Industrial robots are multi-jointed manipulators or multi-degree-of-freedom machines designed for industrial applications. They can automatically perform tasks, relying on their own power and control capabilities to achieve various functions. The industrial robot system is a crucial component of an industrial robot. This article focuses on introducing the components of an industrial robot system and how its sensing system is used.
What are the components of an industrial robot system?
(1) Control computer: The dispatching and command mechanism of the control system. It is generally a microcomputer or microprocessor, such as 32-bit or 64-bit.
(2) Teach box: The teaching robot's working trajectory and parameter settings, as well as all human-computer interaction operations, have their own independent CPU and storage unit, and communicate with the host computer in a serial communication manner.
(3) Operation panel: Consists of various operation buttons and status indicator lights, and only performs basic functions.
(4) Hard disk and floppy disk storage: peripheral storage for storing robot working programs.
(5) Digital and analog inputs and outputs: inputs or outputs of various status and control commands.
(6) Printer interface: Records various information that needs to be output.
(7) Sensor interface: used for automatic information detection to achieve compliant robot control, generally force, touch and vision sensors.
(8) Axis controller: Completes the position, speed and acceleration control of each joint of the robot.
(9) Auxiliary equipment control: Auxiliary equipment control used in conjunction with the robot.
(10) Communication interface: Enables information exchange between the robot and other devices. Generally, there are serial interfaces and parallel interfaces.
How to use industrial robot sensing systems
With the popularization and development of industrial robots in recent years, the equipment and accessories of industrial robots have become increasingly sophisticated. As one of the most important components of industrial robots, sensors are crucial for anyone wanting to learn about and deeply understand industrial robots. Knowing how to use industrial robots equipped with sensors is of paramount importance.
Sensors have a wide range of applications in industrial robots. When an industrial robot is working, its sensors first detect the distance, and then, based on the detected surrounding environment, determine whether there are obstacles, whether it should turn or reverse, and then decide on the operation based on the previously detected information. With sensors, even the simplest industrial robot can make appropriate movement patterns by using obstacle perception and judgment. This is the kind of robot we need.
By converting this set of behavioral patterns into program code, it can be applied to different types of industrial robots. At the same time, by adding more distance sensors, or even different types of sensors, to the robots, the behavioral patterns of industrial robots can be made more precise, allowing industrial robots to penetrate into more fields.
This article discusses the components of industrial robot systems and how their sensing systems are used. In short, the core of an industrial robot is its system; the robot's functions are determined by its underlying system.
