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：US20250073930A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-06

申请号：US18802225

申请日：2024-08-13

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc

Inventor： Matteo RUSSO ,  Samuel P. WILD ,  Xin DONG ,  Dragos A. AXINTE ,  Andrew D. NORTON

IPC: B25J18/06 ,  B25J9/10

Abstract: A continuum arm robot segment that has a proximal end section and a distal end section. The continuum arm robot segment has at least one vertebra between the proximal end section and the distal end section, the vertebra being linked to the proximal end section and to the distal end section by linkages, wherein the proximal end section, the distal end section and the at least one vertebra are configured to have hollow cores to provide a passage within the continuum arm robot segment. The continuum arm robot segment also has at least two tendons that are connected to the distal end section and pass through the at least one vertebra and the proximal end section. The at least two tendons are routed helically so that they undergo substantially at least a 360° rotation between the proximal end section and the distal end section.

公开(公告)号：US20230052058A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-16

申请号：US17882816

申请日：2022-08-08

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc

Inventor： Andrew D. NORTON ,  Dragos A. AXINTE ,  Matteo RUSSO ,  Xin DONG

IPC: B25J9/06 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J13/08 ,  B25J15/00 ,  B25J18/06

Abstract: A continuum arm robot system comprising at least a first continuum arm robot and a second continuum arm robot, each continuum arm robot being controlled by its own actuator pack, and each actuator pack being coupled to a single control computer, wherein at least the second continuum arm robot comprises a releasable connection mechanism to engage in gripping the first continuum arm robot in a workspace, so as to link the at least two continuum arm robots into a single redundant robotic system with at least the second continuum arm robot providing support for the first continuum arm robot.

公开(公告)号：US20230191630A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-22

申请号：US17992349

申请日：2022-11-22

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc

Inventor： Andrew D. NORTON ,  Matteo RUSSO ,  Xin DONG

IPC: B25J19/00 ,  B25J18/00

CPC classification number: B25J19/0004 ,  B25J18/00

Abstract: A locking system for a continuum arm robot system, the robot system includes: a continuum arm robot having a manipulatable tip, a passive robot section through which controls for the manipulatable tip, and at least one ferromagnetic collar, and at least one external controllable electromagnetic device which can be activated so that the ferromagnetic section on the continuum arm robot is attracted to the electromagnetic device.

公开(公告)号：US20230191629A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-22

申请号：US17992262

申请日：2022-11-22

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC

Inventor： Andrew D. NORTON ,  Matteo RUSSO ,  Xin DONG

IPC: B25J17/00 ,  B25J18/06 ,  B25J9/10

CPC classification number: B25J17/00 ,  B25J18/06 ,  B25J9/1075

Abstract: A rigid link for a flexible robot, the rigid link including a rigid link body having a hollow core, the rigid link with at least two arms having proximal and distal ends, the arms are connected to the rigid link body, and wherein the arms being deployable between a closed configuration in which the proximal and distal ends of the arms are positioned proximate to the rigid link body and open configuration in which the arms are moved so that the distal ends of the arms are positioned away from the body of the rigid link.