As 3877-1991 Manipulating Industrial Robots - Vocabulary
As 3877-1991 Manipulating Industrial Robots - Vocabulary
As 3877-1991 Manipulating Industrial Robots - Vocabulary
Australian Standard
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AS 3877—1991
Australian Standard
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PREFACE
This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee on Information Technology—
Vocabulary and Software. It is identical with and has been reproduced from ISO/TR 8373:
Manipulating industrial robots—Vocabulary.
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CONTENTS
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1 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 General terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 Mechanical structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6 Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Alphabetical index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Annex A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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2.2 fixed sequence manipulator: A manipulator which — any communication interface that is operating and
performs each step of a given operation according to a monitoring the robot, equipment, or sensors, as far as
predetermined motion pattern which cannot be changed these peripheral devices are supervised by the robot
without physical alteration. control system.
2.3 manipulating industrial robot: An automatically
controlled, reprogrammable, multi-purpose, manipulative 2.7 robotics: Designing, building, and applying robots.
machine with several degrees of freedom, which may be
either fixed in place or mobile for use in industrial 2.8 operator: A competent person designated to start,
automation applications. monitor and stop the intended productive operation of a
NOTES robot or robot system .
1 The following is an explanation of terms used in the above 2.9 programmer: A competent person designated to
definition:
prepare the task program.
— reprogrammable: whose programmed motions or
auxiliary functions may be changed without physical NOTE - Different ways of programming are defined in 5.2.
alterations;
— multi-purpose: can be adapted to a different application 2.10 installation: The operation consisting of installing
(5.1.1) with physical alteration; the robot on its site, connecting it to its supply and drive
— physical alteration means alteration of the mechanical powers.
structure or control system except for changing programming
cassettes, ROMs, etc.
2.11 commissioning: Setting up, checking of the robot
2 For the purposes of the remaining clauses of this vocabulary, system and the verification of the robot functions following
the term “robot” will mean “manipulating industrial robot”. installation.
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