Robot control device

• US 20050065659A1
• Filed: 02/10/2003
• Published: 03/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
• Inventors: Morita, Ryuichi, Tanaka, Michiharu
• Granted Patent: US 7,515,993 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/264
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 9/1658 characterised by programming language
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/35287 Verify, check program by drawing, display part, testpiece
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/36017 Graphic assisted robot programming, display projection of surface

Abstract

A robot control apparatus capable of displaying work programs related to a work program in a list form in combination with related information is provided.

The robot control apparatus is provided with: program display means (6) for displaying the work program in a list form; child program list producing means (3) for retrieving another work program which is called by the work program so as to form a child program list; mother program list producing means (4) for retrieving another work program which calls the work program so as to form a mother program list; related program storage means (5) for storing both the child program list and the mother program list in the storage means; and display selecting means (7) for selecting a display way in the case that the work program is displayed in the lit form.

Claims

1. A robot control apparatus for controlling a robot based upon a work program registered in storage means, comprising:

program display means for displaying said work program in a list form;

child program list producing means for retrieving another work program which is called by said work program and produce a child program list thereof;

mother program list producing means for retrieving another work program which calls said work program, and produce a mother program list;

related program storage means for storing both said child program list and said mother program list in said storage means; and

display selecting means for selecting a display way when said work program is displayed in the lit form.

2. A robot control apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein:

said display selecting means is comprised of;

related program display selecting means for displaying said work program in the list form based upon the content of said related program storage means; and

total programs display selecting means for displaying said work program in the list form irrespective of the content of said related program storage means.

3. A robot control apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein:

said robot control apparatus is comprised of;

display designating means for designating a work program to be displayed;

designated program storage means for storing thereinto a program designated by said display designating means; and

designated program display selecting means for displaying thereon only the work program designated by said display designating means.