Continuum arm robot joint
AssigneeROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorsLiam D. HARRISON, Andrew D. NORTON
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Abstract
A section of a continuum arm robot including a pair of pivot points at a first and second end of the joint, the section further having a first and second connecting rod connected to the section and joining at the centre of the section, the connecting rods has a plurality of gear teeth at the peripheral ends of the connecting rod that intermesh at a central point on the section.
Claims15
A section of a continuum arm robot comprising a pair of pivot points at a first and second end of the joint, the section further having a first and second connecting rod connected to the section and joining at the centre of the section, the connecting rods has a plurality of gear teeth at the peripheral ends of the connecting rod that intermesh at a central point on the section.
A continuum arm robot according to claim, 11 wherein each joint section is coupled to a pair of actuator cables mounted on either side of the joint section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.