal indicates a condition related to a property of the industrial robot, performing an analysis of any combination of the selected input signals utilizing a signal modeling of the signals and outputting from the condition analyzer a result being at least one of: a detection of a malfunction of the robot system, an identification of a root cause failure in the robot system and prediction of a potential malfunction in the robot system. Also an industrial robot system utilizing the method.
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