Method and a system for programming an industrial robot
First Claim
1. A method in connection with off-line programming of an industrial robot, comprising teaching the robot a path having a number of waypoints located on or in the vicinity of at least one object to be processed by the robot, the method comprising:
- obtaining information about the position of a part of a body of an operator pointing by said part at a point on or in the vicinity of the object, determining the position of the point being presently pointed at by said part of the body, in relation to the object, based upon said obtained information, generating a visual feed-back to the operator of the position of the point being presently pointed at by said part of the body in relation to the object, storing the position of said point being presently pointed at by said part of the body as a waypoint upon receiving a recording command, and generating robot programming code based upon the stored waypoint.
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Abstract
A method and a system for use in connection with off-line programming of an industrial robot. The robot is taught a path having a number of waypoints located on or in the vicinity of at least one object to be processed by the robot. The system includes a tracking system unit adapted to provide information about the position of a part of the body of an operator pointing by the part at points on or in the vicinity of the object, a visual feed-back unit generating a visual feed-back to the operator of the position of the point being presently pointed at by the part of the body, in relation to the object, and a storage unit adapted for storing the position of the part of the body as a waypoint upon receiving a recording command.
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1. A method in connection with off-line programming of an industrial robot, comprising teaching the robot a path having a number of waypoints located on or in the vicinity of at least one object to be processed by the robot, the method comprising:
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obtaining information about the position of a part of a body of an operator pointing by said part at a point on or in the vicinity of the object, determining the position of the point being presently pointed at by said part of the body, in relation to the object, based upon said obtained information, generating a visual feed-back to the operator of the position of the point being presently pointed at by said part of the body in relation to the object, storing the position of said point being presently pointed at by said part of the body as a waypoint upon receiving a recording command, and generating robot programming code based upon the stored waypoint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for use in connection with off-line programming of an industrial robot, the programming comprises teaching the robot a path having a number of waypoints located on or in the vicinity of at least one object to be processed by the robot, the system comprising:
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a tracking system unit adapted for providing information about the position of a part of the body of an operator pointing by said part at points on or in the vicinity of the object, a visual feed-back unit generating a visual feed-back to the operator of the position of the point being presently pointed at by said part of the body, in relation to the object, and a storage unit adapted for storing the position of said part of the body as a waypoint upon receiving a recording command. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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