Others

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This functional panel contains execution settings, Step collecting settings, Singularity detection, and Global JPs constraints.

Others

  • Skip waypoints approximate to others

    When two waypoints are close to each other, only one waypoint is sent to the robot.

  • Only use default workobject configuration

    After this option is enabled, the default workobject configurations will be used even when an object label is received.

  • Robot service timeout

    The timeout period for communication between Mech-Viz and the robot. This feature does not work for move-type Steps and the “Transfer Control” Step. The default timeout period is 1000 ms.

Singularity Detection

Purpose of Singularity Detection

If the robot reaches the point of a singularity, it may not be able to execute certain linear motion commands, causing the robot’s alarm to activate and leading to a halt in production. The singularity detection function can provide early warnings and attempt to avoid singularities in the path planning process, ensuring smoother robot motion and reducing the occurrence of system alarms and anomalies, which helps maintain production continuity.

Singularity Detection Method

Once the Max velocity, Reduction ratio, and range of the JPs are specified under Singularity detection in the Others functional panel of Mech-Viz, the software can detect singularities automatically. There are four options for the Detection method.

  1. Do not detect

  2. Detect velocity of each joint

  3. Detect angle of specified joint

  4. Detect velocity of each joint and angle of specified joint

The singularity detection only takes effect for move-type Steps in which the motion type is set to Linear move.

Do not detect

  • Description

    Do not enable singularity detection in the software.

  • Instruction

    Select Do not detect in the drop-down list of the Detection method parameter.

Detect velocity of each joint

  • Description

    When the detected velocity of any joint exceeds the specified Max velocity, the velocity set in the move-type Step will be reduced according to the Reduction ratio, and the singularity detection will be performed again. If the reduced velocity is less than the set Max velocity, the robot will move at the reduced velocity in the corresponding Step. If the reduced velocity still exceeds the set Max velocity, the software will determine that a singularity will occur when the robot moves, and the robot cannot reach the desired position.

    Reduced velocity = Original velocity × Reduction ratio

  • Instruction

    1. Select Detect velocity of each joint in the drop-down list of the Detection method parameter.

    2. Set Max velocity and Reduction ratio.

Detect angle of specified joint

  • Description

    When the robot is moving linearly, Mech-Viz will detect whether the angle of the specified joint falls within the set range specified by the Angle lower limit and Angle upper limit. If the joint angle falls within the set range, the software will determine that a singularity will occur when the robot moves, and the robot cannot reach the desired position.

  • Instruction

    1. Select Detect angle of specified joint in the drop-down list of the Detection method parameter.

    2. Specify the joint to be detected.

    3. Set the Angle lower limit and Angle upper limit.

Detect velocity of each joint and angle of specified joint

  • Description

    Detect whether the angular velocity of each joint exceeds the set “Max velocity” and whether the angle of the specified joint falls within the set angle range in a linear movement at the same time. Please refer to the description for the “Detect velocity of each joint” and “Detect angle of specified joint” above.

    When the robot does not meet any of the requirements of the above two options, the software will determine that a singularity will occur when the robot moves, and the robot cannot reach the desired position.

  • Instruction

    1. Select Detect velocity of each joint and angle of specified joint in the drop-down list of the Detection method parameter.

    2. Refer to the description for the “Detect velocity of each joint” and “Detect angle of specified joint” options above, and set Max velocity, Reduction ratio, Select joint, Angle lower limit, and Angle upper limit.

Global JPs Constraints

For move-type Steps, if the JPs Constraint parameters are set to Auto, the settings of Mech-Viz will take effect. Otherwise, the settings in the move-type Steps will take effect.

  • No shoulder flip/No elbow flip/No wrist Flip

    You can choose to reduce unnecessary rotation of the robot While holding workobject or during the Entire execution.

If you want to reduce unnecessary flip of the robot, it is recommended to set No shoulder flip to Entire execution, No elbow flip to When holding workobject, and No wrist flip to Null.

jps constraint parameters

When the Waypoint type*s of two neighboring waypoints are different, specifying *No wrist flip might lead to a larger flip, as shown in the table below.

Do not set No wrist flip No wrist flip for Entire execution

no wrist flip before

no wrist flip after

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