公开(公告)号：US11964388B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-23

申请号：US17992349

申请日：2022-11-22

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc

Inventor： Andrew D Norton ,  Matteo Russo ,  Xin Dong

IPC: B25J18/00 ,  B25J19/00

CPC classification number: B25J19/0004 ,  B25J18/00

Abstract: A locking system for a continuum arm robot system, the robot system includes: a continuum arm robot having a manipulatable tip, a passive robot section through which controls for the manipulatable tip, and at least one ferromagnetic collar, and at least one external controllable electromagnetic device which can be activated so that the ferromagnetic section on the continuum arm robot is attracted to the electromagnetic device.

公开(公告)号：US11999057B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-04

申请号：US17882816

申请日：2022-08-08

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc

Inventor： Andrew D Norton ,  Dragos A Axinte ,  Matteo Russo ,  Xin Dong

IPC: B25J9/06 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J13/08 ,  B25J15/00 ,  B25J18/06

CPC classification number: B25J9/065 ,  B25J9/0087 ,  B25J9/1697 ,  B25J13/088 ,  B25J15/0028 ,  B25J18/06

Abstract: A continuum arm robot system comprising at least a first continuum arm robot and a second continuum arm robot, each continuum arm robot being controlled by its own actuator pack, and each actuator pack being coupled to a single control computer, wherein at least the second continuum arm robot comprises a releasable connection mechanism to engage in gripping the first continuum arm robot in a workspace, so as to link the at least two continuum arm robots into a single redundant robotic system with at least the second continuum arm robot providing support for the first continuum arm robot.