Ascertaining at Least One Border for Operating a Robot
AssigneesKUKA Deutschland GmbH, KUKA Systems GmbH
InventorsJuergen Blume, Ingo Kresse, Pascal Caprano, Marcus Hofmann, Fabian Jennrich
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Abstract
A method for ascertaining at least one border for operating a robot includes detecting data of real surroundings of the robot using a detection device, in particular a mobile detection device, in particular a portable detection device; ascertaining a first surroundings contour on the basis of said detected data; and ascertaining a first border of a first spatial area to be monitored on the basis of the ascertained first surroundings contour.
Claims21
1-17. (canceled)
A method for ascertaining at least one border for operating a robot, the method comprising:
- detecting data of real surroundings of the robot using a detection device, in particular a mobile or portable detection device;
- ascertaining a first surroundings contour on the basis of the detected data;
- ascertaining a first border of a first spatial area to be monitored on the basis of the ascertained first surroundings contour;
- monitoring the robot for exceeding the ascertained first border during operation of the robot;
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- switching operation of the robot to a first operating mode of the robot in response to a detection that the first border is exceeded.
A system for ascertaining at least one border for operating a robot, the system comprising:
- a detection device, in particular a mobile or portable detection device, for detecting data of a real surroundings of the robot,
- means for ascertaining a first surroundings contour based on the detected data;
- means for ascertaining a first border of a first spatial area to be monitored on the basis of this ascertained first surroundings contour;
- means for monitoring the robot for exceeding the ascertained first border during operation of the robot;
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- means for switching operation of the robot to a first operating mode of the robot in response to a detection that the first border is exceeded.
A computer program product comprising program code stored on a non-transitory, machine-readable data medium, the program code configured, when executed by a computer, to cause the computer to:
- detect data of real surroundings of the robot using a detection device;
- ascertain a first surroundings contour on the basis of the detected data;
- ascertain a first border of a first spatial area to be monitored on the basis of this ascertained first surroundings contour;
- monitor the robot for exceeding the ascertained first border during operation of the robot;
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- switch operation of the robot to a first operating mode of the robot in response to a detection that the first border is exceeded.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.