Robot Teaching Manipulator With Real-Time Motion Correction

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing motion-control data generating method for robots is inefficient, requiring repeated program creation or correction when the robot fails to paint correctly, leading to increased operator burden and time consumption.

Innovation Solution

A robot system equipped with a manipulator, sensor, and control device that wirelessly detects positional and posture information, allowing real-time operation and calculation of the manipulator's locus, enabling instant correction and improved work efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If motion-control data is generated using traditional teaching methods, then the robot can be programmed to follow straight or curved paths, but the work efficiency is low and operator burden is high due to repeated program creation or correction

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvework efficiencyVSAvoidtime for teaching work
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces traditional mechanical teaching methods with a sensor-based detection system. The sensor detects the manipulator's position and posture in real-time, automatically generating motion-control data without manual programming. This substitution eliminates the need for repeated program creation and correction, significantly improving work efficiency and reducing time consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables self-service by allowing the manipulator to automatically teach the robot through sensor detection. The sensor captures the manipulator's movements and automatically translates them into robot motion-control data, eliminating the need for operator intervention in program creation and correction processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Ease of operation

If the robot operates based on pre-created programs, then motion control is achievable, but real-time correction is impossible requiring program re-creation when painting is incorrect

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereal-time operation capabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements real-time feedback by using a sensor to continuously detect the manipulator's position and posture during operation. This feedback is immediately processed to generate updated motion-control data, enabling real-time correction of robot movements. The system monitors and adjusts the robot's painting operation dynamically, eliminating the need for program re-creation when corrections are needed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system transitions from static pre-programmed control to dynamic real-time control. The sensor-based detection system continuously adapts the motion-control data based on the manipulator's actual movements, allowing the robot to respond dynamically to operational requirements and enable real-time correction without fixed program constraints.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Speed

If wireless sensor detection is implemented for real-time manipulator tracking, then operation speed increases, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereal-time detection speedVSAvoidsystem configuration complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a sensor as an intermediary between the manipulator and the robot control system. This sensor wirelessly detects the manipulator's position and posture, serving as a mediator that translates physical movements into digital control data. The intermediary simplifies the overall system architecture by providing a direct detection-to-control pathway, reducing the need for complex manual intervention systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS12011838B2Robot system
Publication Date: 2024.06.18 KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KK
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AI summary

A robot system according to the present disclosure includes a robot installed in a work area, a manipulator configured to be gripped by an operator and manipulate the robot, a sensor disposed at a manipulation area and configured to wirelessly detect positional information and posture information on the manipulator, and a control device which calculates a locus of the manipulator based on the positional information and the posture information on the manipulator detected by the sensor, and operates the robot on real time.