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US 2024/0173844 A1Published application
Robotics assisted opening systems and methods
AssigneeUniversity of Houston System
InventorsZheng Chen, Wenyu Zuo, Gangbing Song, John Allen
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Abstract
A force application system for placement on and removal from an actuable latch with a robotic arm includes a driving pad configured for attachment to the actuable latch, a force application mechanism configured to increase an input force to an amplified output force that is applied by the force application mechanism to the driving pad, and a frame for engagement by the robotic arm.
Claims15
A force application system for placement on and removal from an actuable latch with a robotic arm, the system comprising:
- a driving pad configured for attachment to the actuable latch;
- a force application mechanism configured to increase an input force to an amplified output force that is applied by the force application mechanism to the driving pad;
- and
- a frame for engagement by the robotic arm.
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A method, comprising:
- attaching, with a robotic arm, a force application tool to an actuable latch on a closure, wherein the force application tool comprises a driving pad attached to the actuable latch, a force application mechanism operable to increase an input force to an amplified output force applied to the driving pad;
- applying the input force to the force application mechanism;
- moving the actuable latch to an unlocked position in response to the amplified output force;
- and
- moving the closure with the robotic arm to open a pathway.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.