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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2021
Abb Schweiz Ag, Baden, CH;
Jesús Freire, Vitoria, ES;
Jorge Vidal Ribas, Esplugues de Llobregat, ES;
Sergi Rodríguez Muñio, Sabadell, ES;
ABB SCHWEIZ AG, Baden, CH;
Abstract
A method is disclosed, including: providing a part having a target at which an assembly operation is to be performed by an industrial robot; determining the target position, by controlling the end effector of the robot to approach the target, detecting a contact between a location utensil attached to the end effector and the target and controlling the end effector of the robot at least by force control until the location utensil reaches a predetermined position relative to the target, and determining the target position as indicated by the absolute position of the location utensil when the location utensil is in said predetermined position relative to the target; registering the target position; and controlling the end effector of the robot to perform the assembly operation at the registered target position. An assembly unit or system is also disclosed.