Interface for robot motion control
US8060251B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 6, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/40147
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods are presented that enable a higher-level software application to control a robot's motion through a generic motion interface. In one embodiment, a system includes a controller, an interface, and a set of robot driver modules. The interface receives a command from the controller and translates the command into another command to send to the driver modules. The interface includes a client, a server, and a network. The server includes two interfaces: a client interface to communicate with the client and a driver interface to communicate with the driver modules. The server also includes two buffers: a command queue and a reply queue. The command queue stores commands received from the controller (via the client). The reply queue stores replies received from the driver modules.
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