Guide placement by a robotic device
US10150213B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 27, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/50151
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Example implementations may relate to providing a dynamic jig in a three-dimensional (3D) coordinate system. Specifically, a control system may (i) receive task data specifying a manipulation of one or more parts at a specified location; (ii) determine: (a) one or more work surfaces and (b) a first position of each of the one or more work surfaces, such that the one or more work surfaces collectively provide a jig to facilitate the specified manipulation of the parts; (iii) a plurality of guide end effectors that are positionable by one or more robotic devices such that the end effectors provide the work surfaces at the respectively determined first positions; and (iv) operate the one or more robotic devices to position the guide end effectors to provide the one or more work surfaces at the respectively determined first positions, thereby forming the jig from the one or more work surfaces.
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