System and Method for Fastener Removal
AssigneeCarnegie Mellon University
InventorsMatthew Travers, Ralph Boirum
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Abstract
Provided is a system and method for removing fasteners. The system includes a sensor, a punch device, and at least one processor in communication with the sensor and the punch device, the at least one processor configured to detect a plurality of fasteners on an object based on the sensor, determine a location of each fastener of the plurality of fasteners, and control the punch device to automatically punch through the object with the punch device at each location for each of the plurality of fasteners.
Claims21
A system comprising:
- a sensor;
- a punch device;
- and
- at least one processor in communication with the sensor and the punch device, the at least one processor configured to:
- detect a plurality of fasteners on an object based on the sensor;
- determine a location of each fastener of the plurality of fasteners;
- and
- control the punch device to automatically punch through the object with the punch device at each location for each of the plurality of fasteners.
A method comprising:
- detecting, with at least one processor, a plurality of fasteners on an object based on sensor data received from a sensor arranged to capture visual data of the object;
- determining, with at least one processor, a location of each fastener of the plurality of fasteners based on the sensor data;
- and
- control a punch device to automatically punch through the object with the punch device at each location for each of the plurality of fasteners.
A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium including program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor in communication with a sensor and a punch device, cause the processor to:
- detect a plurality of fasteners on an object based on a sensor;
- determine a location of each fastener of the plurality of fasteners;
- and
- control a punch device to automatically punch through the object with the punch device at each location for each of the plurality of fasteners.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.