Patents by Inventor Alvaro ARANDA MUNOZ

Alvaro ARANDA MUNOZ 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).

  • Method for controlling an industrial robot during lead-through programming of the robot and an industrial robot
    Patent number: 11364630
    Abstract: An industrial robot having a manipulator and a robot controller configured to control the motions of the manipulator. The robot controller is configured during lead-through programming of the robot to compare a robot position or a robot orientation (TCP) with at least one virtual position or virtual orientation defined in space, and to actively control the motions of the robot in relation to the at least one virtual position or virtual orientation when the difference between the robot position or robot orientation and the least one virtual position or virtual orientation is smaller than an offset value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Adam Henriksson, Alvaro Aranda Munoz, Elina Vartiainen, Jonatan Blom, Maria Ralph
  • Method For Controlling An Industrial Robot During Lead-Through Programming Of The Robot And An Industrial Robot
    Publication number: 20200009730
    Abstract: An industrial robot having a manipulator and a robot controller configured to control the motions of the manipulator. The robot controller is configured during lead-through programming of the robot to compare a robot position or a robot orientation (TCP) with at least one virtual position or virtual orientation defined in space, and to actively control the motions of the robot in relation to the at least one virtual position or virtual orientation when the difference between the robot position or robot orientation and the least one virtual position or virtual orientation is smaller than an offset value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Adam HENRIKSSON, Alvaro ARANDA MUNOZ, Elina VARTIAINEN, Jonatan BLOM, Maria RALPH