公开(公告)号：US20240189978A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-13

申请号：US18584950

申请日：2024-02-22

申请人： ULC Technologies LLC

发明人： Ali Asmari ,  Brian Lynn ,  Eric Feldman ,  Greg Penza ,  Ben Artes ,  Rob Kodadek ,  Charles Zhou ,  William Paul Mazzetti, JR. ,  Halston Ryan Rowe ,  David Scott Lincoln

IPC分类号： B25J5/00 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J13/00 ,  B25J13/08 ,  B25J15/06 ,  B25J19/00

CPC分类号： B25J5/005 ,  B25J9/162 ,  B25J9/1664 ,  B25J9/1679 ,  B25J9/1697 ,  B25J13/006 ,  B25J13/087 ,  B25J15/0616 ,  B25J19/0054

摘要： An advanced system of cooperating solar module carrier robots for installing solar panels is provided. The system includes a computer vision system designed to route the cooperating solar module carrier robots to the solar tracker. The system also includes a robotic arm with a suction cup tool designed to pick up and hold a solar panel. The suction cup tool can include a set of suction cups, an actuator designed to create a vacuum in each suction cup of the set of suction cups. The suction cup tool also has an air nozzle designed to below off debris on a surface of the solar panel.

公开(公告)号：US20240238989A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-18

申请号：US18584947

申请日：2024-02-22

申请人： ULC Technologies LLC

发明人： Ali Asmari ,  Brian Lynn ,  Eric Feldman ,  Greg Penza ,  Ben Artes ,  Rob Kodadek ,  Charles Zhou ,  William Paul Mazzetti, Jr. ,  Halston Ryan Rowe ,  David Scott Lincoln

IPC分类号： B25J15/06 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J13/00 ,  B25J13/08 ,  B25J19/00 ,  G05D1/227 ,  G05D1/228 ,  G05D1/249 ,  H02S20/32

CPC分类号： B25J15/0616 ,  B25J5/005 ,  B25J9/162 ,  B25J9/1664 ,  B25J9/1679 ,  B25J9/1697 ,  B25J13/006 ,  B25J13/087 ,  B25J19/0054 ,  G05D1/227 ,  G05D1/228 ,  G05D1/249 ,  H02S20/32

摘要： An advanced system of cooperating solar module carrier robots for installing solar panels on a solar tracker is provided. The advanced system can include a computer vision system designed to route the cooperating solar module carrier robots to a solar tracker, a deck sized to fit one or more pallets of solar panels, and a robotic arm with a suction cup tool designed to pick up and hold a solar panel.

公开(公告)号：US20240190009A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-13

申请号：US18534357

申请日：2023-12-08

申请人： ULC Technologies LLC

发明人： Ali Asmari ,  Brian Lynn ,  Benjamin Artes ,  Eric Feldman ,  Michael Hauser ,  Guoxuan Zhang ,  G. Greg Penza ,  Robert E. Kodadek, III

IPC分类号： B25J9/16 ,  B25J11/00 ,  B25J15/06 ,  B25J19/00

CPC分类号： B25J9/1687 ,  B25J9/162 ,  B25J9/1669 ,  B25J9/1697 ,  B25J11/008 ,  B25J15/0616 ,  B25J19/0075

摘要： A system and method for installing solar panels using an advanced robotic system of one or more autonomous machines is provided. The system for installing solar panels can include a solar panel setting robot provided in the form of a first robotic system, a plurality of solar panel carrying robots provided in the form of a second robotic system, and a control system designed to coordinate installation activities between the solar panel setting robot and the solar panel carrying robot. The installation process may include identifying an installation location for the first solar panel installation, driving one or more of the autonomous machines to the installation location, and initiating an installation process. The initiation process may include sending a notification that the installation process has been initiated, retrieving a solar panel from the solar panel carrying robot, aligning the solar panel, and completing the solar panel installation process.