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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Kuka Roboter Gmbh, Augsburg, DE;
Inventors:
Vito Magnanimo, Augsburg, DE;
Steffen Walther, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
KUKA Roboter GmbH, Augsburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2019.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 19/06 (2006.01); F16P 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1676 (2013.01); B25J 19/06 (2013.01); F16P 3/144 (2013.01); G05B 2219/49138 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating a manipulator system, that includes a driverless transport system having a driverless transport vehicle. A protected field of the manipulator system is monitored by a monitoring device. Environment information of the manipulator system, including for example an orientation, position, movement, and/or state of an object or an obstacle in the environment, is obtained and used to adjust the protected field.