Method and apparatus for implementing a manipulator process

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9102058-B2
Application number	US-201313769666-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 18, 2013
Priority date	Feb 21, 2012
Publication date	Aug 11, 2015
Grant date	Aug 11, 2015

Abstract

A method for executing a manipulator process with at least two manipulator poses with a manipulator, in particular a robot, wherein the manipulator comprises at least one drive means having a motor and a brake, comprising the steps of:
(S 10 ) Assuming a manipulator pose; (S 20 ) Stopping at least one drive means; (S 30 ) Closing at least one brake of this drive means; (S 40 ) Reduction of the energy supply to the drive means; (S 50 ) Increasing the energy supply to the drive means; (S 60 ) Opening the closed brake; (S 70 ) Assuming another manipulator pose.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for performing a manipulator process, which comprises at least two manipulator poses, by a manipulator, in particular a robot, which comprises at least one drive means having a motor and a brake, comprising the steps of:
Assuming a manipulator pose;
Stopping at least one drive after reaching the manipulator pose;
Closing at least one brake of this drive;
Reducing the energy supply to the drive;
determining whether a pause duration has…

Assignees

• Kuka Roboter Gmbh

Inventors

• Hofmann Josef

Classifications

• B25J9/1651 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B25J19/0004 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B25J13/00 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B25J5/00

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic