CONSTANT FORCE SPRING WITH ACTIVE BIAS
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    发明申请
    CONSTANT FORCE SPRING WITH ACTIVE BIAS 审中-公开
    具有活跃偏差的恒定弹簧

    公开(公告)号:US20160367334A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-22

    申请号:US15121341

    申请日:2015-03-17

    Abstract: A compensated constant force spring device includes a bracket, a drum rotatably supported by the bracket, and a constant force spring wound on the drum. A motor is fixed to the bracket and provides a compensating force to the drum. The motor may be located in an interior volume of the drum. A control module may coupled to the motor to control the compensating force. A position sensor may be coupled to the control module. The compensating force may be responsive to a signal from the position sensor. The constant force spring may support a load and counterbalance gravitational forces on the load. The compensating force may be adjusted when the load approaches an end of a range of travel.

    Abstract translation: 补偿恒力弹簧装置包括支架,由支架可旋转地支撑的滚筒和卷绕在滚筒上的恒力弹簧。 电机固定在支架上,并向滚筒提供补偿力。 马达可以位于滚筒的内部容积中。 控制模块可以耦合到电动机以控制补偿力。 位置传感器可以耦合到控制模块。 补偿力可以响应于来自位置传感器的信号。 恒力弹簧可以支撑载荷和平衡载荷上的重力。 当负载接近行程范围的一端时,可以调节补偿力。

    System and method for assisting tool exchange

    公开(公告)号:US12144574B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-19

    申请号:US17289999

    申请日:2019-10-31

    Abstract: A system and method of assisting tool exchange includes a computer-assisted device having a manipulator configured to have at least one tool of multiple tools mounted thereon and a control unit coupled to the manipulator. The control unit is configured to detect initiation of a tool exchange, locate a source of a replacement tool to be mounted to the manipulator, determine, based on the located source, a configuration of the manipulator that facilitates mounting of the replacement tool to the manipulator, and command movement of the manipulator into the configuration. In some embodiments, the control unit is configured to determine the configuration further based on a type of the source of the replacement tool. In some embodiments, to locate the source of the replacement tool, the control unit is configured to locate at least a part of an assistant or locate a tool holding device.

    System and method for collision avoidance using virtual boundaries

    公开(公告)号:US11485016B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-01

    申请号:US16896083

    申请日:2020-06-08

    Abstract: A system and method of collision avoidance includes determining a position and an orientation, the position and the orientation being of a repositionable arm or of an instrument, the repositionable arm being configured to support the instrument; determining, based on the position and the orientation, a plurality of first virtual boundaries around the repositionable arm or the instrument; determining a second virtual boundary around an object; determining a first overlap force on the repositionable arm due to a first overlap between the second virtual boundary and a virtual boundary of the plurality of first virtual boundaries; determining a tip force on a distal end of the instrument based on the first overlap force; and applying the tip force as a first feedback force on the instrument or the repositionable arm.

    DISTURBANCE COMPENSATION IN COMPUTER-ASSISTED DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20210387338A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-16

    申请号:US17459175

    申请日:2021-08-27

    Abstract: Disturbance compensation in computer-assisted devices include a first articulated arm configured to support an imaging device a second articulated arm configured to support an end effector, and a control unit coupled to the first articulated arm and the second articulated arm. The control unit is configured to set a first reference frame, where the first reference frame is based on a first position of the imaging device at a first time. The control unit is further configured to detect a first disturbance to the first articulated arm moving the imaging device away from the first position, receive a command to move the end effector, and transform the command to move the end effector from a command in the first reference frame to a command in a reference frame for the end effector.

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