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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2020
Applicant:
Cmr Surgical Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Inventor:
Paul Roberts, Cambridge, GB;
Assignee:
CMR Surgical Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 19/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 18/06 (2006.01); H02P 3/02 (2006.01); H02P 3/18 (2006.01); H02P 29/024 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 19/0004 (2013.01); B25J 9/1602 (2013.01); B25J 9/1674 (2013.01); B25J 18/06 (2013.01); H02P 3/025 (2013.01); H02P 3/18 (2013.01); H02P 29/024 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robot arm comprising: a first link connected to a second link by a joint, the joint permitting the second link to move relative to the first link; a motor for driving the joint; and a controller for controlling the motor. The controller is configured to electrically brake the motor in response to detection of a fault in the robot arm by applying a braking current to the motor so as to maintain the position of the joint against gravity. The controller only performs this electrical braking if the joint is in a configuration in which the robot arm will droop under gravity if the joint is not actively driven.