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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7245975 | Skew compensation A system and method for generating master and slave reference signals is disclosed, wherein at least one axis of the plurality of axes is a master section and at least one axis of the plurality of axes is a slave section, said slave section being a slave of said mas... | 07/17/2007 |
| 6999851 | Robot apparatus and motion controlling method therefor A robot apparatus and a motion controlling method for the robot apparatus wherein a reflex motion or the like can be performed at a high speed while decreasing the calculation amount of and the concentrated calculation load to a control apparatus. The robot has a co... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6594550 | Method and system for using a buffer to track robotic movement A method for controlling movement of an automated machine. The movement is defined by a plurality of steps. First, a buffer of a predetermined size is defined. The buffer stores a current step and one or more previous steps in the movement of the automate... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6528963 | Robot and method for controlling motor speed of the robot Disclosed is a method of controlling a robot including a motor having a rotation shaft, an arm part having one end connected to the rotation shaft and interlocking with a rotation of the motor, a position controller controlling the motor, and a main contr... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6278902 | Robot control method and robot control system A DSP of a servo control circuit obtains a movement value of a servomotor for each axis for each position-speed feedback processing cycle in accordance with a move command value for each axis delivered from a main processor with every distribution cycle, ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6246923 | Control device for a work carrying system A control device for a work carrying system characterized in that a first point where the moving action of a work transitions from a moving action from an origin process chamber to a transfer chamber to a moving action inside the transfer chamber and a se... | 06/12/2001 |
| 5990585 | Two-axis magnetically coupled robot A robot having a pair of magnetic couplings that each couple a motor in a cylindrical first chamber to an associated cylindrical ring closely spaced from the cylindrical wall of said first chamber. The robot includes a mechanism to convert rotation of eac... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5821718 | Robotic system for automated durability road (ADR) facility A robotic system for automated durability road testing of a vehicle includes a robotic body that is positioned on a base plate, and the base plate in turn is positioned on the driver's seat of a vehicle. The robotic body includes a brake pedal bell crank ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5764012 | Two-axis magnetically coupled robot A robot having a pair of magnetic couplings that each couple a motor in a cylindrical first chamber to an associated cylindrical ring closely spaced from the cylindrical wall of said first chamber. The robot includes a mechanism to convert rotation of eac... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5656902 | Two-axis magnetically coupled robot A robot having a pair of magnetic couplings that each couple a motor in a cylindrical first chamber to an associated cylindrical ring closely spaced from the cylindrical wall of said first chamber. The robot includes a mechanism to convert rotation of eac... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5355066 | Two-axis magnetically coupled robot A robot having a pair of magnetic couplings that each couple a motor in a cylindrical first chamber to an associated cylindrical ring closely spaced from the cylindrical wall of said first chamber. The robot includes a mechanism to convert rotation of eac... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5341078 | Sliding mode control method for a machine having an operating section operatively coupled to a servomotor and wherein a switching variable is determined based on a torsion amount and a torsion speed A sliding mode control method is provided capable of improving the following ability of a control system with respect to a command at the time of change in the operating condition of a machine, and preventing vibration which tends to occur by the action o... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5331542 | Method and apparatus for generating acceleration and deceleration patterns for robot control An apparatus and a method for generating acceleration and deceleration patterns for control of a robot in a servo system which is equipped with a plurality of driving axes so constituted as to mutually exert dynamic interference, in such a manner that a s... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5243690 | Robot targeting using transit time control A robot is controlled to move from a predetermined rest point to contact a moving target. The control parameters of the robot are not known. Control is effectuated by predetermining the time required for the robot to move from a rest position to each of a... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241249 | Process for controlling a robot arm by defining substitution paths A process for controlling a robot arm having a certain number of articulations or joints (A to F), which can abut. Substitution paths are automatically defined by calculation or by the choice of intermediate objectives in order to arrive at destination po... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5231335 | Double spindle synchronous driving apparatus A double spindle synchronous driving apparatus for synchronously driving first and second spindles, including: first and second motors for driving the first and second spindles, respectively; first and second rotational detection members for detecting rot... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5227708 | Two-axis magnetically coupled robot A robot having a pair of magnetic couplings that each couple a motor in a cylindrical first chamber to an associated cylindrical ring closely spaced from the cylindrical wall of said first chamber. The robot includes a mechanism to convert rotation of eac... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5152660 | Transfer arm for supporting workpieces A workpiece transfer arm for supporting and moving a workpiece from one position to another has a telescopic arm one end of which is secured to a mounting bracket and the opposite end of which carries a workpiece support for engagement by the workpiece. T... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5130631 | Robot bus architecture with distributed electronics In a multi-jointed robot, position controllers are located at each of the joints of the robot and are interconnected by a unitary bus. The bus carries a loosely-regulated voltage to all of the controllers and also includes data conductors connected to the... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5103149 | Direct teaching type robot A direct teaching type robot in which in the playback of the robot an electric power corresponding to a playback command is supplied to an electric motor from a servo driver so that the electric motor is driven to move a moving arm of the robot and in the... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5098458 | Article transfer mechanism Plural article transfer mechanisms are operated in timed sequence by an electronic control synchronized to a main drive shaft. Each article transfer mechanism transfers articles from a dead plate to a moving conveyor. An extensible-retractable pusher arm ... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5093607 | Industrial robot system An industrial robot system comprises a control unit including programs for operating an industrial robot and a peripheral device of the industrial robot according to the programs; a memory for storing the steps of the programs which are effected when the ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5086262 | Industrial robot system An industrial robot system comprising a plurality of robots for conducting a work in cooperation with each other. A system clock is provided in the system, and clocks are provided in the respective robots. These clocks are counted up at the same cycle tim... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5086263 | Bi-axial synchronous driving apparatus A bi-axial synchronous driving apparatus which includes: a set of motors for respectively driving two axes; rotation detecting devices for detecting rotational positions of the respective motors; a set of deviation counters to which a common position inst... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5083070 | Index table with center mounted robot arm A combination work supporting table and computer controlled robot wherein, preferably, a rotatable index table includes a concentric column having a computer controlled robot mounted upon the column outer end in spaced relationship to the table work suppo... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5079491 | Robot control system A robot control system including a robot, a robot controller for controlling operation of the robot, and a teaching box for teaching the robot through the robot controller. The teaching box includes an input unit separate from the robot controller for ent... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5062755 | Articulated arm control A system for controlling x, y and z directional movement of a point adjacent to the free end of an arm composed of a plurality of interconnected articulated arm segments mounted for movement relative to at least three axes and providing for individual, in... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5055755 | Distribution control apparatus A plurality of distribution type controllers are provided for corresponding portions of an object to be controlled. One of the controllers, which has the lowest operation rate, executes control items relating to the entire object and the portions of the o... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4997330 | Article handling and weighing apparatus A transfer device for use in treating a work product is disclosed, in which a first gripper assembly rotates about a pivot point located between an input conveyor and a station, and a second gripper assembly rotates about a pivot point positioned between ... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4978274 | Manipulator A robotic device has various drives which move a pickup/release mechanism along a compound path of movement between pickup and release positions. Individual drives contribute individually to the compound motion and each is associated with counting unit/me... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4972131 | Method of an apparatus for controlling velocity of industrial robot A method of and apparatus for controlling the velocity of an industrial robot where the velocity is controlled without producing an edge when an instruction velocity is higher than an allowable velocity and an operator can readily recognize the actual vel... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4968924 | Driving apparatus for running unit of robot A driving apparatus for smoothly driving a running unit of a robot, including a movable table movably supported by first and second gear mechanisms driven by independent first and second motors engaging with respective two parallel racks to carry a robot ... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4958113 | Method of controlling mechanical resonance hand The method of controlling a mechanical hand includes releasing the head in its initial position, moving the hand to its target position and retaining the hand in its target position. With the hand moving towards its target position, the path of its travel... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4938383 | Dispenser apparatus A dispenser apparatus for dropping paste onto a substrates, etc. including a syringe having a nozzle, a motor which moves the syringe up and down, a controller which controls the rotational stopping positions and rotational speed of the motor, and digital... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4931711 | Industrial robot control apparatus An industrial robot control apparatus for teaching an industrial robot and operating the robot in accordance with the teaching comprises a teaching handle (9) having a teaching switch (10), and a brake release switch (11) and a sequence control circuit (1... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4928047 | Manipulator and control method A multiple-degree-of-freedom manipulator having a plurality of joints is improved by providing some of said plurality of joints being provided with holding brakes, and providing any remaining joints with actuators which generate angular acceleration or li... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4925312 | Robot control system having adaptive feedforward torque control for improved accuracy A digital control provides adaptive feedforward torque control for a robot having a plurality of arm joints. An electric motor drives each of the robot arm joints and a power amplifier supplies drive current to each motor under controlled operation. Each ... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4923499 | Article transfer mechanism Plural article transfer mechanisms are operated in timed sequence by an electronic control synchronized to a main drive shaft. Each article transfer mechanism transfers articles from a dead plate to a moving conveyor. An extensible-retractable pusher arm ... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4916636 | System for controlling acceleration and deceleration of horizontally articulated robot A system for controlling acceleration and deceleration of a horizontally articulated robot computes the distance from the center of rotation of the robot (A) having a plurality of arms (3, 5) angularly movable in horizontal planes to a reference position ... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4897586 | Electric control apparatus for industrial robot An electric control apparatus for an industrial robot the arm of which is actuated to carry out machining of a workpiece by means of a machining tool attached thereto. The control apparatus includes a force sensor arranged to detect reaction force acting ... | 01/30/1990 |
