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

Claim 19:
20. A computer program product including one or more non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer executable code stored thereon, which when executed by a suitably programmed control system causes the control system to control a system for performing interactions within a physical environment, the system including a robot having:
a) a robot base being mounted on a boom;
b) 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;
c) a communications system including a fieldbus network; and,
d) a tracking system including:
i) a tracking base positioned in the environment and connected to the fieldbus network; and,
ii) a target mounted to a component of the robot, wherein at least the tracking base is configured to track the target as the robot moves to allow a position and/or orientation of the target relative to the tracking base to be determined and wherein, when executed, the computer executable code causes the control system to:
(1) communicate with the tracking system via the fieldbus network to determine the relative position and/or orientation of the target relative to the tracking base while the robot base undergoes movements;
(2) control the robot arm via the fieldbus network accordance with the relative position and/or orientation of the target relative to the tracking base; and
(3) controls the boom via the fieldbus network in accordance with the position and/or orientation of the tracking target relative to the tracking base.