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Hand-held device and method for detecting the spatial position of a working point of a manipulator

US8645098B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KUKA Roboter GmbH · DE

Inventors

Gerhard Hietmann · Herbertshofen, DE
Andreas Sedlmayr · Pforzheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 17, 2009
Grant date	Feb 4, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 15, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB25J9/1692
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

According to the present invention a portable hand-held device (1) for detecting the spatial position of a working point of a manipulator, in particular of a robot, comprises handling means (2, 3) for handling the hand-held device by a user, means for detecting a position (4), wherein a spatial position of the means for detecting a position (4) is detectable; and a tactile element (5) which is connected, preferably detachably connected, to the means for detecting a position and at which a reference point (R) is defined, wherein the handling means (2, 3) and the means for detecting a position (4) are connected with one another by a joint.

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