Medical robot and method for meeting the performance requirements of a medical robot
AssigneeKUKA Laboratories GmbH
InventorsTobias Ortmaier, Marc-Walter Ueberle
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Abstract
The invention relates to a medical robot (R) and a method for meeting the performance requirements of a medical robot (R). The robot (R) comprises several axes (1-6) and a controller (17). A medical tool (21-24) is fixed to a fixing device (18) on the robot (R) and the working range (30) of the robot (R) is set by the controller (17) in particular with safe techniques such that the robot (R) meets the performance requirements of the medical tool (21-24).
Claims22
A method for configuring a medical robot to meet a performance requirement of an application to be performed by the robot, the method comprising:
- attaching a medical tool to an attaching device of the robot, the robot having a plurality of axis and a control device;
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- adjusting a working range of the robot using the control device, such that the robot will satisfy the performance requirement with the medical tool;
- wherein the performance requirement of the application includes at least one of a required velocity capacity, a required acceleration capacity, a load acting on the robot, a rigidity required of the robot due to the use of the medical tool, or a braking distance of the robot.
A medical robot configured to perform an application having a performance requirement, the medical robot comprising:
- a robot arm including a plurality of moveable axes and an attaching device, the attaching device removably attaching a medical tool thereto;
- a plurality of drives associated with the plurality of moveable axes and operating the respective plurality of axes to articulate the robot arm;
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- a control device operatively coupled with the plurality of drives, the control device controlling operation of the plurality of drives to articulate the robot arm and adjusting a working range of the robot such that the robot will satisfy the performance requirement;
- wherein the performance requirement of the application includes at least one of a required velocity capacity, a required acceleration capacity, a load acting on the robot, a rigidity required of the robot due to the use of the medical tool, or a braking distance of the robot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.