公开(公告)号：US20240367318A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-07

申请号：US18553961

申请日：2022-04-13

Applicant: BAE Systems plc

Inventor： Jane Alexandra Byford ,  Martin Knott ,  Daniel James Middleton ,  Jake Butterworth ,  Craig Philip Turnbull

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  B25J9/00

Abstract: A robot cell, having a cell floor defining an array of nodes corresponding with a predetermined two-dimensional coordinate system and defining a volume for receiving a workpiece W therein and accessible by a human operator, is described. The robot cell comprises: a set of robots, including a first robot, having respective bases, end effectors and working envelopes and defining respective three-dimensional coordinate systems, located according to the array of nodes; a set of detectors, including a first detector, configured to detect respective locations and/or bearings of the set of robots using a set of targets disposed on and/or in the cell floor; a safety system, configured to alert the human operator; and a controller, communicatively coupled to the set of robots and to the set of detectors, configured to control movement of the set of robots using the detected respective locations and/or bearings of the set of robots.