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：US10213919B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-26

申请号：US15062938

申请日：2016-03-07

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC

Inventor： Dragos Aurelian Axinte ,  Xin Dong ,  Mark Hugh Raffles ,  Adam Nagy ,  James Kell

IPC: B25J9/00 ,  B25J9/06 ,  B25J9/10 ,  B25J9/16

Abstract: A flexible tool comprising: a plurality of rigid members spaced along a longitudinal axis; a plurality of flexible members extending between the plurality of rigid members and being arranged to enable the plurality of rigid members to diverge from the longitudinal axis and define a work volume for the flexible tool, at least some of the plurality of flexible members being unevenly spaced around the longitudinal axis, and/or a physical characteristic of at least some of the plurality of flexible members varying along the longitudinal axis, to cause the work volume and/or stiffness of the flexible tool to be asymmetric relative to the longitudinal axis.

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.

公开(公告)号：US11054341B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-06

申请号：US16701786

申请日：2019-12-03

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc

Inventor： Dragos A Axinte ,  James Kell ,  Xin Dong ,  David Alatorre Troncoso

IPC: G01M15/14 ,  F02C7/00 ,  H04N7/18

Abstract: A hand-mounted inspection system, configured to be mounted on a user's hand, comprising: an imaging unit, configured to provide images from at least one point of view located on the user's hand; and a measuring unit, configured to provide data relating to a physical property measured at a measurement location on the user's hand. The measuring unit includes a sensor configured to provide a measurement between two measurement locations, each of the two measurement locations being located on a digit of the user's hand, a tip of a digit of the user's hand, on the phalanges of a digit of a user's hand, on the palm of the user's hand or on the back of the user's hand.

公开(公告)号：US12251832B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-18

申请号：US18071345

申请日：2022-11-29

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc

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

IPC: B25J9/06 ,  B25J9/14 ,  B25J18/06

Abstract: A continuum arm robot comprising: a tool, a tip section comprising a number of sections a manipulatable robotic section having multiple degrees of freedom, a stiffening section comprising a passive core with an inflatable section surrounding the passive core and a valve for allowing a fluid into the inflatable outer; and a passive section comprising a length of flexible conduit, wherein the core of the passive section and the stiffening section contain the cables for manipulating the tip section and the fluid conduit for supplying the fluid to the inflatable outer.

公开(公告)号：US11616939B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-28

申请号：US17035928

申请日：2020-09-29

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc

Inventor： Dragos A Axinte ,  Xin Dong ,  David Alatorre Troncoso ,  Erhui Sun ,  James Kell

IPC: G06T7/80 ,  H04N13/239 ,  G01M15/02 ,  G01M15/14 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04N23/54 ,  H04N23/50

Abstract: An inspection system for mounting on a user's hand. The inspection system comprising: an imaging unit comprising two sub-units, the first sub-unit being configured to provide images from a first point of view and the second sub-unit being configured to provide images from a second point of view; and a measuring unit configured to provide data relating to a physical property measured at a measurement location on the user's hand. The imaging unit has a separation sensor configured to measure the separation between the two sub-units of the imaging unit. A method of inspecting and/or servicing a machine is also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US10576623B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-03

申请号：US15803028

申请日：2017-11-03

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc

Inventor： Andrew D Norton ,  Stewart Lowth ,  Xin Dong

IPC: B25J9/06 ,  B25J18/06 ,  B25J17/02 ,  B25J9/04

Abstract: A hyper redundant robot comprising: a first disk; a second disk positioned adjacent to the first disk, the first disk and the second disk having a longitudinal axis; a first joint arrangement positioned between the first disk and the second disk, the first disk and/or the second disk being in sliding contact with the first joint arrangement to enable the first disk and the second disk to rotate relative to one another; and a second joint arrangement positioned between the first disk and the second disk, the second joint arrangement being less stiff than the first joint arrangement.

公开(公告)号：US10040151B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-07

申请号：US15073054

申请日：2016-03-17

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc

Inventor： Dragos Aurelian Axinte ,  Xin Dong ,  James Kell

IPC: G06F19/00 ,  B23Q1/48 ,  B62D57/032 ,  B23Q9/00 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B25H1/00 ,  G05B19/19

Abstract: A machine tool comprising: a first body; a first leg, a second leg, and a third leg coupled to the first body via first joints and configured to support at least the first body; a second body including a tool holder; a fourth leg, a fifth leg, and a sixth leg coupled to the second body via second joints and configured to support at least the second body; and a first actuator coupled to the first body and to the second body, the first actuator being configured to cause rotational motion between the first body and the second body to enable a change in walking direction of the machine tool and/or to enable a change in machining stiffness and a change in work volume of the machine tool.