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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stefan Roth, Eisenbrechtshofen, DE;
Assignee:
Kuka Roboter GmbH, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/5173 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/5173 ;
Abstract
For optimizing data processing in a safety system for a machine, such as a robot or the like, while permitting a simple, safety-uncritical diagnosis, the invention provides a process for processing safety-relevant data in a safety system for a machine, such as a robot or the like, with several nodes connected in a ring and which is characterized in that in parallel in each node are processed the data received by it, which are retransmitted to the next node and for diagnosis purposes a diagnostic unit is provided which passively receives the data present in at least one node.