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US 11,618,165 B2Granted
Method and system for operating a robotic arm
AssigneeKUKA Deutschland GmbH
InventorMartin Riedel
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Abstract
A method for operating a robotic arm using a first visualization device includes visually indicating, on the robotic arm and/or in the workspace of the robotic arm and/or on a work surface below the robotic arm, an imminent adjustment of at least one axis of the robotic arm, in particular of at least one axis closest to the robotic arm base.
Claims10
A method for operating a robotic arm, the method comprising:
- visually indicating an imminent adjustment of a first axis closest to a base of the robotic arm with a first lighting element, comprising
- simultaneously providing a visual indication of an imminent position in a specified time of the first axis and a visual indication of a next stop position of the first axis;
- wherein the visual indication of the imminent position of the first axis and the visual indication of the next stop position of the first axis differ in at least one of color, brightness, or size;
- and
- wherein the first lighting element comprises one or more rows of lights arranged in a ring-shaped manner around and attached to the base;
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- wherein providing the visual indication of the imminent position of the first axis and the visual indication of the next stop position of the first axis comprises illuminating at least one of the lights;
- and
- providing a visual indication of an imminent adjustment of a second axis of the robotic arm by illuminating a space on a work surface located under the robotic arm with a second lighting element arranged on a carousel of the robotic arm, the carousel being rotatable relative to the base about the first axis, a link arm being rotatable relative to the carousel about the second axis;
- wherein the first lighting element indicates the imminent adjustment of the first axis of the robotic arm independently of the imminent adjustment of the second axis of the robotic arm.
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A system for operating a robotic arm, the system comprising:
- a first lighting element configured for visually indicating an imminent adjustment of a first axis closest to a base of the robotic arm, the first lighting element configured to simultaneously provide a visual indication of an imminent position of the first axis in a specified time and a visual indication of a next stop position of the first axis;
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- a second lighting element configured to provide a visual indication of an imminent adjustment of a second axis of the robotic arm, the second lighting element arranged on a carousel of the robotic arm, the carousel being rotatable relative to the base about the first axis, a link arm being rotatable relative to the carousel about the second axis;
- wherein the visual indication of the imminent position of the first axis and the visual indication of the next stop position of the first axis differ in at least one of color, brightness, or size;
- wherein the first lighting element comprises one or more rows of lights arranged in a ring-shaped manner around and attached to the base;
- wherein the first lighting element is configured to provide the visual indication of the imminent position of the first axis and the visual indication of the next stop position of the first axis by illuminating at least one of the lights;
- wherein the visual indication of the imminent adjustment of the second axis comprises illumination of a space on a work surface located under the robotic arm;
- and
- wherein the first lighting element is configured to indicate the imminent adjustment of the first axis of the robotic arm independently of the imminent adjustment of the second axis of the robotic arm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.