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US 12,728,529 B2Granted
Method and system for controlling multiple robots
AssigneeABB Schweiz AG
InventorPrasad K.M.
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Abstract
A system and method for controlling multiple robots using a single HMI device includes having a Teach Pendant Unit Multiplexer (TPU-MUX) that allows multiple robots to remain connected to the single HMI device all at the same time. The system further allows the HMI device to communicate with at least one robot among the plurality of connected robots, at a time and to switch between a plurality of connected robots seamlessly.
Claims13
A system for controlling a plurality of robots, comprising:
- a Human Machine Interface (HMI) device;
- a plurality of controllers, wherein each of the controllers correspond to a particular robot;
- and
- a physical Teach-Pendant Unit Multiplexer (TPU-MUX) comprising a processor, and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor;
- wherein the memory stores processor-executable instructions, which on execution, cause the processor to:
- allow the HMI device to communicate with one of the plurality of controllers at a time;
- and
- allow the HMI device to switch from one controller to another, among the plurality of controllers;
- wherein the TPU-MUX further comprises:
- an input node to connect the TPU-MUX to the HMI device;
- and
- a plurality of output nodes to connect the TPU-MUX to the plurality of controllers;
- wherein the plurality of output nodes and the plurality of controllers are connected in 1:1 configuration.
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A method for controlling a plurality of robots, the method comprising:
- connecting a plurality of controllers to a Human Machine Interface (HMI) device, via a physical Teach Pendant Unit Multiplexer (TPU-MUX), wherein the TPU-MUX further comprises:
- an input node to connect the TPU-MUX to the HMI device;
- and a plurality of output nodes to connect the TPU-MUX to the plurality of controllers;
- and wherein the plurality of output nodes and the plurality of controllers are connected in 1:1 configuration;
- allowing the HMI device to communicate with one of the plurality of controllers at time;
- and
- allowing the HMI device to switch from one controller to another, among the plurality of controllers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.