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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2017
System for determining robot position having an imaging element to image the mark on a rotatable arm
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takayuki Kondo, Chino, JP;
Daiki Tokushima, Azumino, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/347 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01); B25J 9/04 (2006.01); B25J 17/02 (2006.01); B25J 19/02 (2006.01); G05B 19/12 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 13/089 (2013.01); B25J 9/0009 (2013.01); B25J 9/042 (2013.01); B25J 9/044 (2013.01); B25J 17/0283 (2013.01); B25J 19/021 (2013.01); B25J 19/022 (2013.01); B25J 19/023 (2013.01); G01D 5/34707 (2013.01); G05B 19/124 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robot includes a first member, a second member that is provided to be turnable about a turning axis with respect to the first member, marks that are disposed around the turning axis on a surface of the second member, and a mark detection portion that is disposed in the first member and detects the marks.