Patent ID: 8457791
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: B25J,G05B

Abstract:
1. A method for maneuvering an articulable robotic arm having an end-of-arm tool, comprising: monitoring a position of a moving workpiece; determining an initial position of the moving workpiece; determining an initial position of the end-of-arm tool; iteratively determining an updated position of the moving workpiece corresponding to the monitored position of the moving workpiece; and while the moving workpiece is not engaged to the end-of-arm tool, iteratively executing individual motion segments to control the articulable robotic arm to position the end-of-arm tool contiguous to the moving workpiece until the end-of-arm tool engages the moving workpiece at the iteratively determined updated position of the moving workpiece based upon the initial position of the end-of-arm tool and the initial position of the moving workpiece.