Method for the orientation of an industrial robot, and industrial robot

Abstract

Characteristics of surroundings are extracted from signals of sensors mounted on different of a stationary industrial robot and an absolute co-ordinate system and a map of the surroundings are determined simultaneously using a SLAM-algorithm for simultaneous localization and mapping, the map of the surroundings depicting the extracted characteristics and an absolute pose of a mobile part of the industrial robot being determined in the absolute co-ordinate system. The method transfers the technique of simultaneous localization and of establishing a map of characteristics of the surroundings, from the field of mobile robotics to the orientation of a stationary industrial robot. The method is based on the measurements of sensors attached to the mobile parts. Sensors which calculate the positions of the joints are also taken into consideration, and an absolute position and orientation is calculated even for imprecise or flexible industrial robots and for different loads.

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