US 12,130,630 B2
Motion detecting device
Masahiro Kasuya, Tokyo (JP); and Tatsuya Seki, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to MELTIN Inc., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by MELTIN Inc., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Nov. 16, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/099,577.
Application 17/099,577 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2018/020103, filed on May 25, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0072762 A1, Mar. 11, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 3/01 (2006.01); B25J 13/02 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); G01P 13/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC G05D 1/0227 (2013.01) [B25J 13/085 (2013.01); G01P 13/00 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A motion detecting device for detecting a motion of an operator's finger for remotely operating a multi-articulated robot, the motion detecting device comprising:
a device main body that is installed such that the finger is placed thereon;
a contact part that is where the finger contacts the device main body and has a shape following a shape of the finger; and
a detection part that detects the motion of the finger on the basis of a pressing state of the finger against the contact part,
wherein the contact part includes a rotating part that rotates around an axis perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the finger in accordance with a pressing of the finger,
wherein the detection part includes a position detection part that detects a position of a fingertip of the finger on the rotating part,
wherein the detection part detects the motion of the finger to estimate a posture of the finger, on the basis of the rotation amount of the rotating part and the position of the fingertip detected by the position detection part.