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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
May. 21, 2008
Tien L. Chang, Troy, MI (US);
H. Dean Mcgee, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Ho Cheung Wong, Troy, MI (US);
Jianming Tao, Troy, MI (US);
Jason Tsai, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Tien L. Chang, Troy, MI (US);
H. Dean McGee, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Ho Cheung Wong, Troy, MI (US);
Jianming Tao, Troy, MI (US);
Jason Tsai, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Fanuc Robotics America, Inc., Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and method for controlling avoiding collisions in a workcell containing multiple robots is provided. The system includes a sequence of instructions residing on a controller for execution thereon to perform an interference check automatic zone method. The interference check automatic zone method includes the steps of: determining a first portion of a common space that is occupied during a movement of a first robot along a first programmed path; determining a second portion of the common space that is occupied during a movement of a second robot along a second programmed path; comparing the first portion and the second portion to determine if an overlap exists therebetween; and moving the first robot and the second robot in response to whether or not the overlap exists.