System and method generating a trajectory for an end effector
AssigneeAdvanced Robotic Technologies, Inc.
InventorsCharles A. Greene, Larry S. Phillips
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Abstract
A method, program embodied on a computer readable medium, and various systems are provided for generating a process trajectory. A normalized image of an object is displayed on a display device of a computer system, the object including a surface that is to be processed using an end effector. A number of predefined trajectories are stored in a memory of the computer system, each of the predefined trajectories defining a motion of the end effector to process a surface of one of a number of spatial definitions. A trajectory generation system is implemented to generate the process trajectory for the end effector to process the surface of the object by associating at least one of the predefined trajectories with the normalized image.
Claims62
A method for generating a process trajectory, comprising:
- displaying a normalized image of an object on a display device of a computer system, the object including a surface that is to be processed using an end effector;
- providing a number of predefined trajectories in a memory of the computer system, each of the predefined trajectories defining a motion of the end effector to process a surface of one of a number of spatial definitions;
- generating the process trajectory for the end effector to process the surface of the object by associating at least one of the predefined trajectories with the normalized image.
A program embodied in a computer-readable medium for generating a process trajectory, comprising:
- code that generates a display of a normalized image of an object on a display device, the object including a surface that is to be processed using an end effector;
- a number of predefined trajectories, each of the predefined trajectories defining a motion of the end effector to process a surface of one of a number of spatial definitions;
- code that generates the process trajectory for the end effector to process the surface of the object by facilitating an association of at least one of the predefined trajectories with the normalized image.
A system for generating a process trajectory, comprising:
- a processor circuit having a processor and a memory;
- a trajectory generation system stored in the memory and executable by the processor, the trajectory generation system comprising:
- logic that generates a display of a normalized image of an object on a display device, the object including a surface that is to be processed using an end effector;
- a number of predefined trajectories, each of the predefined trajectories defining a motion of the end effector to process a surface of one of a number of spatial definitions;
- logic that generates the process trajectory for the end effector to process the surface of the object by facilitating an association of at least one of the predefined trajectories with the normalized image.
A system for generating a process trajectory, comprising:
- means for displaying a normalized image of an object on a display device of a computer system, the object including a surface that is to be processed using an end effector;
- means for storing a number of predefined trajectories, each of the predefined trajectories defining a motion of the end effector to process a surface of one of a number of spatial definitions;
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- means for generating the process trajectory for the end effector to process the surface of the object by associating at least one of the predefined trajectories with the normalized image.
A method for generating a process trajectory, comprising:
- displaying a normalized image of an object on a display device of a computer system, the object including a surface that is to be processed using an end effector;
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- providing a number of predefined trajectories in a memory of the computer system, each of the predefined trajectories defining a motion of the end effector to process a surface of one of a number of spatial definitions;
- generating a process trajectory for the end effector to process the surface of the object by associating with the normalized image at least one of a number of predefined trajectories that define a motion of the end effector to process a surface of one of a number of spatial definitions.
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