Visual control robot system

• US 20030130763A1
• Filed: 02/28/2003
• Published: 07/10/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/1996
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Naoyuki Murakami
• Original Assignee: Naoyuki Murakami
• Inventors: Murakami, Naoyuki
• Application Number:
  US10/375,985
• Publication Number:
  US 20030130763A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/259
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 9/1697 Vision controlled systems
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/37266 Infrared
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/37572 Camera, tv, vision
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/40591 At least three cameras, for tracking, general overview and underview
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/40607 Fixed camera to observe workspace, object, workpiece, global
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/40611 Camera to monitor endpoint, end effector position

Abstract

The visual sense control robot system has robot 1 driven three-dimensionally by an instruction from controller 11, video cameras 2 for taking images of the all moving area of robot 1 from at least two directions, and control circuit 10 for giving the controller 11 an ordering signal to move robot 1 to the position of the visible target 3 as being taken image thereof by the video cameras 2.

Claims

1. A visual sense control robot system comprising a robot means for moving three-dimensionally, means for taking images all moving area of the robot, a visible target existing within the moving area of the robot, a control circuit having a function to recognize beforehand the moving area of the robot and another function to store in a memory the position of the visible target taken by said means for taking images as well as an ordering signal to move the robot to said position, and a drive control means for driving the robot by said ordering signal from the memory of the control circuit.

2. A visual sense control robot system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a display means and an input means for instructing a coordinate on the display means connected to said control circuit further having a function to give said drive control means an ordering signal to move the robot to a position corresponding to the coordinate as instructed.

3. The visual sense control robot system as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said means for taking images are an infrared video camera and said visible target, which has an infrared light emitting diode and a battery, is able to bond to a surface of an object and.

4. The visual sense control robot system as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that said means for taking images are an infrared video camera and said visible target, which has an infrared light emitting diode and a battery, is able to bond to a surface of an object and.

5. The visual sense control robot system as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that said display means and input means are loaded on a wheel chair.