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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2009
Applicants:
Tobias Ortmaier, Hemmingen, DE;
Marc-walter Ueberle, Friedberg, DE;
Inventors:
Tobias Ortmaier, Hemmingen, DE;
Marc-Walter Ueberle, Friedberg, DE;
Assignee:
Kuka Laboratories GmbH, Augsburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 5/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a method to test a brake of a robot that has a number of axes, an actuator associated with one of the axes, a brake associated with this axis that is set up to at least reduce a movement of this axis, and a torque sensor associated with this axis, which determines the torque acting on this axis. The brake is activated, the torque acting on the axis is determined by the torque sensor given an activated brake, and the functional capability of the brake is assessed in a processor based on an evaluation of the torque determined by the torque sensor.