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Calibration method for tool center point of a robot manipulator

US9002516B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 10, 2012
Grant dateApr 7, 2015
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Expiry dateJul 11, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB25J9/1692
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A calibration method for calibration a tool center point for a robot manipulator includes the steps of: driving the tool to move above one of the inclined surfaces; defining a preset coordinate system TG; rotating the TCP relative to the UG-axis by about 180 degrees, calculating the value of Δw; updating the position parameters of the preset TCP, defining a new preset coordinate system TG′; rotating the TCP relative to the UG′-axis by about 90 degrees, calculating the value of Δv; updating the position parameters of the new preset TCP, defining a new preset coordinate system TG″; driving the tool to move above a planar horizontal surface; rotating the TCP relative to a axis by about 30 degrees, calculating the value of Δu; repeating the aforementioned steps until the deviation ΔP (Δw, Δv, Δu) is less than or equal to a maximum allowable deviation of the robot manipulator.

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