Gripping apparatus and gripping apparatus control method
US8862267B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 26, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R43/28
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gripping apparatus comprises an information acquisition unit (A 311, A315, A301) configured to acquire information about a position and orientation of an object (23) to be gripped by a gripper (12), a movement path generating unit (A610) configured to acquire a target state suitable for gripping the object, based on the acquired information, and generate a movement path of the gripper toward the target state, and a controller configured to move the gripper along the generated movement path and cause the gripper to grip the object.
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