Method and system for appraising the wear of axles of a robot arm
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1. A method for appraising axle wear of a robot arm of an industrial robot, which comprises the steps of:
- taking a bi-directional torque profile of at least one axle of the robot arm during at least one working cycle of the industrial robot and providing the torque profile to an evaluation device for an analysis;
with the evaluation device, analyzing the torque profile for portions of the torque profile that exceed a previously fixed torque band;
with the evaluation device, determining current axle wear by assessing a frequency and/or a curve profile of the portions of the torque profile;
with the evaluation device, appraising axle wear of the robot arm based on the current axle wear for determining maintenance requirements; and
storing the torque profile within the evaluation device for later use by a user.
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Abstract
A method determines the wear of axles of a robot arm of an industrial robot. A torque profile of at least one axle taken during at least one working cycle of the industrial robot is used as a basis for an analysis. The torque profile is analyzed for portions of the torque profile that exceed a previously fixed torque band, and current axial wear is determined by assessing the frequency and/or the curve profile of the portions of the torque profile. A system is provided for determining the wear.
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1. A method for appraising axle wear of a robot arm of an industrial robot, which comprises the steps of:
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taking a bi-directional torque profile of at least one axle of the robot arm during at least one working cycle of the industrial robot and providing the torque profile to an evaluation device for an analysis; with the evaluation device, analyzing the torque profile for portions of the torque profile that exceed a previously fixed torque band; with the evaluation device, determining current axle wear by assessing a frequency and/or a curve profile of the portions of the torque profile; with the evaluation device, appraising axle wear of the robot arm based on the current axle wear for determining maintenance requirements; and storing the torque profile within the evaluation device for later use by a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for determining axle wear of a robot arm of an industrial robot, comprising:
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a data module containing data of a bi-directional torque profile of at least one axle during at least one working cycle of the industrial robot; an analysis module for analyzing portions of the torque profile that exceed a previously fixed torque band; and an assessment module for interpreting a frequency and/or a curve profile of the portions of the torque profile as axle wear of the robot arm, said assessment module, said data module, and said analysis module coupled to each other for exchanging the data with each other, said assessment module storing the axle wear of the robot arm and the torque profile for later use by a user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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