公开(公告)号：US10987800B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-27

申请号：US15814756

申请日：2017-11-16

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Didier Rouaud ,  Michael G. Nelson ,  Srinivas Nidamarthi ,  Rui Li

IPC: B25J9/10 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B25J9/04

Abstract: A robotic system and method that includes a robot having one or more axes of movement and which can be coupled to a supplemental axis unit that is structured to rotatably displace the robot about a supplemental axis. The robot can be coupled to a rotatable wheel portion of a table unit of the supplemental axis unit. The wheel portion can be operably coupled to a drive unit having a motor that provides rotational power for the rotational displacement of the wheel portion, and thus the robot, about the supplemental axis of the supplemental axis unit. The robotic system can also include one or more controllers that can be configured to dynamically control or coordinate the movement of both the robot about the one or more axes of the robot and the rotational displacement of the wheel portion, and thus the robot, about the supplemental axis.

公开(公告)号：US11213955B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-04

申请号：US15421191

申请日：2017-01-31

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Michael G. Nelson ,  Timothy A. Brownlee ,  Robert J. Santen ,  Didier M. Rouaud ,  Douglas B. Polkinghome

IPC: B25J11/00 ,  B25J9/16 ,  G05B19/19 ,  B64F5/30 ,  B64F5/40 ,  B25J9/00 ,  G05B19/418

Abstract: A system and method for operating at least one stowable automated robotic pod in a workplace having a workpiece is disclosed. The pod includes a robot on a base that can also include one or both of a tool nest and process equipment. A door to subfloor storage allows the pod to raise its base vertical, placing the robot into the desired vertical position in the workspace. Once operations on the workpiece are complete, the pod withdraws back to the subfloor storage and the doors to the storage volume close.

公开(公告)号：US20180071912A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-15

申请号：US15814756

申请日：2017-11-16

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Didier Rouaud ,  Michael G. Nelson ,  Srinivas Nidamarthi ,  Rui Li

IPC: B25J9/10 ,  B25J9/04 ,  B25J9/00

CPC classification number: B25J9/102 ,  B25J9/0009 ,  B25J9/0084 ,  B25J9/046

Abstract: A robotic system and method that includes a robot having one or more axes of movement and which can be coupled to a supplemental axis unit that is structured to rotatably displace the robot about a supplemental axis. The robot can be coupled to a rotatable wheel portion of a table unit of the supplemental axis unit. The wheel portion can be operably coupled to a drive unit having a motor that provides rotational power for the rotational displacement of the wheel portion, and thus the robot, about the supplemental axis of the supplemental axis unit. The robotic system can also include one or more controllers that can be configured to dynamically control or coordinate the movement of both the robot about the one or more axes of the robot and the rotational displacement of the wheel portion, and thus the robot, about the supplemental axis.