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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7902785 | Method and device for guiding the movement of a moveable machine element of a machine The invention relates to a method for guiding the displacement of a displaceable machine element (18) in a machine, comprising the following steps: a) specification of a guide target variable (xtarg) that describes the desired displacement operatio... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7358717 | Input by-pass circuit for a current probe An input by-pass circuit for a current probe has first and second switches coupled between current probe inputs and current sensing circuit inputs. A switch control is coupled to the switching circuit for selectively coupling and decoupling the current probe inputs ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7348748 | Motorized system and method of control A system and method for generating a controlled motion path with a machine-tool system having a controller operating in a servo rate. The method includes a first interpolation step, in which a path segment corresponding to a number of servo update periods is calcula... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7348746 | Abnormality detection system of mobile robot In an abnormality detection system of a mobile robot, it is configured such that it is self-diagnosed whether the quantity of state is an abnormal value, or whether at least one of the internal sensor, etc., is abnormal and when an abnormality is self-diagnosed, abn... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346996 | Apparatus and a method for assessing an anchorage position An apparatus for assessing a position of an anchorage of a child restraint anchorage system. The apparatus includes a base, a first slide assembly, and a second slide assembly. The first slide assembly is movably disposed on the base for engaging a seat back. The se... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7313951 | Brake pedal positioning apparatus and method A pedal positioning apparatus has a ratcheting assembly that includes a handle, a shaft, an attachment arm that extends from the handle and at least one trigger. The pedal positioning apparatus also includes a lever arm having a first end and a second end. The lever... | 01/01/2008 |
| RE39907 | Tolerance based motion control system The present invention involves a tolerance based motion controller. The controller is capable of processing a group of tolerance constraints. The tolerance constraints specify where and when each tolerance constraint is to be applied, along with the information spec... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7274165 | Numerical controller A numerical controller capable of mitigating mechanical shock caused by tool compensation while a machine tool is operated according to table data. X- and Z-axis path tables Tx, Tz store X- and Z-axis positions corresponding to reference positions (time or spindle p... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7248012 | Teaching data preparing method for articulated robot Set the first temporary attitude of an end effector for a plurality of work points (step S3). Determine the attitude of an articulated robot at one-end first work point out of a plurality of work points (step S4). Determine the attitude of an articulat... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7234899 | Cutting tool having a wiper nose corner The invention is directed towards cutting inserts having a top surface, a bottom surface, at least three side surfaces extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, and a nose corner connecting two adjacent side surfaces. The intersection of the cutting inse... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7167772 | Machining time calculating apparatus A structure having a parameter storing unit which stores a parameter to be used when a numeric control apparatus drives and controls the numeric control machine tool, a program interpretation unit which reads a part program to generate machining data for each block,... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7130718 | Pathcorrection for an industrial robot A method for an industrial robot to increase accuracy in movements of the robot. A first path is formed by bringing a tool supported by the robot to adopt a plurality of generated positions. A plurality of observed positions of the tool moving along the first path a... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7129665 | Control apparatus for feed driving system A control apparatus for a machine that can be operated at high precision in a stable control state is provided by driving a movable body with control parameters suited to the mechanical state. A control parameter calculation circuit is provided to obtain control par... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7088377 | System and method for designing, synthesizing and analyzing computer generated mechanisms A computer graphics and analysis application improvement providing calculation, regeneration, and display of mechanism solutions based on inputted desired functions such as part positions by extracting functional requirements data from such inputted data so that the... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7057629 | Control apparatus An object of this invention is to obtain a control apparatus capable of easily and speedily setting an output frequency, and it is constructed so as to change a change width of a frequency setting value in response to a rotational speed of a handle operation by an o... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7042185 | Robot control apparatus and control method thereof A robot control apparatus to control an operation path of a robot includes an interpolator including a rough interpolation processor to output a rough velocity signal of no-acceleration and no-deceleration according to input commands, a plurality of acceleration/dec... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7042187 | Control apparatus for electric actuator A driver for an electric actuator comprises a direction-switching means which switches a direction of rotation of a rotary driving source based on a direction instruction input signal, a current amplifier/limiter which converts a voltage outputted from the direction... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7039494 | Controller for machine A controller that eliminates an error caused by acceleration/deceleration control, and controls the velocity of drive axes which is not represented by a rectangular coordinate system such that maximum allowable values of velocity, acceleration, and jerk of the drive... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7012395 | Method for continuous-path control In a method for continuous-path control in at least two linear axes and at least one angle axis, the movement of a tool relative to a workpiece is predefined by a parts program for a numerical control. The velocity control in the numerical control is performed separ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7009357 | Servo control system and its control method After a controller #1 has started giving an interpolating instruction, the length on an interpolation line is calculated by a first calculation means in synchronism with a clock signal from a clock synchronous circuit 45, and after having executed a fi... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7003373 | Method and device for numerical control A method and a device for numerical control of machine tools, robots, production machines and the like, is described, whereby complex and large task can be processed more easily. This is realized by a numerical controller which can generate a marker signal, in parti... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6922606 | Apparatus and method for smooth cornering in a motion control system A method and apparatus for controlling motion through consecutive linear spans that define a corner in a desired motion path, such as a motion path in a machine tool system for example, is disclosed. In one embodiment, a plurality of data points that define a desire... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6922611 | Automation equipment control system A automation equipment control system comprises a general purpose computer with a general purpose operating system in electronic communication with a real-time computer subsystem. The general purpose computer includes a program execution module to selectively start ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6816755 | Method and apparatus for single camera 3D vision guided robotics A method of three-dimensional handling of an object by a robot uses a tool and one camera mounted on the robot and at least six target features which are normal features of the object are selected on the object. The features are used to train the robot in the frame ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6806674 | Control device for driving and controlling a servomotor Parameter set 1: T1a, T2a, Fa, Aa, parameter set 2: T1b, T2b, Fb, Ab, and parameter set 3: T1c, T2c, Fc, Ac, which consist of parameters having discrete values i... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6804580 | Method and control system for controlling a plurality of robots A system for controlling a plurality of robots and a method for controlling said system. Said system comprises a plurality of controllers, each having an associated motion system adapted to control attached robots, with each motion controller being able to receive m... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6757583 | Interpolated motion control over a serial network The invention provides a system for controlling motion in machine tools, industrial robots, and motion stages over a computer serial port. From a process or listing of coordinate data points which define the path of two (or more) servo axes, a computer outputs seria... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6738679 | Positional control system and positional control method A positional control system wherein the position of the controlled object connected to a drive is controlled to a variable target or desired position. A period is determined which starts with a detection of a reversal in the direction of the feed of a positional com... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6731090 | Method and system for numerical control of machine tool A numerical value control system that controls a machine tool, by calculating a move command from a work program or a work data for a numerical value control unit, and directly inputting the move command to a servo control section (103) within the numerical v... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6675070 | Automation equipment control system A automation equipment control system comprises a general purpose computer with a general purpose operating system in electronic communication with a real-time computer subsystem. The general purpose computer includes a program execution module to selecti... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6665580 | Automatic cutting tool management system for a computer numeric controlled machining system A method and apparatus for monitoring the useful life of machine tools. A controller continuously monitors the amount of time a particular tool has been used as well as the materials the tool has been used to machine. A useful lifetime of the tool is esti... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6611122 | Method of control and control structure for the movement control, pre-control and fine interpolation of objects in a speed controller clock which is faster than the position controller clock The invention makes it possible to execute the pre-control and the fine interpolation in the drive (A) in the fast drive clock (tDR) with a slower path pre-setting in the clock (tNC) of the NC. For this purpose, in each NC clock (tNC) a setpoint speed val... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6608461 | Apparatus for remotely controlling geared heads for motion picture and electronic medium cameras and methods for using same A two-axis or three-axis digitally controlled microprocessor for remotely controlling an existing manually operated geared head uses digital technology to provide full precise control of the geared head from a remote distance. Additionally, by utilizing t... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6591165 | Robot apparatus, body unit and coupling unit A robot system having a plurality of component units. The robot system includes a first storage device, and a second storage device. The robot system further includes a plurality of control devices, with a first component control device provided with the ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6571138 | Location programming apparatus and location programming method A location programming apparatus and method according to the present invention generates operation control information consisting of a locating control parameter and a locating program for a controller for controlling a motor for operating a subject which... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6522949 | Robot controller When a position deviation of teaching point of a robot manipulator is detected during continuous operation of a robot system, device for correcting the teaching point without stopping continuous operation of the robot system is provided, thereby presentin... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6522951 | Method and device for controlling a robot A method and a device for controlling a robot on the basis of data from sensors with their own sensor data structures. For solving the problem of adapting to different sensors and their data structures and consequently permitting in simple manner the use ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6479960 | Machine tool A machine tool includes a tool (a drill or the like having a diameter of 2 mm or less), a camera (artificial retina chip or the like) which acquires an image of the tool, and an image processor which determines whether the tool is faulty based on the imag... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6470237 | Robot having a body unit and plural component units connected thereto A robot is provided which comprises a body unit, plural component units connected to the body unit, a memory mounted on the body unit for storing unit information of each of the component units and a basic operation program, a control unit mounted on the ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6442451 | Versatile robot control system An improved, versatile robot control system comprises a general purpose computer with a general purpose operating system in electronic communication with a real-time computer subsystem. The general purpose computer includes a program execution module to s... | 08/27/2002 |
