Manipulator system and method for identifying operating devices
AssigneeKUKA Roboter GmbH
InventorYevgen Kogan
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Abstract
A manipulator system includes at least one manipulator and a control device assigned to the manipulator; and at least one mobile operating device for controlling the at least one manipulator. In addition, an electronic display device is provided, which is arranged to display at least one optically readable identifier, and at least one optical reading device is provided and arranged to detect the displayed optically readable identifier. The manipulator system is arranged to release control of the manipulator by means of the mobile operating device when the optically readable identifier has been correctly detected by the optical reading device.
Claims20
A method for identifying a mobile operating device which is arranged for controlling at least one manipulator of a manipulator system, the manipulator system having a control device assigned to the manipulator and the mobile operating device having a graphical user interface (GUI), comprising the following method steps:
- a) transmitting data of at least one optically readable identifier from the control device to the mobile operating device and display of the optically readable identifier on an electronic display device, wherein the electronic display device is assigned to the mobile operating device, or transmitting data of the at least one optically readable identifier from the mobile operating device to the control device and display of the optically readable identifier on an electronic display device assigned to the control device;
- b) displaying the at least one optically readable identifier on the electronic display device assigned to the control device or the mobile operating device, wherein the data of the optically readable identifier comprises data including at least one of status parameters of the manipulator system or control variables;
- c) detecting the optically readable identifier by means of an optical reading device, wherein the optical reading device is assigned to the respective other one of the control device or mobile operating device;
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- d) releasing control of the manipulator to the mobile operating device when the optically readable identifier has been correctly detected by the optical reading device.
A manipulator system comprising:
- at least one manipulator and a control device assigned to the manipulator;
- at least one mobile operating device which is arranged for controlling at least one of the at least one manipulator or the control device;
- at least one electronic display device which is arranged to display at least one optically readable identifier, and
- at least one optical reading device which is arranged to detect the displayed optically readable identifier,
- wherein the manipulator system is arranged to release control of the manipulator or the control device to the mobile operating device when the optically readable identifier has been correctly detected by the optical reading device,
- wherein the optically readable identifier comprises data including at least one of status parameters of the manipulator system or control variables,
- wherein the mobile operating device comprises a first wireless communication device and the control device comprises a second wireless communication device, and the first and second wireless communication devices are arranged to transmit data of the optically readable identifier, and
- wherein the electronic display device is arranged to display the optically readable identifier according to the transmitted data.
A method for identifying a mobile operating device which is arranged for controlling at least one manipulator of a manipulator system, the manipulator system having a control device assigned to the manipulator and the mobile operating device having a graphical user interface (GUI), comprising the following method steps:
- a) displaying at least one optically readable identifier on an electronic display device, wherein the electronic display device is assigned to the control device or the mobile operating device;
- b) detecting the optically readable identifier by means of an optical reading device, wherein the optical reading device is assigned to the respective other control device or mobile operating device;
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- c) releasing control of the manipulator to the mobile operating device when the optically readable identifier has been correctly detected by the optical reading device,
- wherein in method step a) several optically readable identifiers are displayed in chronological order, and wherein the step of releasing the control of the manipulator to the mobile operating device takes place only when the several optically readable identifiers have been correctly detected by the optical reading device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.