公开(公告)号：US10349035B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-09

申请号：US14941826

申请日：2015-11-16

Applicant: ABB SCHWEIZ AG

Inventor： Jianjun Wang ,  Biao Zhang ,  Carlos Martinez ,  Carlos W. Morato ,  Remus Boca

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06T7/73 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N13/204

Abstract: Automatic scanning and representing an environment having a plurality of features, for example, includes scanning the environment along a scanning path, interspersing a plurality of localized scanning of the plurality of features in the environment during the scanning along the scanning path of the environment wherein the interspersed localized scanning of the plurality of features in the environment being different from the scanning the environment along the scanning path, and obtaining a representation of at least a portion of the environment based on the scanning of the environment and the interspersed localized scanning of the plurality of features in the environment.

公开(公告)号：US11169509B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-09

申请号：US16365244

申请日：2019-03-26

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Gregory A. Cole ,  Carlos W. Morato

IPC: G05B19/418 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J11/00

Abstract: A robotic unit for manipulating items and products may receive assistance from a product management system if an exception occurs indicating the robotic unit cannot complete a given task with respect to handling the product. The product management system may be associated with a plurality of different assistance centers and response centers providing different types or levels of assistance. The product management system can classify the exception according to hierarchal tiers to determine the type of assistance required. The product management system can then generate and direct an intervention request to one of the response centers based on the classification. The assistance and response centers may be equipped and staffed to provide particularized assistance to the robotic unit. In an example, the robotic unit may store data and instructions received from the assistance and response center for future implementation.

公开(公告)号：US11407111B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-09

申请号：US16019768

申请日：2018-06-27

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Biao Zhang ,  Remus Boca ,  Carlos W. Morato ,  Carlos Martinez ,  Jianjun Wang ,  Zhou Teng ,  Jinmiao Huang ,  Magnus Wahlstrom ,  Johnny Holmberg

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  B25J19/02 ,  G06V20/10

Abstract: A robot is configured to perform a task on an object using a method for generating a 3D model sufficient to determine a collision free path and identify the object in an industrial scene. The method includes determining a predefined collision free path and scanning an industrial scene around the robot. Stored images of the industrial scene are retrieved from a memory and analyzed to construct a new 3D model. After an object is detected in the new 3D model, the robot can further scan the image in the industrial scene while moving along a collision free path until the object is identified at a predefined certainty level. The robot can then perform a robot task on the object.

公开(公告)号：US20200310391A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-01

申请号：US16365244

申请日：2019-03-26

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Gregory A. Cole ,  Carlos W. Morato

IPC: G05B19/418 ,  B25J9/16

Abstract: A robotic unit for manipulating items and products may receive assistance from a product management system if an exception occurs indicating the robotic unit cannot complete a given task with respect to handling the product. The product management system may be associated with a plurality of different assistance centers and response centers providing different types or levels of assistance. The product management system can classify the exception according to hierarchal tiers to determine the type of assistance required. The product management system can then generate and direct an intervention request to one of the response centers based on the classification. The assistance and response centers may be equipped and staffed to provide particularized assistance to the robotic unit. In an example, the robotic unit may store data and instructions received from the assistance and response center for future implementation.

公开(公告)号：US20200001458A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-02

申请号：US16019768

申请日：2018-06-27

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Biao Zhang ,  Remus Boca ,  Carlos W. Morato ,  Carlos Martinez ,  Jianjun Wang ,  Zhou Teng ,  Jinmiao Huang ,  Magnus Wahlstrom ,  Johnny Holmberg

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  G06K9/00 ,  B25J19/02

Abstract: A robot is configured to perform a task on an object using a method for generating a 3D model sufficient to determine a collision free path and identify the object in an industrial scene. The method includes determining a predefined collision free path and scanning an industrial scene around the robot. Stored images of the industrial scene are retrieved from a memory and analyzed to construct a new 3D model. After an object is detected in the new 3D model, the robot can further scan the image in the industrial scene while moving along a collision free path until the object is identified at a predefined certainty level. The robot can then perform a robot task on the object.