Systems and methods for the automated fabrication of trusses
AssigneeTruss Research, Inc.
InventorJoseph Pinkerton
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Abstract
An automated fabrication system is provided that utilizes electromagnetism to manipulate and/or sense the location of raw materials on a platform. Tools located around said platform may be utilized to fabricate a predetermined structure out of the raw materials. Tags that can be electromagnetically manipulated and sensed may be placed on passive raw materials. Structures fabricated from such a system may be, for example, a roof truss. Additionally, the fabrication system may be mobilized by way of a truck such that structures may be built on-site.
Claims71
An automated system for building a structure comprising:
- a first material;
- a platform having at least one magnetic tile;
- and
- a tag coupled to said first material,
- wherein said at least one magnetic tile electromagnetically interacts with said tag to move said first material across at least a portion of said platform.
An automated system for fabricating a structure comprising:
- a first ferromagnetic material;
- a platform having at least one magnetic tile, wherein each one of said magnetic tiles comprises at least two coils;
- and
- a control system for providing current to at least one of said at least two coils for sensing the position of said first ferromagnetic material and for providing current to at least one of said at least two coils for moving said first ferromagnetic material across said platform.
An automated system for fabricating a structure:
- a first ferromagnetic work piece;
- a platform having at least one magnetic tile for providing a magnetic field;
- and
- control circuitry for controlling said magnetic field to move said first ferromagnetic work piece into a pre-determined location for a fabrication-associated operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.