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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Kuka Laboratories Gmbh, Augsburg, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KUKA Roboter GmbH, Augsburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); G05B 19/406 (2006.01); G01L 5/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1674 (2013.01); G01L 5/288 (2013.01); G05B 19/406 (2013.01); G05B 2219/39196 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40218 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for fixing the position at least one axis of a manipulator, in particular of a robot, includes closuring a mechanical brake of the axis, deactivating an actuator of the axis with a motion controller, monitoring the mechanical brake, and activating the actuator with the motion controller if a monitoring system identifies a fault condition of the mechanical brake.