Patents by Inventor Markus Eisensehr

Markus Eisensehr 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 and device for stopping a manipulator
    Patent number: 8583285
    Abstract: A method for stopping a manipulator includes the steps of advance simulation of stopping distances for different states and/or braking force profiles of the manipulator, estimating of an upper limit as the stopping distance on the basis of the stopping distances simulated in advance, monitoring a zone, and decelerating the manipulator when a zone is violated, wherein the monitored zone is defined variably during operation on the basis of the stopping distance of the manipulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: KUKA Laboratories GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Aurnhammer, Markus Eisensehr, Andreas Hagenauer, Manfred Huttenhofer
  • Method And Device For Stopping A Manipulator
    Publication number: 20110060462
    Abstract: A method according to the invention for stopping a manipulator (1) includes these steps: advance simulation of stopping distances for different states (q, dq/dt, L) and/or braking force profiles (?) of the manipulator (S10), estimating of an upper limit as the stopping distance (smax) on the basis of the stopping distances simulated in advance (S120), monitoring a zone (A0; A1; A2), and decelerating the manipulator (1) when a zone is violated, wherein the monitored zone is defined variably (S130) during operation on the basis of the stopping distance (smax) of the manipulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: KUKA ROBOTER GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Aurnhammer, Markus Eisensehr, Andreas Hagenauer, Manfred Hüttenhofer