Appendix B
06/2005
Danaher Motion
Limitations are:
Reduction factors are not allowed for individual axes – only for groups.
The CVA works only for
MOVES
&
PASS-THRUGH
.
The CADJA works only for
MOVES
&
PASS-THRUGH
. In
PASS-THROUGH
, only the
first and last point are treated.
Both methods work only for SCARA kinematics.
Working Envelope
Robot working space is determined by the position limits of each joint. The working space
(all reachable positions) is limited by the working envelope of the robot. From the outer side,
it is limited by the arc made rotating the first joint with a fully stretched arm (
j2.pcmd=0
).
This is the maximum radius of reachable points (
RMAX
). It is an internal value computed
each time the robot is configured (
CONFIGGROUP
). Points given outside this radius are
rejected with the error message,
Point Too Far
.
The other limit is the small circle with the radius (
RMIN
). This circle is obtained by rotating
the first joint with a maximally-folded second joint (not more then 180 degrees). This radius is
additionally enlarged by the robot's base size and the attached end-effector mechanism to
prevent the robot from colliding with itself. The minimal working envelope radius (
RMIN
) is
available to the user (contrary to
RMAX
). Danaher Motion recommends setting this value for
each application, according to the physical setup of the robot. If a point is given inside
RMIN
,
an error message is returned. For example:
-800
-600
-400
-200
0
200
400
600
800
-700
-500
-300
-100
100
300
500
700
900
XY
180 Rev
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