Patent ID: 8965574
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: B25J,G05B

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling an automated work cell including: at least one robot arm with at least three degrees of freedom controlled according to several control axes, a control center, a device controlling the robot arm, including several motor controllers each controlling functioning of a motor for maneuvering at least a part of the robot arm, and a bus for communication between the control center and the control device of the robot arm, wherein the method comprises the steps of: a) transmitting instructions, sent by the control center for controlling the control axes, to a single computing unit belonging to the device controlling the robot arm; b) determining, in the computing unit and from several of the instructions received from the control center at step a), orders for each of the motors controlled by a motor controller; and c) transmitting to each motor controller an order, determined at step b), for the motor controlled by each motor controller.