公开(公告)号：US20220088783A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-24

申请号：US17419486

申请日：2019-01-21

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Wenyao Shao ,  Shaojie Cheng ,  Jiajing Tan

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G05B19/418 ,  B25J9/00

Abstract: Methods for simulating an object in a manufacturing line, wherein the object is placed on a conveyor in the manufacturing line. In the method, a position of the object is obtained from object data collected by a camera device deployed in the manufacturing line. A movement of the conveyor is determined from a controller of the conveyor. An object position of the object is obtained based on the determined position and an offset of the object caused by the movement of the conveyor. A virtual representation of the object is displayed at the determined object position in a virtual environment. With the virtual environment, the administrator of the manufacturing line may be provided with accurate states of the manufacturing line, based on which operations of a robot system that is to be deployed in the manufacturing line may be estimated.

公开(公告)号：US20240383145A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-21

申请号：US18576713

申请日：2021-09-10

Applicant: ABB SCHWEIZ AG

Inventor： Kun Chang ,  Wenyao Shao ,  Dianfei Xia

IPC: B25J9/16

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer readable media for managing a tool in a robot system. In a method, a plurality of arm positions of a robot arm of the robot system are obtained when the tool is placed under a posture on a surface of a calibration object for calibrating the tool, where the posture represents rotation parameters of the robot arm. A center of the calibration object is determined based on the plurality of arm positions. A reference position of the robot arm is generated for calibrating the tool based a position of the center and the posture.

公开(公告)号：US20240075618A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-07

申请号：US18262280

申请日：2021-02-10

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Zhongyu Li ,  Lei Mao ,  Wenyao Shao

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  B25J11/00

CPC classification number: B25J9/1664 ,  B25J9/1653 ,  B25J11/005

Abstract: An apparatus, a system and a method for tuning a robot path for processing a workpiece. The method includes overlapping a visual representation of the robot path on a visual presentation of the workpiece. The visual presentation of the robot path includes at least one virtual point that corresponds to at least one controlling point in the robot path. The method further includes in response to receiving a user input for moving a virtual point in the at least one virtual point relative to the visual presentation of the workpiece, detecting an updated position of the virtual point caused by the user input; and tuning the robot path based on the updated position of the virtual point.

公开(公告)号：US20220088784A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-24

申请号：US17419497

申请日：2019-01-21

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Jiajing Tan ,  Wenyao Shao ,  Shaojie Cheng

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B25J13/08 ,  B25J19/02

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods for monitoring a robot system including a robot arm for processing at least one object. In the method, an arm position of the robot arm may be obtained from a controller of the robot arm. An object position of one of the at least one object may be obtained from object data collected by a camera device. The robot system may be monitored by displaying a virtual representation of the robot arm and a virtual representation of the object based on the obtained arm position and the object position, respectively. Further, embodiments of present disclosure provide apparatuses, systems, and computer readable media for monitoring a robot system. With these embodiments, the robot system may be monitored in an easy and effective way even if the robot system is built in an environment with a narrow place and/or with inadequate light.