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US 9,586,324 B2Granted
Method for operating an industrial robot, and a secure monitoring device for carrying out said method
AssigneeReis Group Holding GmbH & Co. KG
InventorFranz Som
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method and a device for operating an industrial robot by means of an operating device, and includes a graphical operator interface, such as a touch-sensitive display, the robot being connected to a robot control unit.
Claims36
A method for operating an industrial robot connected to a robot control by an operating device comprising a graphic operator interface, the method comprising:
- requesting a desired function or operating mode of the industrial robot by an activation input of at least one operating element by an operator,
- registering the activation input of the at least one operating element, transmission of the actuation input to a secure monitoring device for enabling and/or monitoring the function to be carried out by the industrial robot or the operating mode,
- identifying graphic information associated with the requested function or operating mode in the secure monitoring device,
- coding the graphic information with a random generator and transmitting the coded graphic information (from the secure monitoring device to the operating device and the display of the coded graphic information on the graphic operator interface,
- registering an activation input of the operator by which the correctness of the displayed, coded graphic information is confirmed,
- return of a confirmation input from the operating device to the secure monitoring device and comparison of the received confirmation input with the transmitted, coded graphic information, and
- carrying out the requested function or operating mode upon agreement of the confirmation input with the transmitted, coded graphic information.
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A secure monitoring device for the enabling and monitoring of a function to be performed by an industrial robot, the device comprising:
- the secure monitoring device coupled to a control device controlling the industrial robot and to an operating device for requesting the function to be performed for the exchange of data, wherein the secure monitoring device comprises:
- an evaluation and identification device for evaluating the requesting of functions and the identification of graphic information corresponding to the function,
- a coding device for coding the graphic information,
- a transmission device for transmitting the coded graphic information to a graphical user interface of the operating device, and
- a receiving and comparing device for receiving a confirmation input from the operating device, and for comparing the confirmation input with the coded graphic information;
- wherein an activation input of at least one operating element is registered, and an actuation input is transmitted to the secure monitoring device for enabling and/or monitoring the function to be carried out by the industrial robot or an operating mode;
- wherein an activation input of an operator is registered, by which a correctness of a displayed, coded graphic information is confirmed, and
- wherein a requested function or the operating mode is carried out, upon agreement of a confirmation input with transmitted, coded graphic information.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.