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US 7,353,082 B2Granted
Method and a system for programming an industrial robot
AssigneeABB Research Ltd.
InventorsJohn Pretlove, Charlotte Skourup, Thomas Pettersen
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AssigneeABB Research Ltd.
InventorsJohn Pretlove, Charlotte Skourup, Thomas Pettersen
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A method and a system for use in connection with off-line programming of an industrial robot. The robot is taught a path having a number of waypoints located on or in the vicinity of at least one object to be processed by the robot. The system includes a tracking system unit adapted to provide information about the position of a part of the body of an operator pointing by the part at points on or in the vicinity of the object, a visual feed-back unit generating a visual feed-back to the operator of the position of the point being presently pointed at by the part of the body, in relation to the object, and a storage unit adapted for storing the position of the part of the body as a waypoint upon receiving a recording command.
A method in connection with off-line programming of an industrial robot, comprising teaching the robot a path having a number of waypoints located on or in the vicinity of at least one object to be processed by the robot, the method comprising:
A system for use in connection with off-line programming of an industrial robot, the programming comprises teaching the robot a path having a number of waypoints located on or in the vicinity of at least one object to be processed by the robot, the system comprising:
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