Method and apparatus for saving energy and reducing cycle time by optimal ordering of the industrial robotic path
US9469029B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 31, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P80/10
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Methods for saving energy and reducing cycle time by using optimal ordering of the industrial robotic path. A method includes receiving inputs including a complex operation, generating a plurality of task groups of the complex operation, calculating a group edge rating for each of a plurality of robotic movement edges between each of the plurality of task groups, calculating a candidate rating for each of a plurality of candidate paths, wherein the candidate rating comprises a summation of the group edge ratings for a candidate path, determining an optimal path comprising the candidate path with an optimal rating, wherein the optimal rating is determined by the lowest candidate rating, and returning the optimal path.
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