Patents by Inventor Ritsuki Sato

Ritsuki Sato 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).

  • Robot arm control system
    Patent number: 10730184
    Abstract: A control system (10) according to the present invention includes a robot arm (11) provided in a manner capable of moving in a given space, a motor (14) for operating the robot arm (11), a torque adjustment device (16) for operating in a manner capable of adjusting a transmitted torque that is transmitted from the motor (14) to the robot arm (11), and a control device (19) for performing operation control of the robot arm (11). The robot arm (11) is provided with a gravity-compensating mechanism (12) for cancelling an effect of gravity due to the robot arm (11), and the control device (19) commands adjustment of the transmitted torque at the torque adjustment device (16), without taking into account the effect of the gravity of the robot arm (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: WASEDA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Alexander Schmitz, Soumya Bhavaraju, Yoshihiro Sakamoto, Gonzaro Aguirre Dominguez, Ritsuki Sato, Wei Wang, Shigeki Sugano
  • ROBOT ARM CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180370031
    Abstract: A control system (10) according to the present invention includes a robot arm (11) provided in a manner capable of moving in a given space, a motor (14) for operating the robot arm (11), a torque adjustment device (16) for operating in a manner capable of adjusting a transmitted torque that is transmitted from the motor (14) to the robot arm (11), and a control device (19) for performing operation control of the robot arm (11). The robot arm (11) is provided with a gravity-compensating mechanism (12) for cancelling an effect of gravity due to the robot arm (11), and the control device (19) commands adjustment of the transmitted torque at the torque adjustment device (16), without taking into account the effect of the gravity of the robot arm (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: WASEDA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Alexander Schmitz, Soumya Bhavaraju, Yoshihiro Sakamoto, Gonzaro Aguirre Dominguez, Ritsuki Sato, Wei Wang, Shigeki Sugano