Robotic assembly of a mesh surface
US12106016B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/20
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A robotic assembly cell is configured to generate a physical mesh of physical polygons based on a simulated mesh of simulated triangles. A control application configured to operate the assembly cell selects a simulated polygon in the simulated mesh and then causes a positioning robot in the cell to obtain a physical polygon that is similar to the simulated polygon. The positioning robot positions the polygon on the physical mesh, and a welding robot in the cell then welds the polygon to the mesh. The control application captures data that reflects how the physical polygon is actually positioned on the physical mesh, and then updates the simulated mesh to be geometrically consistent with the physical mesh. In doing so, the control application may execute a multi-objective solver to generate an updated simulated mesh that meets specific design criteria.
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