Robot, robot control apparatus and robot system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10173325-B2
Application number	US-201615066202-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 10, 2016
Priority date	Mar 30, 2015
Publication date	Jan 8, 2019
Grant date	Jan 8, 2019

Abstract

A robot includes a force detector, and a drive part that changes a position relationship between a marker and an imaging part. In the case with calibration processing of specifying a coordinate relationship as a correspondence relationship between a reference coordinate system with reference to a position of the marker and a robot coordinate system as reference of control of the drive part based on images of the marker captured by the imaging part in a plurality of the position relationships, the drive part is controlled to have anisotropy based on the coordinate relationship and a detection value of the force detector.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A robot comprising:
a force sensor; and
a motor that changes a position relationship between a marker and a camera,
wherein the motor is controlled to have anisotropy based on a coordinate relationship and a detection value of the force sensor, the coordinate relationship being a correspondence relationship between a reference coordinate system with reference to a position of the marker and a robot coordinate system as reference of control of the motor based on images of the marker captured by the camera in a plurality of the position relationships.

2. The robot according to claim 1 , further comprising the camera.

3. The robot according to claim 1 , wherein, the motor is controlled so that ease of movement of a moving point movable by the motor may be larger in a second direction in the reference coordinate system than that in a first direction in the reference coordinate system.

4. The robot according to claim 1 , wherein the motor is controlled so that mechanical impedance realized by the motor may be larger in a second direction in the reference coordinate system than that in a first direction in the reference coordinate system.

5. The robot according to claim 3 , wherein the second directions are two directions on a single plane in the reference coordinate system, and the first direction is a direction orthogonal to the single plane in the reference coordinate system.

6. The robot according to claim 3 , wherein the second direction is a direction along a single axis in the reference coordinate system, and the first directions are two directions on a plane orthogonal to the single axis in the reference coordinate system.

7. The robot according to claim 3 , wherein at least one of the first direction and the second direction is a rotation direction about an axis in a predetermined direction in the reference coordinate system.

8. The robot according to claim 1 , wherein, in a teaching work in which an operator moves a robot and teaches an action of the robot, the motor is controlled to have anisotropy.

9. The robot according to claim 1 , wherein, when an object is fitted in a fitting hole, the motor is controlled to have anisotropy in a fitting direction in the reference coordinate system and another direction than the fitting direction.

10. The robot according to claim 9 , wherein the markers are provided in a plurality of positions within a predetermined distance from the fitting hole.

11. A robot control apparatus that controls a robot including a force sensor, and a motor that changes a position relationship between a marker and a camera, comprising:
a calibration unit that, during calibration, specifies a coordinate relationship as a correspondence relationship between a reference coordinate system with reference to a position of the marker and a robot coordinate system as reference of control of the motor based on images of the marker captured by the camera in a plurality of the position relationships; and
a control unit that controls the motor to have anisotropy based on the coordinate relationship and a detection value of the force sensor.

12. The robot control apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the robot includes a user interface that, in a teaching work in which an operator moves a robot and teaches an action of the robot, controls the motor to have anisotropy, receives designation as to whether or not to control the motor to have anisotropy in the teaching work, and, during calibration, permits designation of control of the motor to have anisotropy in the teaching work.

13. The robot control apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the user interface informs the operator of a calibration requirement for control of the motor to have anisotropy in the teaching work.

14. The robot control apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the user interface informs the operator of a direction in which anisotropy is provided with reference to the position of the marker.

15. A robot system comprising:
a robot including a force sensor and a motor;
a camera having a position relationship with a marker when driven by the motor;
a calibration unit that, during calibration, specifies a coordinate relationship as a correspondence relationship between a reference coordinate system with reference to a position of the marker and a robot coordinate system as reference of control of the motor based on images of the marker captured by the camera in a plurality of the position relationships; and
a control unit that controls the motor to have anisotropy based on the coordinate relationship and a detection value of the force sensor.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Motoyoshi Masaki
• Yokoshima Norio

Classifications

• G05B2219/39045

  Camera on end effector detects reference pattern · CPC title

• B25J13/085

  Force or torque sensors (B25J13/082, B25J13/084 take precedence) · CPC title

• G05B2219/39024

  Calibration of manipulator · CPC title

• B25J9/1692

  Calibration of manipulator · CPC title

• B25J9/1697 Primary

  Vision controlled systems · CPC title