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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2003
Davide Ferla, Beinasco, IT;
Luca Lachello, Turin, IT;
Gianluca Gastaldi, Borgaro T.se, IT;
Giorgio Cantello, Torin, IT;
Renzo Calcagno, Alpignano, IT;
Davide Ferla, Beinasco, IT;
Luca Lachello, Turin, IT;
Gianluca Gastaldi, Borgaro T.se, IT;
Giorgio Cantello, Torin, IT;
Renzo Calcagno, Alpignano, IT;
Comau S.p.A., Grugliasco, IT;
Abstract
A programming system for a robot includes a portable programming terminal () having a series of jog keys () for controlling the motions of the robot, a key () for selecting one among a plurality of possible co-ordinate systems for the jog keys () and a key () for storing the position reached by a predefined point of a tool supported by the robot, as a result of a motion thereof. The terminal () includes additional control keys (), able to be operated manually instead of the jog keys (), to cause, independently from the co-ordinate system selected with the selection key (), a Cartesian and/or angular displacement of the predefined point of the tool relative to a reference point that may be varied at will, which corresponds to the position of the operator who uses the terminal ().