Compliance and protection system for robotic arm
AssigneeISEE, Inc.
InventorsScott Biddlestone, Wilko Schwarting, Gregory James Paraskos
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Abstract
A system for autonomously coupling a tractor and a trailer is presented with a tool changer having a first part and a second part, the second part configured to detachably couple to the first part; a chassis coupled to the first part; an end of arm tooling (EOT) coupled to the second part; a compliance mechanism coupled between the chassis and the first part, the compliance mechanism being configured to allow relative displacement of the EOT with respect to the chassis.
Claims20
A system for autonomously coupling a tractor and a trailer, comprising:
- a tool changer having a first part and a second part, the second part configured to detachably couple to the first part;
- a chassis coupled to the first part;
- an end of arm tooling (EOT) coupled to the second part;
- a compliance mechanism coupled between the chassis and the first part, the compliance mechanism being configured to allow relative displacement of the EOT with respect to the chassis.
A robotic arm assembly comprising:
- an end-of-arm tooling (EOT);
- an automated tool coupler having a first connector and a second connector configured to be selectively coupled together, the first connector coupled to the EOT and the second connector coupled to a compliance mechanism;
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- a chassis coupled to the compliance mechanism, the compliance mechanism being configured to allow relative displacement of the EOT with respect to the chassis.
A system for preventing a catastrophic failure of a robotic arm, the robotic arm including a first section and a second section, comprising:
- a breakaway mechanism configured to be coupled between the first section and the second section, the breakaway mechanism including a bracket coupled between the first section and the second section, the bracket being configured to break when a threshold force is applied to the second section;
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- an automated tool coupler coupled between the bracket and the second section, the automated tool coupler including a first connection coupled to the bracket and a second connection coupled to the second section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.