摘要:
A fitting apparatus includes a robot arm having, at the forward end thereof, a gripper for holding a workpiece, a force detector for detecting a force and moment received by the workpiece held by the gripper, and a controller for controlling an operation of the robot arm. The controller includes a motion command generating unit for generating an operation command to fit two workpieces to each other, and an operation command correcting unit for correcting the operation command so as to correct the position of the gripper in a direction perpendicular to the fitting direction and the orientation of the gripper around an axis perpendicular to the fitting direction until the detected force and moment become less than or equal to a threshold value, based on either maximum values of the force and moment detected by the force detector while the two workpieces are in contact with each other or the force and moment detected by the force detector when the two workpieces first come into contact with each other.
摘要:
A surface of a workpiece, from which the burr is removed, is traced when a machining tool is pressed onto the surface of the workpiece under force control so as to find the positional data of the surface shape (S1). This positional data is corrected by an error caused by a bend of a robot (S2). The thus obtained positional data is compared with the target shape of the surface, from which the burr is removed, obtained from CAD data (S6, S10). A shift of the surface shape in the normal line direction is found (S7, S11). The burr generation start position, the burr generation end position and the height of the burr are found by the shift start position (S8), the shift end position and the shift size (S14). A machining program is made which is composed of a pass connecting the burr end position with the burr start position and also composed of a cutting pass for removing the burr, and the thus made machining program is executed (S16, S17). As the burr position is found and the burr is removed when the machining tool is moved to the burr position, the burr can be effectively removed. Due to the foregoing, it is possible to provide a finishing machine characterized in that useless burr removing actions can be reduced and, further, that the overcutting of a workpiece can be prevented.
摘要:
A surface of a workpiece, from which the burr is removed, is traced when a machining tool is pressed onto the surface of the workpiece under force control so as to find the positional data of the surface shape (S1). This positional data is corrected by an error caused by a bend of a robot (S2). The thus obtained positional data is compared with the target shape of the surface, from which the burr is removed, obtained from CAD data (S6, S10). A shift of the surface shape in the normal line direction is found (S7, S11). The burr generation start position, the burr generation end position and the height of the burr are found by the shift start position (S8), the shift end position and the shift size (S14). A machining program is made which is composed of a pass connecting the burr end position with the burr start position and also composed of a cutting pass for removing the burr, and the thus made machining program is executed (S16, S17). As the burr position is found and the burr is removed when the machining tool is moved to the burr position, the burr can be effectively removed. Due to the foregoing, it is possible to provide a finishing machine characterized in that useless burr removing actions can be reduced and, further, that the overcutting of a workpiece can be prevented.
摘要:
A fitting device (10) for fitting a first fitting member held in a hand (4) mounted at the forward end of a robot arm (2) to a corresponding second fitting member, comprising a detection unit (3) for detecting the force or moment generated when the first and second fitting members come into contact with each other, and a judging unit (12) for judging, based on the force or moment detected by the detection unit (3), whether a one-point contact state prevails in which the first and second fitting members are in contact with each other at one point or a two-point contact state prevails in which the first and second fitting members are in contact with each other at least two points. In the one-point contact state, the first fitting member held in the hand is pressed against the second fitting member in the fitting direction thereby to proceed with the fitting operation while maintaining the holding posture of the robot arm (2). In the two-point contact state, the fitting operation is caused to proceed further while the holding posture of the robot arm is changeable. As a result, the first fitting member can be fitted in the second fitting member while keeping the robot arm in the normal posture.
摘要:
A fitting device (10) for fitting a first fitting member held in a hand (4) mounted at the forward end of a robot arm (2) to a corresponding second fitting member, comprising a detection unit (3) for detecting the force or moment generated when the first and second fitting members come into contact with each other, and a judging unit (12) for judging, based on the force or moment detected by the detection unit (3), whether a one-point contact state prevails in which the first and second fitting members are in contact with each other at one point or a two-point contact state prevails in which the first and second fitting members are in contact with each other at least two points. In the one-point contact state, the first fitting member held in the hand is pressed against the second fitting member in the fitting direction thereby to proceed with the fitting operation while maintaining the holding posture of the robot arm (2). In the two-point contact state, the fitting operation is caused to proceed further while the holding posture of the robot arm is changeable. As a result, the first fitting member can be fitted in the second fitting member while keeping the robot arm in the normal posture.
摘要:
A robot control apparatus (10) for controlling force exerted between a working tool (52) mounted at the forward end of a robot arm (50a) and a workpiece (60) is disclosed. The apparatus includes a force measuring unit (51) for acquiring the force data required for the control operation, a calculating unit (13) for calculating the force exerted by gravity on the force measuring unit and the dynamic terms generated by the motion of the robot arm, of all the forces exerted on the force measuring unit from the working tool, a compensation unit (14) for compensating the force measured by the force measuring unit using the force exerted by gravity and the dynamic terms calculated by the calculating unit, and a command adjusting unit (12) for adjusting the operation command for the robot arm in accordance with the force exerted on the force measuring unit by the dynamic terms and gravity in the case where each of the dynamic terms is larger than a predetermined threshold value. As a result, the workpiece can be accurately machined even in the case where the forward end portion of the robot arm is changed a comparatively great degree in the direction of movement thereof.