公开(公告)号：US20240358873A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-31

申请号：US18577557

申请日：2021-07-20

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Pietro Falco ,  Jordi Artigas

IPC: A61L2/24 ,  A61L2/26

CPC classification number: A61L2/24 ,  A61L2/26 ,  A61L2202/14 ,  A61L2202/16 ,  A61L2202/25

Abstract: A method of inactivating pathogens in an environment, the method including moving a base of a mobile robot carrying a pathogen detector on a base surface; moving the pathogen detector by means of a manipulator; obtaining pathogen data by means of the pathogen detector, the pathogen data being indicative of a presence of pathogens in one or more detection regions of the environment; moving a base of a mobile robot carrying an inactivation device on the base surface based on the pathogen data; moving the inactivation device based on the pathogen data by means of the manipulator carrying the inactivation device; and controlling the inactivation device to inactivate the pathogens.

公开(公告)号：US11892824B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-06

申请号：US18251023

申请日：2020-11-05

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Jonas Larsson ,  Aftab Ahmad ,  Pietro Falco

IPC: G05B19/418 ,  G05D1/02

CPC classification number: G05B19/41895 ,  G05D1/0214 ,  G05D1/0223 ,  G05D2201/0216

Abstract: A method of detecting sensor malfunction in an automated guided vehicle, AGV, including for at least two different pairs of wheel units in a motion state of the AGV, calculating a motion value for at least one motion variable of a body of the AGV based on sensor data from a wheel sensors and/or a steering sensors; for at least one motion variable, calculating a difference between the motion values for at least two different pairs; and determining that there is a malfunction in one or more of the wheel sensors and the steering sensors if one of the at least one difference exceeds a threshold value associated with the respective motion variable.

公开(公告)号：US12113693B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-08

申请号：US18052837

申请日：2022-11-04

Applicant: ABB SCHWEIZ AG

Inventor： Jörgen Gade ,  Maryam Vahabi ,  Xiaolin Jiang ,  Johan Åkerberg ,  Pietro Falco

IPC: H04L43/0882 ,  H04L43/08 ,  H04L43/0829 ,  H04L43/0852 ,  H04L43/087

CPC classification number: H04L43/0882 ,  H04L43/08 ,  H04L43/0829 ,  H04L43/0852 ,  H04L43/087

Abstract: A method, arrangement, computer program and computer program product for improving communication between devices of an industrial automation system running automation applications as well as to such an industrial automation system. The devices include a first and a second endpoint device of a communication path for a data stream through a time sensitive network and for which a corresponding application has an application cycle time at which the first and second endpoint device are to transmit data to each other. The first endpoint device detects a communication degradation of the data stream, which communication degradation is indicative of congestion and performs a congestion limiting activity from a group of congestion limiting activities, which group at least includes an activity of increasing the application cycle time of the data stream.

公开(公告)号：US20230144148A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-11

申请号：US18052837

申请日：2022-11-04

Applicant: ABB SCHWEIZ AG

Inventor： Jörgen Gade ,  Maryam Vahabi ,  Xiaolin Jiang ,  Johan Åkerberg ,  Pietro Falco

IPC: H04L43/0882 ,  H04L43/087 ,  H04L43/0829

CPC classification number: H04L43/0882 ,  H04L43/087 ,  H04L43/0829

Abstract: A method, arrangement, computer program and computer program product for improving communication between devices of an industrial automation system running automation applications as well as to such an industrial automation system. The devices include a first and a second endpoint device of a communication path for a data stream through a time sensitive network and for which a corresponding application has an application cycle time at which the first and second endpoint device are to transmit data to each other. The first endpoint device detects a communication degradation of the data stream, which communication degradation is indicative of congestion and performs a congestion limiting activity from a group of congestion limiting activities, which group at least includes an activity of increasing the application cycle time of the data stream.

公开(公告)号：US20240083031A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-14

申请号：US18262958

申请日：2021-02-04

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Pietro Falco ,  Jonatan Blom ,  Jonas Larsson

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  B25J13/08

CPC classification number: B25J9/1676 ,  B25J9/162 ,  B25J9/1651 ,  B25J9/1666 ,  B25J9/1694 ,  B25J13/089

Abstract: A method of controlling a robot, the method including obtaining, by means of a proximity sensor on the robot, a distance value indicative of a distance between an object and the robot; obtaining, by means of a thermal sensor on the robot, a temperature value indicative of a temperature of the object; and controlling the robot to reduce its mechanical impedance if the distance value is smaller than a distance threshold value and the temperature value is higher than a temperature threshold value. A control system for controlling a robot, and a robot including the control system, are also provided.

公开(公告)号：US20230305546A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-28

申请号：US18251023

申请日：2020-11-05

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Jonas Larsson ,  Aftab Ahmad ,  Pietro Falco

IPC: G05B19/418 ,  G05D1/02

CPC classification number: G05B19/41895 ,  G05D1/0214 ,  G05D1/0223 ,  G05D2201/0216

Abstract: A method of detecting sensor malfunction in an automated guided vehicle, AGV, including for at least two different pairs of wheel units in a motion state of the AGV, calculating a motion value for at least one motion variable of a body of the AGV based on sensor data from a wheel sensors and/or a steering sensors; for at least one motion variable, calculating a difference between the motion values for at least two different pairs; and determining that there is a malfunction in one or more of the wheel sensors and the steering sensors if one of the at least one difference exceeds a threshold value associated with the respective motion variable.