A SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOVEMENTS OF AN INDUSTRIAL ROBOT

摘要

A system and a method for controlling the movements of an industrial robot during a work cycle including visiting and perform- ing work on a plurality of workstations in a work cell. The system comprises: a set (20) of predefined workstations, wherein each comprisies preprogrammed robot code adapted to the workstation, an entry point defining the entrance position to the workstation, and one or more predefined paths to be followed by the robot at the workstation, a user interface (24), adapted to provide information about the predefined workstations and allowing an operator to select one or more of the predefined workstations and to specify a desired part flow between the workstations, and a scheduling unit (22), adapted, during execution of the work cycle: to schedule the execution order for the workstations based on the workstations selected from said predefined workstations and the desired part flow, and to control the movements of the robot based on the scheduled execution order and said predefined paths.