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公开(公告)号:US20220009102A1
公开(公告)日:2022-01-13
申请号:US16926584
申请日:2020-07-10
IPC分类号: B25J9/16
摘要: In an aspect of the disclosure, a first manufacturing cell for assembling a structure is provided. The first manufacturing cell for assembling the structure may include a plurality of first robots positioned around a common point in a first configuration, and a plurality of second robots positioned around the common point in a second configuration, the second configuration being closer to the common point than the first configuration. One of the plurality of first robots is configured to translate towards and away from the common point to interact with one of the plurality of second robots or one of the plurality of second robots is configured to translate towards and away from the common point to interact with one of the plurality of first robots.
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公开(公告)号:US20200070365A1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-05
申请号:US16553017
申请日:2019-08-27
发明人: Eahab Nagi El Naga , Keith Allen Fleming , Matthew Cooper Keller , Lukas Philip Czinger , Chukwubuikem Marcel Okoli , Michael Thomas Kenworthy , Matthew Coleman Tindall , Justin David Almeleh , Matthew Michael O'Brien , Broc William TenHouten , Oussama Rawas , Juan Cuauhtemoc Munoz , Muhammad Faizan Zafar , Jamison Van Bruch , Thomas Samuel Bowden, JR. , Alex James Hamade
摘要: A buffer block apparatus for securing a node may be described. The buffer block apparatus may include a first surface having disposed thereon at least one first zero-point feature configured for a first zero-point interface with a robotic assembly apparatus; and a second surface, different from the first surface, configured to connect with a first surface of a node and form a first rigid connection between the buffer block apparatus and the node, wherein the buffer block apparatus provides at least one reference coordinate system with respect to the node.
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公开(公告)号:US12111638B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-08
申请号:US17342926
申请日:2021-06-09
发明人: Kevin Robert Czinger , Michael Thomas Kenworthy , Lukas Philip Czinger , Jinbo Chen , Antonio Bernerd Martinez , Matthew Cooper Keller , Alex James Hamade
IPC分类号: G05B19/418
CPC分类号: G05B19/41805 , G05B19/4183 , G05B19/4188 , G05B19/41885
摘要: Adaptable manufacturing systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed. An apparatus for manufacturing a product in accordance with the present disclosure may include a design apparatus, an assembly apparatus, and a control apparatus, coupled to the design apparatus and the assembly apparatus. The control apparatus receives input information from the design apparatus and the assembly apparatus. The control apparatus provides output information for altering at least one parameter used by at least one of the design apparatus and the assembly apparatus in the manufacture of the product.
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公开(公告)号:US11850804B2
公开(公告)日:2023-12-26
申请号:US16940754
申请日:2020-07-28
发明人: Lukas Philip Czinger , Vincent Arunas Burokas , Jason Vincent Gallagher , Chukwubuikem Marcel Okoli , Samuel Noah Miller
CPC分类号: B29C65/4845 , B29C66/1122 , B29L2024/006
摘要: Retention features are provided for joining at least two structural components in a fixtureless assembly system. A first structure including a groove may be configured to contain at least one adhesive, and a second structure may include a tongue configured to contact the at least one adhesive to join the first and second structures. The first structure may also include at least one window that receives electromagnetic (EM) radiation from an EM radiation source into the groove. The at least one adhesive is configured to cure at a first rate upon exposure to one of time or heating, and the at least one adhesive is configured to cure at a second rate faster than the first rate upon exposure to the EM radiation.
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公开(公告)号:US11449021B2
公开(公告)日:2022-09-20
申请号:US16222926
申请日:2018-12-17
IPC分类号: G05B19/042 , B25J9/16
摘要: An approach to positioning one or more robotic arms in an assembly system may be described herein. For example, a system for robotic assembly may include a first robot, a second robot, and a control unit. The control unit may be configured to receive a first target location proximal to a second target location. The locations may indicate where the robots are to position the features. The control unit may be configured to calculate a first calculated location of the first feature of the first subcomponent, measure a first measured location of the first feature of the first subcomponent, determine a first transformation matrix between the first calculated location and the first measured location, reposition the first feature of the first subcomponent to the first target location using the first robot, the repositioning based on the first transformation matrix.
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公开(公告)号:US20230158675A1
公开(公告)日:2023-05-25
申请号:US17814441
申请日:2022-07-22
IPC分类号: B25J9/16 , G05B19/042 , B22F12/90 , B22F10/31
CPC分类号: B25J9/1682 , G05B19/042 , B25J9/1628 , B22F12/90 , B22F10/31 , G05B2219/31305 , B22F10/25
摘要: An approach to positioning one or more robotic arms in an assembly system may be described herein. For example, a system for robotic assembly may include a first robot, a second robot, and a control unit. The control unit may be configured to receive a first target location proximal to a second target location. The locations may indicate where the robots are to position the features. The control unit may be configured to calculate a first calculated location of the first feature of the first subcomponent, measure a first measured location of the first feature of the first subcomponent, determine a first transformation matrix between the first calculated location and the first measured location, reposition the first feature of the first subcomponent to the first target location using the first robot, the repositioning based on the first transformation matrix.
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公开(公告)号:US20220055317A1
公开(公告)日:2022-02-24
申请号:US16999494
申请日:2020-08-21
发明人: Chukwubuikem Marcel Okoli , David Brian TenHouten , Muhammad Faizan Zafar , Antonio Bernerd Martinez , Lukas Philip Czinger
摘要: Part retention features are disclosed for securing additively manufactured (AM) parts or for securing an AM part with another component, such as a node, panel, tube, extrusion, and the like, while an adhesive is being applied and/or while the adhesive is undergoing expansion due to a subsequent curing process. The retention features described herein can be used in the context of one or more AM parts such that the elements used to house the retention features (e.g., grooves, apertures, elastic elements, etc.) can advantageously be co-printed with the AM part, thereby removing a manufacturing step. The retention features also can be made with flatter profiles than existing solutions, making the overall structure smaller and less cumbersome to assemble.
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公开(公告)号:US20210154950A1
公开(公告)日:2021-05-27
申请号:US16950802
申请日:2020-11-17
发明人: Lukas Philip Czinger
摘要: A computing system may direct a first robotic arm to a first position based on a first set of coordinates. The computing system may cause the first robotic arm to engage with a first structure based on the first position of the first robotic arm. Further, the computing system may direct the first robotic arm to a second position based on a second set of coordinates such that the first structure is brought within a joining proximity of a second structure without a fixture retaining the first structure and without a fixture retaining the second structure, wherein the first structure is configured to be joined with the second structure when the first and second structures are within the joining proximity, the joining proximity being a proximity at which the first and second structures can be joined together.
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公开(公告)号:US11529741B2
公开(公告)日:2022-12-20
申请号:US16222981
申请日:2018-12-17
摘要: An approach to positioning one or more robotic arms in an assembly system may be described herein. For example, an apparatus may include a first robotic arm having a distal end and a proximal end. The distal end may be configured for movement and the proximal end may secure the first robotic arm. The apparatus may further include a camera connected with the distal end of the first robotic arm. The camera may be configured to capture image data of a marker connected with a second robotic arm and provide the image data to a computer. The computer may generate a set of instructions for the first robotic arm based on the image data of the marker. The movement of the first robotic arm may be caused by the computer according to the generated set of instructions.
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公开(公告)号:US11433557B2
公开(公告)日:2022-09-06
申请号:US16553017
申请日:2019-08-27
发明人: Eahab Nagi El Naga , Keith Allen Fleming , Matthew Cooper Keller , Lukas Philip Czinger , Chukwubuikem Marcel Okoli , Michael Thomas Kenworthy , Matthew Coleman Tindall , Justin David Almeleh , Matthew Michael O'Brien , Broc William TenHouten , Oussama Rawas , Juan Cuauhtemoc Munoz , Muhammad Faizan Zafar , Jamison Van Bruch , Thomas Samuel Bowden, Jr. , Alex James Hamade
摘要: A buffer block apparatus for securing a node may be described. The buffer block apparatus may include a first surface having disposed thereon at least one first zero-point feature configured for a first zero-point interface with a robotic assembly apparatus; and a second surface, different from the first surface, configured to connect with a first surface of a node and form a first rigid connection between the buffer block apparatus and the node, wherein the buffer block apparatus provides at least one reference coordinate system with respect to the node.
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