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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2017
Franka Emika Gmbh, Munich, DE;
Sami Haddadin, Hannover, DE;
Björn Pietsch, Munich, DE;
Franka Emika GmbH, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A robot having actuator-driven elements, actuators to drive the elements, and brakes to decelerate the elements, the robot requiring voltage Uand/or current I, the robot including: a source having an input to which voltage Uand current Iare applied, wherein, during normal operation, Uis equal to voltage Uand Iis equal to current I, and having an output to which voltage Uand current Iare supplied, wherein during normal operation: U=Uand I=I, an energy store integrated into the source for maintaining Uand Ifor time Δt following failure or drop in Uand/or I, a unit for monitoring U, wherein as soon as Udeviates by amount ΔU from U, a signal is generated, and a control unit connected to the unit for controlling the robot and its elements into a predefined safe state upon receipt of the signal.