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Method for controlling a manipulator system

  • US 10,052,758 B2
  • Filed: 06/07/2016
  • Issued: 08/21/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controlling a manipulator system including a manipulator control device and a at least one manipulator comprising several drives and a first converter for converting movement commands from the manipulator control device into control signals for actuating at least two of the several drives, the method performed by the manipulator control device and comprising the steps of:

  • a) identifying one or more of the several drives that must be used to travel over a planned movement path of the manipulator system, the planned movement path defining programmed movement of a reference point traveling between at least two path points in Cartesian space;

    b) checking whether the one or more identified drives that must be used to travel over the planned movement path of the manipulator system are connected to and being supplied with control signals by the first converter, and switching the first converter to connect to one of the one or more identified drives that is not connected to and supplying control signals to the identified drive; and

    c) actuating the one or more connected, identified drives of the first converter in order to travel over the planned movement path of the manipulator system.

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