Patents by Inventor Takuya SHITAKA

Takuya SHITAKA 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).

  • Publication number: 20240300108
    Abstract: A robot system (100) includes a slave unit (1) including a slave arm (11) having a working end (11a), a slave arm actuator (13) configured to drive the slave arm, and a slave-side controller (14) configured to control the slave arm actuator based on a slave operating command for defining a target position of the working end, a master unit (2) including a master arm (21) having a manipulation end (21a) into which the content of manipulation is inputted by an operator, and a system controller (3) configured to generate the slave operating command based on the content of manipulation inputted into the manipulation end. When a command corresponding to the content of manipulation is a command corresponding to a limit equivalent range corresponding to a limit of operation of at least one of the slave arm and the master arm, the system controller performs processing to give perception to the operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki KAMON, Hideyuki RYU, Jun FUJIMORI, Hiroki KINOSHITA, Hiroki TAKAHASHI, Takuya SHITAKA, Kai SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 12011834
    Abstract: A robot system includes a slave unit including a slave arm having a working end, a slave arm actuator configured to drive the slave arm, and a slave-side controller configured to control the slave arm actuator based on a slave operating command for defining a target position of the working end, a master unit including a master arm having a manipulation end into which the content of manipulation is inputted by an operator, and a system controller configured to generate the slave operating command based on the content of manipulation inputted into the manipulation end. When a command corresponding to the content of manipulation is a command corresponding to a limit equivalent range corresponding to a limit of operation of at least one of the slave arm and the master arm, the system controller performs processing to give perception to the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki Kamon, Hideyuki Ryu, Jun Fujimori, Hiroki Kinoshita, Hiroki Takahashi, Takuya Shitaka, Kai Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20240083035
    Abstract: A robot system includes a control device configured or programmed to evaluate a plurality of generated holding posture candidates based on an index including difficulty of interference of at least one of a robot arm or a hand with a surrounding object at a time at which a workpiece is held and generate a movement path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takuya SHITAKA, Yuki TAKAYAMA, Shinpei ITO, Kippei MATSUDA, Toshiyuki HOMMA
  • Patent number: 11858140
    Abstract: A robot system includes a robot, state detection sensors to, a timekeeping unit, a learning control unit, a determination unit, an operation device, and an input unit, and an additional learning unit. The determination unit determines whether or not the work of the robot can be continued under the control of the learning control unit based on the state values detected by the state detection sensors to and outputs determination result. The additional learning unit performs additional learning of the determination result indicating that the work of the robot cannot be continued, the operator operation force, work state output by the operation device and the input unit, and timer signal output by the timekeeping unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hitoshi Hasunuma, Takuya Shitaka, Takeshi Yamamoto, Kazuki Kurashima
  • Patent number: 11701770
    Abstract: A robot system includes a manipulating force detector configured to detect a manipulating force given to an operation end by an operator, a reaction-force detector configured to detect a reaction force given to a work end or a workpiece held by the work end, a system controller configured to generate an operating command of a master arm and generate an operating command of a slave arm based on the manipulating force and the reaction force, a master-side control part configured to control the master arm, and a slave-side control part configured to control the slave arm. The system controller has an exaggerated expresser configured to exaggeratedly present an operating feel to the operator who operates the operation end in a reaction-force sudden change state that is a state in which the reaction force changes rapidly with time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Hashimoto, Nobuyasu Shimomura, Masayuki Kamon, Jun Fujimori, Hiroki Kinoshita, Takuya Shitaka, Hiroki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20230068780
    Abstract: In a robotic surgical system, a control device is configured or programmed to scale rotation speeds of a plurality of joints axes of a robot arm at predetermined ratios such that the rotation speeds of the plurality of joint axes become equal to or lower than limit value with respect to a received operation amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicants: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, MEDICAROID CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo ICHII, Takahiro UENO, Takuya SHITAKA, Akinori IGARASHI
  • Publication number: 20220409317
    Abstract: In a robotic surgical system, a control device is configured or programmed to perform first scaling on at least a rotational component in a received operation amount, and calculate a rotation angle of a joint axis of a robot arm by performing an inverse kinematics calculation on a translational component and the rotational component after the first scaling is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicants: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, MEDICAROID CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo ICHII, Takahiro UENO, Takuya SHITAKA, Akinori IGARASHI
  • Patent number: 11478919
    Abstract: A robot system includes a slave unit including a slave-side force detector configured to detect a direction and a magnitude of a reaction force acting on a workpiece held by a work end of a slave arm, a master unit including a master-side force detector configured to detect a direction and a magnitude of an operating force applied by an operator to an operation end of a master arm, and a system controller configured to generate a slave operational command and a master operational command based on the operating force and the reaction force. The system controller includes a regulator configured to correct a moving direction of the work end so that the movement of the work end in a pressing direction of an object is regulated when the reaction force exceeds an acceptable value set beforehand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobuyasu Shimomura, Masayuki Kamon, Jun Fujimori, Hiroki Kinoshita, Takuya Shitaka, Hiroki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20220063095
    Abstract: A robot system includes a slave unit including a slave arm having a working end, a slave arm actuator configured to drive the slave arm, and a slave-side controller configured to control the slave arm actuator based on a slave operating command for defining a target position of the working end, a master unit including a master arm having a manipulation end into which the content of manipulation is inputted by an operator, and a system controller configured to generate the slave operating command based on the content of manipulation inputted into the manipulation end. When a command corresponding to the content of manipulation is a command corresponding to a limit equivalent range corresponding to a limit of operation of at least one of the slave arm and the master arm, the system controller performs processing to give perception to the operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki KAMON, Hideyuki RYU, Jun FUJIMORI, Hiroki KINOSHITA, Hiroki TAKAHASHI, Takuya SHITAKA, Kai SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 11110592
    Abstract: A remote control robot system includes a slave arm configured to perform a given work, a master arm having a motor configured to drive a joint, and configured to receive from an operator an operation to manipulate the slave arm, an instruction generating module configured to generate an instruction to apply to the master arm an imaginary external force in a given direction that is independent from a force received by the slave arm from the exterior, and a motor controller configured to supply, to the motor, drive current corresponding to the instruction sent from the instruction generating module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobuyasu Shimomura, Masayuki Kamon, Jun Fujimori, Hiroki Kinoshita, Takuya Shitaka, Hiroki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20210197369
    Abstract: A robot system includes a robot, state detection sensors to, a timekeeping unit, a learning control unit, a determination unit, an operation device, and an input unit, and an additional learning unit. The determination unit determines whether or not the work of the robot can be continued under the control of the learning control unit based on the state values detected by the state detection sensors to and outputs determination result. The additional learning unit performs additional learning of the determination result indicating that the work of the robot cannot be continued, the operator operation force, work state output by the operation device and the input unit, and timer signal output by the timekeeping unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hitoshi HASUNUMA, Takuya SHITAKA, Takeshi YAMAMOTO, Kazuki KURASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20200206893
    Abstract: A robot system includes a slave unit including a slave-side force detector configured to detect a direction and a magnitude of a reaction force acting on a workpiece held by a work end of a slave arm, a master unit including a master-side force detector configured to detect a direction and a magnitude of an operating force applied by an operator to an operation end of a master arm, and a system controller configured to generate a slave operational command and a master operational command based on the operating force and the reaction force. The system controller includes a regulator configured to correct a moving direction of the work end so that the movement of the work end in a pressing direction of an object is regulated when the reaction force exceeds an acceptable value set beforehand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobuyasu SHIMOMURA, Masayuki KAMON, Jun FUJIMORI, Hiroki KINOSHITA, Takuya SHITAKA, Hiroki TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20200198120
    Abstract: A robot system includes a manipulating force detector configured to detect a manipulating force given to an operation end by an operator, a reaction-force detector configured to detect a reaction force given to a work end or a workpiece held by the work end, a system controller configured to generate an operating command of a master arm and generate an operating command of a slave arm based on the manipulating force and the reaction force, a master-side control part configured to control the master arm, and a slave-side control part configured to control the slave arm. The system controller has an exaggerated expresser configured to exaggeratedly present an operating feel to the operator who operates the operation end in a reaction-force sudden change state that is a state in which the reaction force changes rapidly with time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiko HASHIMOTO, Nobuyasu SHIMOMURA, Masayuki KAMON, Jun FUJIMORI, Hiroki KINOSHITA, Takuya SHITAKA, Hiroki TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20200189091
    Abstract: A remote control robot system includes a slave arm configured to perform a given work, a master arm having a motor configured to drive a joint, and configured to receive from an operator an operation to manipulate the slave arm, an instruction generating module configured to generate an instruction to apply to the master arm an imaginary external force in a given direction that is independent from a force received by the slave arm from the exterior, and a motor controller configured to supply, to the motor, drive current corresponding to the instruction sent from the instruction generating module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuyasu SHIMOMURA, Masayuki KAMON, Jun FUJIMORI, Hiroki KINOSHITA, Takuya SHITAKA, Hiroki TAKAHASHI