Method and system for controlling an orbital sander
US10150199B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 11, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/45058
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for controlling an automated orbital sander, in which method an electrically powered orbital sander is moved around automatically, at constant pressure, over the surface of an object, along at least one predefined sanding path so as to perform sanding, characterized in that the instantaneous power consumed by the sander along the sanding path is measured and in that the measurement thus taken is processed in order to deduce therefrom information regarding the level of abrasion along said path and/or to detect any sanding incident that has occurred along the latter.
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