公开(公告)号：US20230191610A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-22

申请号：US18075877

申请日：2022-12-06

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc

Inventor： Andrew D. NORTON ,  Matteo RUSSO ,  Abdelkhalick MOHAMMAD

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  B25J9/06 ,  B25J19/06

CPC classification number: B25J9/1682 ,  B25J9/06 ,  B25J9/1633 ,  B25J9/163 ,  B25J19/066

Abstract: A control system for a compliant robotic system including at least two compliant robots having actuator packs, the control system including: an individual local control system associated with each actuator pack, the local control system providing control signals to the actuator causing movement within the robots, an overall control system controlling the overall motion of robots when proximate within a workspace, the overall control signal providing signals to the actuators associated with the robots, so as to cause linked movement of the continuum arm robots, and wherein each individual control system is provided with a clock synchronized with the other, and wherein the overall control system is provided with a redundancy control system that limits the motion of the compliant robots within certain degrees of freedom, so that the motion of the at least two complaint robots does not conflict when operating under the overall control system.

公开(公告)号：US20240051159A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-15

申请号：US18227182

申请日：2023-07-27

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc

Inventor： Xin DONG ,  Abdelkhalick MOHAMMAD ,  James KELL ,  Dragos A. AXINTE ,  Yihua FANG

IPC: B25J19/02 ,  B25J9/06 ,  B25J9/16

CPC classification number: B25J19/023 ,  B25J9/065 ,  B25J9/1697

Abstract: A sensing system for a continuum arm robot, the sensing system comprising at least one camera ring system mounted to the continuum robot, the camera ring system having at least two forward-facing cameras that face along the axis of the robot towards the tip.

公开(公告)号：US20240192087A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-13

申请号：US18510948

申请日：2023-11-16

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC

Inventor： Andres A. GAMEROS MADRIGAL ,  Xin DONG ,  Dragos A. AXINTE ,  Tianyi ZENG ,  Abdelkhalick MOHAMMAD ,  Jeremy G. HACKETT

IPC: G01M15/02 ,  G01M15/14

CPC classification number: G01M15/02 ,  G01M15/14

Abstract: A method for determining a location of an object relative to a component includes providing a frame. The method further includes coupling a plurality of encoders to the frame. The plurality of encoders is configured to generate a plurality of encoder signals. Each encoder signal from the plurality of encoder signals is representative of a location of the object relative to the respective encoder. The method further includes removably attaching the frame to the component. The method further includes receiving the plurality of encoder signals from the plurality of encoders. The method further includes determining a location of the object relative to the component based on the plurality of encoder signals.

公开(公告)号：US20240149472A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-09

申请号：US18378322

申请日：2023-10-10

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC

Inventor： Dragos A. AXINTE ,  Erhui SUN ,  Andres A. GAMEROS MADRIGAL ,  Abdelkhalick MOHAMMAD ,  Tianyi ZENG ,  Max B. KEEDWELL ,  Josue Israel CAMACHO ARREGUIN

IPC: B25J17/02 ,  B23K37/02 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J15/00

CPC classification number: B25J17/0283 ,  B23K37/0229 ,  B25J9/1679 ,  B25J15/0019

Abstract: A micromanipulator for mounting on the end of a macromanipulator, the micromanipulator comprising: a connection plate with a at least a first and second motor connected to a rigidly mounted base section, a first rotational section connected to the base section about a pivotable axis, the first rotational section being further connected to a slider rod which is connected to the first motor, and a second rotational section connected to the first rotational section about a pivotable axis, the second rotational section being further connected to a slider rod which is connected to the second motor and wherein the rotational joints between the base section and first joint section and the rotational joint between the first and second rotational sections are offset by 90°.