Process for determining and providing run time information for robot control programs
US7886275B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/39068
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a process for providing run time information for computer programs for controlling industrial robots (robot control programs), a first system time of a computer system executing the program is determined after the calling and before the execution of an individual command or a sequence of individual commands (subroutine). The individual command or the subroutine is subsequently executed, and a second system time of the computer system is determined after the execution. The determination of the system times is carried out on the basis of access times to certain areas of a program memory of the computer system, which areas characterize the individual commands or the subroutine. It is thus possible to carry out run time measurements on robot control programs in a simple and efficient manner, and the results of these run time measurements can be used to optimize such programs.
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