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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2020
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe, JP;
Toshihiko Miyazaki, Kobe, JP;
Jun Takebayashi, Kobe, JP;
Akio Yoda, Kobe, JP;
Toshiyuki Tsujimori, Kobe, JP;
Satoshi Ouchi, Kobe, JP;
Yukio Iwasaki, Kobe, JP;
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kobe, JP;
Abstract
A method includes: (a) causing a robotic arm to position a contacting structure of the arm laterally in a horizontal direction in relation to a first subject on a target object; (b) causing the arm to bring the contacting structure into contact with at least three locations on the first subject; (c) detecting positions of the contacting structure in relation to the robot when contacting the locations; (d) detecting a position of the first subject in relation to the robot by using the detected positions of the contacting structure; (e) performing same steps as the steps (a) to (d) for a second subject on the target object; and (f) detecting a position of the robot in relation to the target object by using the positions of the subjects in relation to the robot and using positions of the subjects in relation to the target object.