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4.5 Coordinate system description of the robot
4.5.1 About the robot's coordinate system
The robot's coordinate system has following four.
â‘ World coordinate system: Origin is *1
The coordinate system as the standard for displaying the current position of robot. note 1)
â‘¡ Base coordinate system: Origin is *2 (J1 axis rotation center on the bottom of the robot.)
A coordinate system established with reference to the robot mounting face. It is set by specifying
parameter MEXBS with data on a center position for robot installation (base conversion data) as
viewed from the world coordinate system or by executing a base command.
By default, because the base conversion data is set to zero (0), the world coordinate system is in
agreement with the base coordinate system.
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Mechanical interface coordinate system: Origin is *3 (J6 axis rotation center on the tool installation surface.)
A coordinate system established with reference to the robot's mechanical interface.
â‘£ Tool coordinate system: Origin is *4
A coordinate system established with reference to the robot's mechanical interface. Its relation to
the interface coordinate system is determined by the tool data (i.e., by specified settings for param-
eter MEXTL or by the execution of a tool command.)
Fig.4-3:Robot's coordinate system
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Tool
Mechanical interface surface
base conversion
data
Note 1) Robot's current position
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Base coordi-
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World coordi-
nate system
Base coordinate system
Mechanical interface
coordinate system
*1: Origin
*2: Origin
*3: Origin
*4: Origin