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US 2017/0361383 A9Published application
Machine tools
OwnerStephen Lang Dickersoninventor
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Abstract
A representative machine comprises a non-rigid robotic device having a tool head; and a rigid inertial stiffening system that is part of a tool head and includes a mass to provide precise position of the tool head. The rigid inertial stiffening system achieves high positional precision of the tool head, in the face of large disturbing forces by locally accelerating the mass to counter the disturbing forces.
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A machine comprising:
- a tool head;
- a mass that is attached to the tool head;
- at least one servo device that facilitates creating the acceleration of the mass and positioning the mass;
- and
- at least one drive motor that facilitates achieving positional precision of the tool head, in the face of disturbing forces by locally accelerating the mass to counter the disturbing forces.
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A rigid inertial stiffening system comprising:
- a tool head;
- a mass that is attached to the tool head;
- and
- at least one servo device that facilitates positioning of the mass and creating the local acceleration of the mass to counter large disturbing forces to achieve positional precision of the tool head, in the face of the disturbing forces.
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A machine comprising:
- a robotic device;
- a mass that is coupled to the robotic device;
- a tool head that is coupled to the mass;
- at least one servo device that facilitates creating the acceleration of the mass and positioning the mass;
- and
- at least one drive motor that is designed to move the mass, wherein at least one drive motor facilitates in accelerating the mass to counter disturbing forces.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.