公开(公告)号：US20250108510A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-03

申请号：US18863780

申请日：2022-05-13

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Jonas Haulin ,  Tomas Groth ,  Stefan Romberg ,  Richard Roberts ,  Tobias Berninger

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  B25J19/00

Abstract: A method of controlling an industrial robot, including a robot controller, a programming interface, which is separate from the robot controller, and a robot manipulator with a plurality of actuators. The method includes: receiving a first release signal via a first safe input means; receiving actuator-selection data, which indicates one or more of the actuators, via an arbitrary input means at the programming interface; receiving a second release signal via a second safe input means at the programming interface after having received the actuator-selection data; and, in response to determining that the first and second release signals are still received, causing the actuators indicated by the actuator-selection data to enter a movement-without-drive-power mode.

公开(公告)号：US20240408760A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-12

申请号：US18699703

申请日：2021-10-19

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Jonas Brönmark ,  Björn Löfvendahl ,  Stefan Romberg ,  Simon Gräsberg

IPC: B25J9/16

Abstract: A method of handling safety of an industrial robot of a robot system, the method including providing at least one virtual safety border defined in relation to the industrial robot, where each virtual safety border is associated with a condition to be fulfilled by the industrial robot; for each virtual safety border, performing an indication operation by the robot system, where the indication operation indicates a position of the virtual safety border in a physical workspace of the industrial robot; and for each indication operation, receiving a verification input from a user. A control system and a robot system are also provided.

公开(公告)号：US20240391104A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-28

申请号：US18695858

申请日：2021-10-19

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Jonas Brönmark ,  Björn Löfvendahl ,  Stefan Romberg ,  Simon Gräsberg

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  B25J19/02

Abstract: A method of handling safety of an industrial robot, the method including providing at least one virtual safety border defined in relation to the industrial robot, where each virtual safety border is associated with a condition to be fulfilled by the industrial robot; obtaining environment data of a physical environment of the industrial robot by means of an environment sensor; determining, by a control system, an obstacle position of an obstacle in the environment based on the environment data; and evaluating, by the control system, a border position of each virtual safety border with regard to the obstacle position. Control systems for handling safety of an industrial robot in an environment, and a method including defining at least one virtual safety border in relation to the industrial robot based on the environment data, are also provided.