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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2012
Fanuc Robotics America Corporation, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Kenneth W. Krause, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Bradley O. Niederquell, Troy, MI (US);
Gordon Geheb, Hartland, MI (US);
Ganesh Kalbavi, Rochester, MI (US);
Claude Dinsmoor, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Scott M. Dreslinski, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Charles R. Strybis, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
H. Dean McGee, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Glenn Nowak, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Judy Evans, Oakland, MI (US);
Rick E. Wunderlich, Canton, MI (US);
Fanuc America Corporation, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for displaying three-dimensional workcell data includes a hand-held pendant that is provided with 3-D workcell data representing a model of a machine and associated components in a workcell. The hand-held pendant has a display that generates a 3-D visual representation of the workcell data. The pendant can be operated by a user to manipulate the visual representation to change a user viewpoint and to show motion of the machine with associated process information.