Patents by Inventor Michael Stenbacka

Michael Stenbacka 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: 11511435
    Abstract: A method for calibrating a robot coordinate system of a robot with a conveyor coordinate system of a movable conveyor member, the method including providing a sensor configured to detect positions of the robot in a non-contact manner; detecting a position of the robot when the conveyor member is positioned at a first operating position; detecting a position of the robot and/or of the conveyor member by the sensor in the sensor coordinate system when the conveyor member is positioned at a second operating position different from the first operating position; and determining a relationship between the robot coordinate system and the conveyor coordinate system based on at least one detected position of the robot in the sensor coordinate system. A robot system and a control system are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Anders Lager, Johnny Holmberg, Magnus Wahlström, Michael Stenbacka
  • Publication number: 20220168902
    Abstract: A method and a control arrangement for determining a relation R?MA between a robot coordinate system of a robot and an MA coordinate system of a moveable apparatus, the movable apparatus including a sensor device and a localization mechanism configured to localize a sensor coordinate system of the sensor device in the MA coordinate system, wherein a marker is arranged in a fixed relation with a reference location on the robot. The method includes positioning the marker in a plurality of different poses in relation to the robot coordinate system. For each pose of the plurality of different poses, the method includes: determining, on the basis of sensor information, a relation C?M between the sensor coordinate system and a marker coordinate system; determining a relation MA?C between the MA coordinate system and the sensor coordinate system; determining a relation R?E between the robot coordinate system and a reference location coordinate system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Stenbacka, Miguel Fernandez
  • Publication number: 20200164518
    Abstract: A method for calibrating a robot coordinate system of a robot with a conveyor coordinate system of a movable conveyor member, the method including providing a sensor configured to detect positions of the robot in a non-contact manner; detecting a position of the robot when the conveyor member is positioned at a first operating position; detecting a position of the robot and/or of the conveyor member by the sensor in the sensor coordinate system when the conveyor member is positioned at a second operating position different from the first operating position; and determining a relationship between the robot coordinate system and the conveyor coordinate system based on at least one detected position of the robot in the sensor coordinate system. A robot system and a control system are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Anders Lager, Johnny Holmberg, Magnus Wahlström, Michael Stenbacka