Robot apparatus, robot controlling method, program and recording medium
First Claim
1. A robot apparatus comprising:
- a robot having a robot arm of multi-joint and an end effector attached to an end of the robot arm; and
a control unit configured to control an operation of the robot, whereinthe robot arm has a joint driving unit configured to drive the joint,the joint driving unit has a rotating motor, a speed reducer transmitting a rotation of the rotating motor in a variable speed, an input angle detecting unit detecting a rotation angle of a rotation axis of the rotating motor or an input axis of the speed reducer, and an output angle detecting unit detecting a rotation angle of an output axis of the speed reducer, andthe control unit controls the operation of the robot, to set to an output based control mode such that an angle of the joint is feed-back controlled based on an angle detection value of the output angle detecting unit when the end effector is to be aligned with a working start position at which the robot starts a predetermined working, and to change to an input based control mode such that the angle of the joint is feed-back controlled based on an angle detection value of the input angle detecting unit when the operation of the robot is controlled to perform the predetermined working.
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Abstract
A joint driving unit driving a joint of a robot arm includes a motor, a speed reducer transmitting rotation of the motor in a variable speed, an input side encoder detecting a rotation angle of a rotation shaft of the motor, and an output side encoder detecting a rotation angle of an output shaft of the speed reducer. When positioning the end effector at a working start position at which predetermined work is started, operation of the robot is set to an output based control mode in which an angle of a joint is feedback controlled based on an angle detection value from the output side encoder. When the robot performs the predetermined work, the operation of the robot is changed to an input based control mode in which the angle of the joint is feedback controlled based on an angle detection value from the input side encoder.
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18 Claims
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1. A robot apparatus comprising:
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a robot having a robot arm of multi-joint and an end effector attached to an end of the robot arm; and a control unit configured to control an operation of the robot, wherein the robot arm has a joint driving unit configured to drive the joint, the joint driving unit has a rotating motor, a speed reducer transmitting a rotation of the rotating motor in a variable speed, an input angle detecting unit detecting a rotation angle of a rotation axis of the rotating motor or an input axis of the speed reducer, and an output angle detecting unit detecting a rotation angle of an output axis of the speed reducer, and the control unit controls the operation of the robot, to set to an output based control mode such that an angle of the joint is feed-back controlled based on an angle detection value of the output angle detecting unit when the end effector is to be aligned with a working start position at which the robot starts a predetermined working, and to change to an input based control mode such that the angle of the joint is feed-back controlled based on an angle detection value of the input angle detecting unit when the operation of the robot is controlled to perform the predetermined working. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A robot controlling method for controlling, through a controlling unit, an operation of a robot having a robot arm of multi-joint and an end effector attached to an end of the robot arm, wherein
the robot arm has a joint driving unit configured to drive the joint, the joint driving unit has a rotating motor, a speed reducer transmitting a rotation of the rotating motor in a variable speed, an input angle detecting unit detecting a rotation angle of a rotation axis of the rotating motor or an input axis of the speed reducer, and an output angle detecting unit detecting a rotation angle of an output axis of the speed reducer, wherein the method comprising: -
output controlling the operation of the robot by setting to an output based control mode such that an angle of the joint is feed-back controlled based on an angle detection value of the output angle detecting unit when the end effector is to be aligned with a working start position at which the robot starts a predetermined working, and input controlling the operation of the robot by changing to an input based control mode such that the angle of the joint is feed-back controlled based on an angle detection value of the input angle detecting unit when the operation of the robot is controlled to perform the predetermined working.
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program for operating a computer to execute a robot controlling method for controlling, through a controlling unit, an operation of a robot having a robot arm of multi-joint and an end effector attached to an end of the robot arm, wherein
the robot arm has a joint driving unit configured to drive the joint, the joint driving unit has a rotating motor, a speed reducer transmitting a rotation of the rotating motor in a variable speed, an input angle detecting unit detecting a rotation angle of a rotation axis of the rotating motor or an input axis of the speed reducer, and an output angle detecting unit detecting a rotation angle of an output axis of the speed reducer, wherein the program comprises: -
code for output controlling the operation of the robot by setting to an output based control mode such that an angle of the joint is feed-back controlled based on an angle detection value of the output angle detecting unit when the end effector is to be aligned with a working start position at which the robot starts a predetermined working, and code for input controlling the operation of the robot by changing to an input based control mode such that the angle of the joint is feed-back controlled based on an angle detection value of the input angle detecting unit when the operation of the robot is controlled to perform the predetermined working.
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17. A robot apparatus comprising:
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a robot having a robot arm including a joint and an end effector attached to an end of the robot arm; and a control unit configured to control an operation of the robot, wherein the robot arm has a joint driving unit configured to drive the joint, the joint driving unit has a rotating motor, a speed reducer transmitting a rotation of the rotating motor in a variable speed, an input angle sensor sensing a rotation angle of a rotation axis of the rotating motor or an input axis of the speed reducer, and an output angle sensor sensing a rotation angle of an output axis of the speed reducer, and the control unit controls the operation of the robot, based on an output value of the output angle sensor when the end effector is to be aligned with a working start position at which the robot starts a predetermined working, and based on an output value of the input angle sensor when the operation of the robot is controlled to perform the predetermined working. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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