US PATENT SUBCLASS 318 / 568.14
.~.~.~.~.~ Manual lead through

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318 /   HD   ELECTRICITY: MOTIVE POWER SYSTEMS

560  DF  POSITIONAL SERVO SYSTEMS (E.G., SERVOMECHANISMS) {23}
567  DF  .~ Program- or pattern-controlled systems {3}
568.1  DF  .~.~ With program recording or composing means {1}
568.11  DF  .~.~.~ Multifunction manipulator (i.e., Robot) {9}
568.13  DF  .~.~.~.~ With particular program teaching method {1}
568.14.~.~.~.~.~ Manual lead through

DEFINITION

Classification: 318/568.14

Manual lead through:

(under subclass 568.13) Subject matter wherein the robot is "taught" the steps of a desired sequence of manipulations by actual performance of the steps while the robot's control system is in a memory mode, with the robot subsequently performing the memorized sequence without human intervention.

(1) Note. This subclass includes stepping the robot through a desired sequence of motions under keyboard control while the outputs of detectors associated with the joints of the robot's arm are recorded.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

395, Information Processing System Organization,

80+, for robot control.

901, Robots,

4, for manual lead through teaching of robots.