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US 2013/0173039 A1Published application
Methods and devices for determining a teaching point location using pressure measurements
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsBradley Edwin Rowell, Shawn Allen Ruden
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Abstract
Certain embodiments of the present invention are generally directed to devices and methods for using pressure measurements to teach a robot a teaching point location. In certain embodiments, a method includes measuring pressure at multiple points across a target. A location of a robot teaching point is determined based on the measured pressure.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- providing a target feature;
- measuring pressure at multiple points spanning an area of interest that includes a target feature;
- creating a pressure profile based on the measured pressure;
- and
- based on the measured pressure, determining a location of a robot teaching point for use during automated assembly.
2 more elements
A system comprising:
- a vacuum generator;
- an end-effector having a vacuum port in fluid communication with the vacuum generator;
- a sensor that measures a vacuum level within the system at multiple points near a target;
- and
- a controller that determines a location of a robot teaching point based on the measured vacuum levels.
2 more elements
A method comprising:
- measuring pressure at multiple points across a target;
- and
- determining a location of a robot teaching point based on the measured pressure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.