Robotic system
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsJeremy Roe Hammar, Leon R. Adcock, Bradley Phillip Graham, Matthew J. Behmlander, Joshua Clifton Short, Donald A. Stickel, III
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Abstract
A robotic system includes a robotic arm, a base couple coupled to the robotic arm, and a controller. The robotic supports a work implement and is configured to move the work implement to perform an operation on a workpiece. The base is configured to be removably coupled to a mounting surface. The controller is in communication with the robotic arm, the work implement, and the base. Further, the controller is configured to disable the operation of at least one of the robotic arm and the work implement if a coupling parameter between the base and the mounting surface is below a threshold value.
Claims18
A robotic system, comprising:
- a robotic arm for supporting a work implement and configured to move the work implement to perform an operation on a workpiece;
- a base coupled to the robotic arm, the base configured to be removably coupled to a mounting surface;
- and
- a controller in communication with the robotic arm, the work implement, and the base, the controller configured to disable the operation of at least one of the robotic arm and the work implement if a coupling parameter between the base and the mounting surface is below a threshold value,
- wherein the coupling parameter includes a force acting between the base and the mounting surface.
A method for operating a robotic system, the robotic system including a robotic arm for supporting a work implement and configured to move the work implement to perform an operation on a workpiece, the method comprising:
- coupling a base, coupled to the robotic arm, to a mounting surface;
- and
- disabling, by a controller, an operation of at least one of the robotic arm and the work implement if a coupling parameter between the base and the mounting surface is below a threshold value,
- wherein the coupling parameter includes a force acting between the base and the mounting surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.