Method of improving a preplanned movement sequence for the control of a robot

Abstract

For the control of a robot operated as part of a human-robot collaboration, a preplanned movement sequence is provided that comprises a defined movement path along which the robot is to move in order to perform a specific task, and a defined speed development according to which each point of the movement path is associated with a speed at which the robot is to move at the respective point. A method of improving the preplanned movement sequence comprises the following steps: The robot is controlled to repeatedly run through the preplanned movement sequence; during the repeated run-through of the preplanned movement sequence, an environment of the robot is monitored and, in so doing, disturbances are detected that emanate from objects that are located in this environment or that enter into this environment so that an endangerment of the respective object by the robot results therefrom; on the repeated run-through, for a plurality of different sections of the movement path, the frequency of disturbances detected in the respective section is determined; after the repeated run-through of the preplanned movement sequence, a modified speed development is determined in that, for the different sections, the speeds associated with the points of the respective section are modified in dependence on the frequency determined for the respective section; finally, an improved movement sequence that comprises the modified speed development is provided for the further control of the robot.