Autoadaptive working center for programmable automation
US4092719A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 26, 1976 |
| Grant date | May 30, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T483/1793
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An autoadaptive working center for programmable automation comprises sensing means adapted to recognize a set of different situations of the working process, and program means for storing a program constituted by a set of subroutines corresponding to the said situations. The said sensing means are adapted to address, in response to the recognition of a given situation of the working process, the corresponding subroutine of the program. The working center comprises at least a pair of autoadaptive operating devices programmable separately and controllable by separate control units, under coordination made by a central unit as a function of the duration of the respective operations, the working positions of the various tools and the overall dimensions of the said heads. Each operating head is movable along at least two coordinates by numerical control units, each unit commanding a corresponding stepping motor. The working center includes a recording unit for recording a set of instructions corresponding to a set of operations of the working center which are manually controlled by the operator.
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