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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
May. 23, 2016
Abb Schweiz Ag, Baden, CH;
Hongyu Pei-Breivold, Västerås, SE;
Kristian Sandström, Västerås, SE;
Larisa Rizvanovic, Västerås, SE;
Marko Lehtola, Västerås, SE;
Roger Kulläng, Västerås, SE;
Saad Azhar, Västerås, SE;
ABB Schweiz AG, Baden, CH;
Abstract
The invention concerns a method, arrangement and computer program product for distributing processing for a first robot in a cell among more than one processing entities. The arrangement includes a processing entity determining unit that obtains data about current limitations in the processing environment of a prospective processing entity intended to perform a processing task for the first robot, determines, based on the processing environment limitations, whether a performance requirement will be fulfilled or not if the task is performed in the prospective processing entity, and assigns the processing task for processing in the prospective processing entity or in at least one other processing entity based on the determining of whether the performance requirement is fulfilled or not.