Patent ID: 11958193
Assignee: FASTBRICK IP PTY LTD
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  E  G  Y | IPC B  E  G

Claim 0:
1. A system for performing interactions within a physical environment, the system including:
a) a robot having:
i) a robot base being mounted on a boom; and,
ii) a robot arm mounted to the robot base, the robot arm including an end effector mounted thereon for performing said interactions, wherein the robot base undergoes movement relative to the environment while the robot arm is in use;

b) a communications system including a fieldbus network;
c) a tracking system including:
i) a tracking base positioned in the environment and connected to the fieldbus network; and,
ii) a tracking target mounted to a component of the robot, wherein the tracking base is configured to detect the tracking target to allow a position and/or orientation of the tracking target relative to the tracking base to be determined; and,

d) a control system that:
i) communicates with the tracking system via the fieldbus network to determine the position and/or orientation of the tracking target relative to the tracking base while the robot base undergoes movements;
ii) controls the robot arm via the fieldbus network in accordance with the position and/or orientation of the tracking target relative to the tracking base; and
iii) controls the boom via the fieldbus network in accordance with the position and/or orientation of the tracking target relative to the tracking base.