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公开(公告)号:US11960282B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-16
申请号:US17141397
申请日:2021-01-05
Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
Inventor: Gregory A. Cole , Harshang Shah , William J. Eakins , Saumya Sharma , Thomas A. Fuhlbrigge
CPC classification number: G05D1/0088 , E05F15/73 , G01C21/206 , G05D1/0212 , E05Y2400/45 , E05Y2400/664 , E05Y2900/11
Abstract: A system for servicing a data center using an autonomous vehicle (AV) is provided. The system comprises the AV and the AV is configured to: receive a task to perform within the data center, wherein the data center comprises a plurality of servers associated with a plurality of enterprise organizations; navigate from an initial location within the data center to a new location within the data center along a path extending through a portion of the data center, the path being determined automatically; and while navigating the path and in response to encountering a movable barrier disposed along the path, performing a procedure to bypass the movable barrier such that the AV can continue navigating along the path.
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公开(公告)号:US20220410397A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-29
申请号:US17772370
申请日:2019-10-29
Applicant: Biao Zhang , ABB Schweiz AG
Inventor: Biao Zhang , Saumya Sharma , Yixin Liu , Jianjun Wang , William J. Eakins , Andrew M. Salm , Yun Hsuan Su , Jorge Vidal-Ribas , Jordi Artigas , Ramon Casanelles
IPC: B25J9/16
Abstract: A system and method for use of artificial and nature racking features to calibrate sensors and tune a robotic control system of a sensor fusion guided robotic assembly. The artificial tracking features can have a configuration, or be at a location, that may be less susceptible to noise and error. Thus, the sensors can at least initially be calibrated, and the control system initially tuned, using the first tracking features until the sensors and control system satisfy operation performance criteria. Second tracking features, which may correspond to features on a workpiece that will be utilized in an assembly operation performed by the robot. By pre-calibrating the sensors, and pre-tuning the control system prior to calibration using the second tracking features, sensor calibration and system tuning based on the second tracking features can be attained faster and with less complexity.
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公开(公告)号:US11518027B2
公开(公告)日:2022-12-06
申请号:US16864804
申请日:2020-05-01
Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
Inventor: Biao Zhang , Saumya Sharma , Yixin Liu , Jianjun Wang , Will Eakins , Andrew M. Salm , Yun Hsuan Su , Jorge Vidal-Ribas , Jordi Artigas , Ramon Casanelles
Abstract: A robotic system is provided for assembling parts together. In the assembly process, both parts are moving separately with one part moving on an assembly base and another part moving on a moveable arm of a robot base. Motion data is measured by an inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensor. Movement of the robot base or moveable arm is then compensated based on the measured motion to align the first and second parts with each other and assemble the parts together.
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公开(公告)号:US20210331322A1
公开(公告)日:2021-10-28
申请号:US16856508
申请日:2020-04-23
Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
Inventor: Biao Zhang , Jianjun Wang , Yixin Liu , Saumya Sharma , Jorge Vidal-Ribas , Jordi Artigas , Ramon Casanelles
Abstract: A system and method for predicting the location at which a feature that is being tracked during a robotic assembly operation will be located within one or more images captured by a vision device. A vision device can be mounted to a robot such that the location of the vision device as the robot moves can be known or determined. In the event of an interruption of the tracking of the feature by the vision device as the corresponding workpiece is moving, the location of the feature relative to a vision device can be predicted, such as, via use of current or past historical movement information for the feature and/or the associated workpiece. Using the predicted location of the feature and the known location of the vision device, the location at which the feature will be located in an image(s) captured by the vision device can be predicted.
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公开(公告)号:US20190323191A1
公开(公告)日:2019-10-24
申请号:US16434676
申请日:2019-06-07
Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
Inventor: Gregory A. Cole , William J. Eakins , Daniel T. Lasko , Harshang Shah , Thomas A. Fuhlbrigge , Luiz V. Cheim , Poorvi Patel , Biao Zhang , Gregory F. Rossano , Saumya Sharma , Sanguen Choi
Abstract: A deployment system for an inspection vehicle operable in a housing having a liquid medium is disclosed in the present application. The deployment system includes a mount connectable to the housing through an aperture formed in a wall thereof. An extendable arm is connected to the mount and positioned within the housing. A tether is slidably coupled to the extendable arm and adapted to connect with the inspection vehicle. A control mechanism is operable to control deployment of the tether and the position of the extendable arm.
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公开(公告)号:US20180158232A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-07
申请号:US15835178
申请日:2017-12-07
Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
Inventor: Gregory Cole , William Eakins , Daniel Lasko , Harshang Shah , Thomas Fuhlbrigge , Carlos Morato , Biao Zhang , Luiz Cheim , Poorvi Patel , Harald Staab , Saumya Sharma
CPC classification number: G06T15/205 , B63B2702/12 , B63G8/001 , B63G2008/005 , G06F17/5009 , G06T7/55 , G06T7/593 , G06T7/73 , G06T7/97 , G06T17/20 , G06T2200/08 , G06T2207/10012
Abstract: A submersible vehicle which includes a plurality of cameras can be used to collect visual images of an object of interest submerged in a liquid environment, such as in a tank (e.g. transformer tank). In one form the submersible vehicle is remotely operated such as an ROV or an autonomous vehicle. Image information from the submersible along with inertial measurements in some embodiments is used with a vision based modelling system to form a model of an internal object of interest in the tank. The vision based modelling system can include a number of processes to form the model such as but not limited to tracking, sparse and dense reconstruction, model generation, and rectification.
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公开(公告)号:US20210339387A1
公开(公告)日:2021-11-04
申请号:US16864804
申请日:2020-05-01
Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
Inventor: Biao Zhang , Saumya Sharma , Yixin Liu , Jianjun Wang , Will Eakins , Andrew M. Salm , Yun Hsuan Su , Jorge Vidal-Ribas , Jordi Artigas , Ramon Casanelles
Abstract: A robotic system is provided for assembling parts together. In the assembly process, both parts are moving separately with one part moving on an assembly base and another part moving on a moveable arm of a robot base. Motion data is measured by an inertial measurement (IMU) sensor. Movement of the robot base or moveable arm is then compensated based on the measured motion to align the first and second parts with each other and assemble the parts together.
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公开(公告)号:US20210023715A1
公开(公告)日:2021-01-28
申请号:US16521025
申请日:2019-07-24
Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
Inventor: Biao Zhang , Yixin Liu , Thomas A. Fuhlbrigge , Saumya Sharma
IPC: B25J9/16
Abstract: A system and method of object manipulation and training including providing at least one robotic hand including a plurality of grippers connected to a body and providing a plurality of cameras disposed in a periphery surface of the grippers. The method also includes providing a plurality of tactile sensors disposed in the periphery surface of the grippers and actuating the grippers to grasp an object. The method further includes detecting a position of the object with respect to the robotic hand via a first image feed from the tactile sensors and detecting a position of the object with respect to the robotic hand via a second image feed from the cameras. The method also includes generating instructions to grip and manipulate an orientation of the object based on the first and the second image feeds for a visualization of the object relative to the robotic hand.
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公开(公告)号:US20200218285A1
公开(公告)日:2020-07-09
申请号:US16434613
申请日:2019-06-07
Applicant: ABB Schweiz Ag
Inventor: Gregory A. Cole , William J. Eakins , Daniel T. Lasko , Harshang Shah , Thomas A. Fuhlbrigge , Luiz V. Cheim , Poorvi Patel , Biao Zhang , Saumya Sharma , Andrew Salm , Sanguen Choi
Abstract: A tether control system for an inspection vehicle operable in a housing having a liquid medium is disclosed in the present application. The tether system includes a tether connected between the inspection vehicle and an electronic controller. A controllable buoyancy system associated with the tether is operable for moving the tether in a desired location. The controllable buoyancy system includes one or more floating bodies having a propulsion system and one or more buoyant elements having variable buoyancy capabilities.
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公开(公告)号:US20190325668A1
公开(公告)日:2019-10-24
申请号:US16434371
申请日:2019-06-07
Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
Inventor: Gregory A. Cole , William J. Eakins , Daniel T. Lasko , Harshang Shah , Thomas A. Fuhlbrigge , Carlos Morato , Luiz V. Cheim , Poorvi Patel , Biao Zhang , Sanguen Choi , Gregory F. Rossano , Andrew M. Salm , Saumya Sharma , Stefan Rakuff , Nolan W. Nicholas
Abstract: A submersible inspection system for inspection of liquid cooled electrical transformers having a wirelessly controlled submersible inspective device. A submersion depth of the submersible can be controlled using a ballast system. The system can also include an input/output selector to switch between camera images from the submersible. A heartbeat signal indicative of a health of the transmitted signal can be transmitted to the submersible, and redundant channel selection logic can facilitate switching to a channel that includes a current heartbeat. A plurality of status interrogation systems disposed on the submersible can capture data regarding inspection procedures performed on the transformer, and the submersible can include tools for repair procedures. Data transmitted from the submersible, and overlayed with input data from an operator, can facilitate real time inspection analysis. The system can also form a model of an internal in the transformer, as well as produce a three-dimensional field of view.
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