Patents by Inventor Shunsuke Toshimitsu
Shunsuke Toshimitsu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9950427Abstract: A robot includes a robot arm and an inertial sensor provided in the robot arm. The robot arm is controlled using a weighting value for weighting output from the inertial sensor. In at least apart of a range in which the robot arm is movable, the weighting value is a first value when acceleration of the robot arm is first acceleration, and changes from the first value to a second value higher than the first value when the acceleration of the robot arm changes from the first acceleration to second acceleration lower than the first acceleration.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Akihiro Gomi, Shunsuke Toshimitsu
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Patent number: 9868209Abstract: A robot includes a plurality of joints including a first joint and a second joint that rotates in a direction different from a rotation direction of the first joint, a plurality of arm members including a first arm member provided to be rotatable with respect to a base via the first joint, and a first angular velocity sensor provided in the first arm member or the first joint. A first inertial sensor is provided in the first arm member (or a portion that rotates together with the first arm member in the first joint). The plurality of joints are controlled on the basis of an output of the first inertial sensor.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2014Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Akihiro Gomi, Masaki Motoyoshi, Shunsuke Toshimitsu, Akio Niu, Atsushi Asada
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Publication number: 20180001486Abstract: A robot includes a manipulator including an n (n is an integer equal to or larger than 1)-th member capable of turning around an n-th turning axis, an (n+1)-th member provided in the n-th member to be capable of turning around an (n+1)-th turning axis having an axial direction different from an axial direction of the n-th turning axis, and an (n+2)-th member turnably provided in the (n+1)-th member. The n-th member and the (n+1)-th member are capable of overlapping each other when viewed from an axial direction of the (n+1)-th turning axis. A specific portion of the (n+2) -th member does not intrude into an inside of a first region including a turning center on the (n+1)-th turning axis. The first region includes a singular point of the manipulator and an immovable region of the manipulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2017Publication date: January 4, 2018Inventors: Shunsuke TOSHIMITSU, Katsuji IGARASHI
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Publication number: 20170334068Abstract: A robot includes a plurality of joints including a first joint and a second joint that rotates in a direction different from a rotation direction of the first joint, a plurality of arm members including a first arm member provided to be rotatable with respect to a base via the first joint, and a first angular velocity sensor provided in the first arm member or the first joint. A first inertial sensor is provided in the first arm member (or a portion that rotates together with the first arm member in the first joint). The plurality of joints are controlled on the basis of an output of the first inertial sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: Akihiro GOMI, Masaki MOTOYOSHI, Shunsuke TOSHIMITSU, Akio NIU, Atsushi ASADA
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Patent number: 9785138Abstract: A robot has an operation mode setting unit that sets an operation mode of the robot. The operation mode setting unit changes a correction factor multiplied by the maximum acceleration and the maximum deceleration of an arm and the servo gain of a servo circuit, and thereby selectively sets the operation mode to one of a first operation mode, a second operation mode in which the arm operates faster than in the first operation mode, and a third operation mode in which the arm vibrates less than in the first operation mode.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Shunsuke Toshimitsu, Hiroaki Fujimori, Katsuji Igarashi, Masatoshi Ono, Atsushi Asada
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Patent number: 9757860Abstract: A robot includes a plurality of joints including a first joint and a second joint that rotates in a direction different from a rotation direction of the first joint, a plurality of arm members including a first arm member provided to be rotatable with respect to a base via the first joint, and a first angular velocity sensor provided in the first arm member or the first joint. A first inertial sensor is provided in the first arm member (or a portion that rotates together with the first arm member in the first joint). The plurality of joints are controlled on the basis of an output of the first inertial sensor.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2014Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Akihiro Gomi, Masaki Motoyoshi, Shunsuke Toshimitsu, Akio Niu, Atsushi Asada
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Publication number: 20170066129Abstract: A robot includes an nth (n is an integer equal to or more than one) arm rotatable about an nth rotation axis, and an (n+1)th arm provided on the nth arm to be rotatable about an (n+1)th rotation axis in an axis direction different from an axis direction of the nth rotation axis, wherein a length of the nth arm is longer than a length of the (n+1)th arm, the nth arm and the (n+1)th arm can overlap as seen from the axis direction of the (n+1)th rotation axis, and a shortest time taken for a second action of rotating the (n+1)th arm from a first attitude to a first angle is shorter than a shortest time taken for a first action of rotating the nth arm from the first attitude to the first angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2016Publication date: March 9, 2017Inventors: Masaki MOTOYOSHI, Ryosuke IMAI, Shunsuke TOSHIMITSU
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Publication number: 20170028554Abstract: A robot includes a robot arm and an inertial sensor provided in the robot arm. The robot arm is controlled using a weighting value for weighting output from the inertial sensor. In at least apart of a range in which the robot arm is movable, the weighting value is a first value when acceleration of the robot arm is first acceleration, and changes from the first value to a second value higher than the first value when the acceleration of the robot arm changes from the first acceleration to second acceleration lower than the first acceleration.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Akihiro GOMI, Shunsuke TOSHIMITSU
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Publication number: 20160288336Abstract: A robot includes a robot arm having an nth (n is an integer equal to or more than one) arm and an (n+1)th arm, the nth arm is rotatable about an nth rotation shaft, the (n+1)th arm is provided on the nth arm rotatably about an (n+1)th rotation shaft in a shaft direction different from a shaft direction of the nth rotation shaft, and, while a distal end of the robot arm is moved from a first point to a second point, a first operation such that the nth arm and the (n+1)th arm overlap as seen from the shaft direction of the (n+1)th rotation shaft and a second operation of rotating the nth arm are performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Shunsuke TOSHIMITSU, Kazushige AKAHA, Kazuto YOSHIMURA, Katsuji IGARASHI
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Publication number: 20160176047Abstract: A robot includes a first arm that rotates around the first axis, a second arm that rotates around a second axis in a direction different from the first axis, a third arm that rotates around a third axis parallel to the second axis, a first inertia sensor that is installed at the first arm, a second (a) inertia sensor that is installed at the third arm, first to third angle sensors, a posture detection unit that detects the posture of the third arm with the second arm as a reference and derives a feedback gain, and a second drive source control unit that feeds back a second correction component, which is obtained by multiplying a value, which is obtained by subtracting the angular velocity ?A2m and the angular velocity ?A3m from the angular velocity ?A3, by the feedback gain, and controls the second drive source.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2016Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: Akihiro GOMI, Masaki MOTOYOSHI, Shunsuke TOSHIMITSU
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Publication number: 20160161937Abstract: A robot has an operation mode setting unit that sets an operation mode of the robot. The operation mode setting unit changes a correction factor multiplied by the maximum acceleration and the maximum deceleration of an arm and the servo gain of a servo circuit, and thereby selectively sets the operation mode to one of a first operation mode, a second operation mode in which the arm operates faster than in the first operation mode, and a third operation mode in which the arm vibrates less than in the first operation mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2016Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: Shunsuke TOSHIMITSU, Hiroaki FUJIMORI, Katsuji IGARASHI, Masatoshi ONO, Atsushi ASADA
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Patent number: 9339933Abstract: A robot includes a base, a first arm rotatably connected to the base around a first rotating axis, a second arm rotatably connected to the first arm around a second rotating axis orthogonal to the first rotating axis, a third arm rotatably connected to the second arm around a third rotating axis parallel to the second rotating axis, and a three-axis inertial sensor provided in the third arm and including a first detection axis, a second detection axis, and a third detection axis orthogonal to each other, the first detection axis and the third rotating axis being parallel to each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2014Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Atsushi Asada, Shunsuke Toshimitsu
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Patent number: 9302388Abstract: A robot includes a first arm that rotates around the first axis, a second arm that rotates around a second axis in a direction different from the first axis, a third arm that rotates around a third axis parallel to the second axis, a first inertia sensor that is installed at the first arm, a second (a) inertia sensor that is installed at the third arm, first to third angle sensors, a posture detection unit that detects the posture of the third arm with the second arm as a reference and derives a feedback gain, and a second drive source control unit that feeds back a second correction component, which is obtained by multiplying a value, which is obtained by subtracting the angular velocity ?A2m and the angular velocity ?A3m from the angular velocity ?A3, by the feedback gain, and controls the second drive source.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2013Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Akihiro Gomi, Masaki Motoyoshi, Shunsuke Toshimitsu
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Patent number: 9298179Abstract: A robot has an operation mode setting unit that sets an operation mode of the robot. The operation mode setting unit changes a correction factor multiplied by the maximum acceleration and the maximum deceleration of an arm and the servo gain of a servo circuit, and thereby selectively sets the operation mode to one of a first operation mode, a second operation mode in which the arm operates faster than in the first operation mode, and a third operation mode in which the arm vibrates less than in the first operation mode.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2014Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Shunsuke Toshimitsu, Hiroaki Fujimori, Katsuji Igarashi, Masatoshi Ono, Atsushi Asada
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Publication number: 20150151432Abstract: A robot includes a plurality of joints including a first joint and a second joint that rotates in a direction different from a rotation direction of the first joint, a plurality of arm members including a first arm member provided to be rotatable with respect to a base via the first joint, and a first angular velocity sensor provided in the first arm member or the first joint. A first inertial sensor is provided in the first arm member (or a portion that rotates together with the first arm member in the first joint). The plurality of joints are controlled on the basis of an output of the first inertial sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2014Publication date: June 4, 2015Inventors: Akihiro GOMI, Masaki MOTOYOSHI, Shunsuke TOSHIMITSU, Akio NIU, Atsushi ASADA
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Publication number: 20140309776Abstract: A robot includes a base, a first arm rotatably connected to the base around a first rotating axis, a second arm rotatably connected to the first arm around a second rotating axis orthogonal to the first rotating axis, a third arm rotatably connected to the second arm around a third rotating axis parallel to the second rotating axis, and a three-axis inertial sensor provided in the third arm and including a first detection axis, a second detection axis, and a third detection axis orthogonal to each other, the first detection axis and the third rotating axis being parallel to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Atsushi Asada, Shunsuke Toshimitsu
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Publication number: 20140214204Abstract: A robot has an operation mode setting unit that sets an operation mode of the robot. The operation mode setting unit changes a correction factor multiplied by the maximum acceleration and the maximum deceleration of an arm and the servo gain of a servo circuit, and thereby selectively sets the operation mode to one of a first operation mode, a second operation mode in which the arm operates faster than in the first operation mode, and a third operation mode in which the arm vibrates less than in the first operation mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Shunsuke TOSHIMITSU, Hiroaki FUJIMORI, Katsuji IGARASHI, Masatoshi ONO, Atsushi ASADA
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Publication number: 20140067118Abstract: A robot includes a first arm that rotates around the first axis, a second arm that rotates around a second axis in a direction different from the first axis, a third arm that rotates around a third axis parallel to the second axis, a first inertia sensor that is installed at the first arm, a second (a) inertia sensor that is installed at the third arm, first to third angle sensors, a posture detection unit that detects the posture of the third arm with the second arm as a reference and derives a feedback gain, and a second drive source control unit that feeds back a second correction component, which is obtained by multiplying a value, which is obtained by subtracting the angular velocity ?A2m and the angular velocity ?A3m from the angular velocity ?A3, by the feedback gain, and controls the second drive source.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Akihiro Gomi, Masaki Motoyoshi, Shunsuke Toshimitsu