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AssigneeAlliant Techsystems Inc.
InventorsJames Harvey, Douglas Harris, James Brown, Boyd Hatch
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A fiber redirect system for use with a multi-axis robotic wrist and fiber placement system and methods of using the same are provided. The fiber redirect system may include one or more redirect mechanisms configured to alter the path of one or more fiber tows fed from a creel assembly to a fiber placement head. The redirect mechanism may be located and configured so as to be centered about either the intersection of the pitch and yaw axes of the robotic wrist or the intersection of the yaw and roll axes of the robotic wrist. In one exemplary embodiment, a first redirect mechanism is centered about the intersection of the pitch and yaw axes, a second redirect mechanism is centered about the intersection of the yaw and roll axes and a third redirect mechanism may be centered about the roll axis.
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A robotic wrist configured for articulation about at least three axes, the robotic wrist comprising:
A method of conveying an elongated material element in association with a robotic wrist configured to articulate about at least three axes, wherein the robotic wrist includes a first section, a second section coupled with the first section and a third section coupled with the second section, wherein each of the first section, the second section and the third section are configured to articulate about at least one of the at least three axes, and wherein at least one of the first section, the second section and the third section is configured to articulate about each of the at least three axes, the method comprising:
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