Global Patent Index - EP 2244865 A4

EP 2244865 A4 20130828 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRECISE REAL-TIME CONTROL OF POSITION AND ORIENTATION OF TOOLING

Title (en)

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRECISE REAL-TIME CONTROL OF POSITION AND ORIENTATION OF TOOLING

Title (de)

SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN FÜR PRÄZISE ECHTZEITSTEUERUNG DER POSITION UND AUSRICHTUNG VON WERKZEUGEN

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE PRÉCISE EN TEMPS RÉEL DE POSITION ET D'ORIENTATION D'OUTILLAGE

Publication

EP 2244865 A4 20130828 (EN)

Application

EP 08799965 A 20080828

Priority

  • AU 2008001274 W 20080828
  • AU 2007904639 A 20070828
  • AU 2007904640 A 20070828

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2009026641A1] A platform (204) supporting a raisable and pivotable robotic arm having a coarse positioning robotic arm (206) and at least one fine positioning robotic arm (210) is provided. The robotic arm is provided with apparatus for precise real-time measurement and control of the approximate position and orientation of the end (209) of the coarse positioning robotic arm relative to the position of a base (102). The base (102) has a distance sensor (107) with angle encoders arranged to send a beam to a target orientation sensor (105) located on said end (209) of the coarse positioning robotic arm (206), to measure and output spatial orientation data pertaining to the end (209). The target orientation sensor (103) outputs orientation data being a measurement of orientation of the end (209). Processor circuitry (100) derives data from the distance sensor (107) and the target orientation sensor (105), and uses this data in control of the approximate position of the end (209) by controlling the position of the coarse positioning robotic arm (206), and to control the position and orientation of the fine positioning robotic arm (210).

IPC 8 full level

B23Q 15/20 (2006.01); B23Q 15/22 (2006.01); B23Q 16/00 (2006.01); B23Q 16/12 (2006.01); B25J 9/10 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); G05D 3/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B25J 9/1015 (2013.01); B25J 9/1692 (2013.01); G05B 2219/37275 (2013.01); G05B 2219/39176 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40511 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2009026641 A1 20090305; AU 2008291701 A1 20090305; AU 2008291702 A1 20090305; CA 2732310 A1 20090305; CA 2732312 A1 20090305; EP 2244865 A1 20101103; EP 2244865 A4 20130828; EP 2249997 A1 20101117; EP 2249997 A4 20130828; WO 2009026642 A1 20090305

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 2008001274 W 20080828; AU 2008001275 W 20080828; AU 2008291701 A 20080828; AU 2008291702 A 20080828; CA 2732310 A 20080828; CA 2732312 A 20080828; EP 08799965 A 20080828; EP 08799966 A 20080828