US4658193A
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Sensing arrangement
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-05-07
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Granted: 1987-04-14
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Expires: 2005-05-07
Abstract
Abstract A sensor arrangement for providing positional information about a component (1) to a robot (11) comprises sensors (4,5) sensing index marks (2,3) on the component. The sensing arrangement derives signals denoting the extent of mispositioning of the object. These signals may be fed to the control unit (20) so that the robot carries out its preprogrammed task on the object in its misplaced position. Alternatively the component is shifted with the aid of said signals to a reference position.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert G. M. Low
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 10:02
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05B; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/18; G05B19/408; G05B19/4083; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/30; G05B2219/36; G05B2219/36503; G05B2219/37; G05B2219/37572; G05B2219/45; G05B2219/45083
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A control system for controlling the insertion of a component into an aperture, comprising: means for providing markers on said component; at least two viewing sensors disposed in predetermined fixed positions to view said component and said aperture and responsive to said markers to produce signals representing gaps between edges of said components and corresponding edges of the aperture; and drive means responsive to said signals and coupled to produce relative movement between the component and the aperture to reduce said gaps to respective predetermined values.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
86 words
A control system for controlling the insertion of a component into an aperture, comprising: means for providing markers on said component; at least two viewing sensors disposed in predetermined fixed positions to view said component and said aperture and responsive to said markers to produce signals representing gaps between edges of said components and corresponding edges of the aperture; and drive means responsive to said signals and coupled to produce relative movement between the component and the aperture to reduce said gaps to respective predetermined values.
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