US PATENT SUBCLASS 318 / 568.24
.~.~.~.~ With reliability enhancement means (e.g., monitoring, redundant circuits, etc.)

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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}
568.24.~.~.~.~ With reliability enhancement means (e.g., monitoring, redundant circuits, etc.) {1}
568.25  DF  .~.~.~.~.~> Including display device

DEFINITION

Classification: 318/568.24

With reliability enhancement means (e.g., monitoring, redundant circuits, etc.):

(under subclass 568.11) Subject matter in which means are provided for monitoring the performance of the robot and appropriate actions are taken in the event a fault is detected.

(1) Note. Fault response reactions include: (a) sounding an alarm, or otherwise alerting a human operator, (b) interrupting the action of the robot (shut down), or (c) selecting an alternate program path or device to circumvent the fault producing program step or device (redundant system).

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

395, Information Processing System Organization,

85+, for robot control with enhancing techniques.