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Granted Patent B2
US 9,956,693 · App. 14/339,093 · Granted May 1, 2018

Method and device for decelerating a robot axis arrangement

Inventors: Hartmut Keyl (Augsburg, DE); Michael Thummel (Augsburg, DE); Dietmar Tscharnuter (Friedberg, DE); Tobias Weiser (Gunzburg, DE)
Assignee: KUKA Deutschland GmbH
B25J19/0004B25J9/1674G05B2219/41279G05B2219/41285G05B2219/42284
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Patent No.
US 9,956,693
App. No.
14/339,093
Granted
May 1, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for decelerating a robot axis arrangement having at least one output link includes steps of applying a braking force on the output link with a brake and, in so doing, controlling a driving force of a drive that acts on the output link, and/or controlling the braking force on the basis of a dynamic variable of the output link, wherein the dynamic variable is a function of the braking force.

Claims (29)

1. A method for decelerating a robot axis arrangement comprising at least one output link, the method comprising:

applying a braking force on the output link with a brake during deceleration of the output link;

detecting a dynamic variable of the output link using a force sensor operatively connected to the output link; and

controlling at least one of the braking force or a driving force of a drive that acts on the output link on the basis of the dynamic variable of the output link and a dynamic model of the robot axis arrangement, wherein the dynamic variable comprises at least one of a force or a movement variable.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the driving force or the braking force is controlled on the basis of a difference between the dynamic variable and a specified limit value.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the braking force is applied on the basis of an operating exception.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the brake includes a holding brake for locking the output link.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the holding brake is a mechanical, hydraulic, or pneumatic holding brake.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the drive or the brake is monitored with fail-safe technology.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

at least one of the dynamic variable or at least one control variable for controlling at least one of the driving force or the braking force is determined with fail-safe technology; or

at least one of the driving force or the braking force is controlled with fail-safe technology; or

at least one of the dynamic variable or at least one control variable for controlling at least one of the driving force or the braking force is determined with fail-safe technology, and at least one of the driving force or the braking force is controlled with fail-safe technology.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dynamic variable comprises a torque.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the movement variable comprises an acceleration of the output link.

10. A non-transitory machine readable data medium storing a computer program product having programming code for decelerating a robot axis arrangement comprising at least one output link, the programming code configured to, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

apply a braking force on the output link with a brake during deceleration of the output link;

detect a dynamic variable of the output link using a force sensor operatively connected to the output link; and

control at least one of the braking force or a driving force of a drive that acts on the output link on the basis of the dynamic variable of the output link and a dynamic model of the robot axis arrangement, wherein the dynamic variable comprises at least one of a force or a movement variable.

11. A robot axis arrangement, comprising:

at least one output link;

a brake for applying a braking force on the output link;

a drive for applying a driving force on the output link;

a controller controlling at least one of the driving force or the braking force during deceleration of the output link, on the basis of a dynamic variable of the output link and a dynamic model of the robot axis arrangement; and

a force sensor operatively connected to the output link for detecting the dynamic variable, the dynamic variable comprising at least one of a force or a movement variable.

12. The robot axis arrangement of claim 11 , wherein the brake includes a holding brake for locking the output link.

13. The robot axis arrangement of claim 12 , wherein the holding brake is a mechanical, hydraulic, or pneumatic holding brake.

14. The robot axis arrangement of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the controller or the detection means is designed with fail-safe technology.

15. The robot axis arrangement of claim 11 , wherein the controller is designed for controlling at least one of the driving force or the braking force of a single axis and is disposed in a robot link, in which at least one of the drive or the brake is disposed.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 19, 2014
From: KEYL, HARTMUT; THUMMEL, MICHAEL, DR.; TSCHARNUTER, DIETMAR, DR.; WEISER, TOBIAS
To: KUKA LABORATORIES GMBH
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Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2013 012 448 · Jul 26, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150032263A1 · Jan 29, 2015