Patents by Inventor Ferran CARLAS

Ferran CARLAS 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).

  • Patent number: 12275151
    Abstract: The robot control system includes a first control device and a second control device network-connected to the first control device to control a robot. The first control device includes a selection unit configured to enable any one of a plurality of sources that provide information about generation of a command instructing behavior of the robot, and a first communication unit configured to transmit a command generated according to the information from the enabled source in the plurality of sources to the second control device. The second control device includes a second communication unit configured to receive the command transmitted from the first control device, and a command value generation unit configured to sequentially generate a command value for driving each axis of the robot so as to provide the behavior instructed by the command from the first control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ferran Carlas, Diego Escudero, Raffaele Vito, Antonio Penalver, David Fornas, Yoshihide Tamura, Taku Oya
  • Patent number: 11855907
    Abstract: A robot control system includes a first control device including a first communication unit and one or more second control devices connected to the first control device through a network. Each of the second control devices includes a second communication unit that exchanges data with the first communication unit of the first control device using a communication resource of a network allocated thereto, and a command value generation unit that sequentially generates a command value for driving the robot, in accordance with a command from the first control device. The robot control system includes a communication resource setting unit that allocates the communication resource to each second control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Diego Escudero, Ferran Carlas, Raffaele Vito, Yoshihide Tamura, Taku Oya
  • Publication number: 20230132698
    Abstract: A robot control system includes a first control device including a first communication unit and one or more second control devices connected to the first control device through a network. Each of the second control devices includes a second communication unit that exchanges data with the first communication unit of the first control device using a communication resource of a network allocated thereto, and a command value generation unit that sequentially generates a command value for driving the robot, in accordance with a command from the first control device. The robot control system includes a communication resource setting unit that allocates the communication resource to each second control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Diego ESCUDERO, Ferran CARLAS, Raffaele VITO, Yoshihide TAMURA, Taku OYA
  • Publication number: 20230101517
    Abstract: The robot control system includes a first control device and a second control device network-connected to the first control device to control a robot. The first control device includes a selection unit configured to enable any one of a plurality of sources that provide information about generation of a command instructing behavior of the robot, and a first communication unit configured to transmit a command generated according to the information from the enabled source in the plurality of sources to the second control device. The second control device includes a second communication unit configured to receive the command transmitted from the first control device, and a command value generation unit configured to sequentially generate a command value for driving each axis of the robot so as to provide the behavior instructed by the command from the first control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ferran CARLAS, Diego ESCUDERO, Raffaele VITO, Antonio PENALVER, David FORNAS, Yoshihide TAMURA, Taku OYA
  • Patent number: 10625417
    Abstract: A control system including a selective compliance assembly robot arm (SCARA) robot is provided. The SCARA robot includes a first arm configured to be rotatable around a first rotation shaft, a second arm configured to be rotatable around a second rotation shaft arranged parallel to the first rotation shaft and provided on the first arm, and a main shaft configured to be drivable in a direction parallel to the second rotation shaft and provided on the second arm. The control system includes a setting unit providing a user interface for receiving a setting of a two-dimensional operation prohibition region with respect to a point of interest on the SCARA robot. The operation prohibition region corresponds to an area on a plane orthogonal to the main shaft. The control system includes an extension unit two-dimensionally extending the operation prohibition region through an extension in a direction of the main shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Kogawara, Igor Jovanovic, Diego Escudero-Rodrigo, Ferran Carlas Ponce, Raffaele Vito, Sandra Pallarés Gual
  • Patent number: 10625418
    Abstract: A control system, a controller, a control method and a recording medium capable of preventing damage to a cable occurring during an operation under control of a scara robot are provided. A control system includes a scara robot 300 and a controller configured to control the scara robot 300. The controller includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a target position of a control object in the scara robot 300 and a decision unit configured to decide a rotational direction of an operation tool 332 so that a cable 333 does not collide with a component of the scara robot 300 when the control object moves to the target position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Matsunaga, Igor Jovanovic, Diego Escudero-Rodrigo, Ferran Carlas Ponce, Raffaele Vito, Sandra Pallarés Gual
  • Publication number: 20180250817
    Abstract: A control system, a controller, a control method and a recording medium capable of preventing damage to a cable occurring during an operation under control of a scara robot are provided. A control system includes a scara robot 300 and a controller configured to control the scara robot 300. The controller includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a target position of a control object in the scara robot 300 and a decision unit configured to decide a rotational direction of an operation tool 332 so that a cable 333 does not collide with a component of the scara robot 300 when the control object moves to the target position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke MATSUNAGA, IGOR JOVANOVIC, DIEGO ESCUDERO-RODRIGO, Ferran CARLAS PONCE, RAFFAELE VITO, Sandra Pallarés Gual
  • Publication number: 20180250816
    Abstract: A control system including a selective compliance assembly robot arm (SCARA) robot is provided. The SCARA robot includes a first arm configured to be rotatable around a first rotation shaft, a second arm configured to be rotatable around a second rotation shaft arranged parallel to the first rotation shaft and provided on the first arm, and a main shaft configured to be drivable in a direction parallel to the second rotation shaft and provided on the second arm. The control system includes a setting unit providing a user interface for receiving a setting of a two-dimensional operation prohibition region with respect to a point of interest on the SCARA robot. The operation prohibition region corresponds to an area on a plane orthogonal to the main shaft. The control system includes an extension unit two-dimensionally extending the operation prohibition region through an extension in a direction of the main shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Toru KOGAWARA, IGOR JOVANOVIC, DIEGO ESCUDERO-RODRIGO, Ferran CARLAS PONCE, RAFFAELE VITO, Sandra Pallarés Gual