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Semi-autonomous system for carrying and placing elongate objects
An improvement to a semi-autonomous apparatus (10) is described herein. In an apparatus having a gantry subassembly (100), a tram subassembly (200) movably mounted on the gantry subassembly (100), and an actuation subassembly (300) mounted on the tram subassembly (200), the improvement includes a gripper subassembly (400) operatively connected to the actuation subassembly (300). The movement of the subassemblies is controlled in part by a control system that controls drive systems associated with one or more of the subassemblies. The gantry subassembly (100) includes a bridge member (102) for laterally spanning a selected section of a work site. The tram subassembly (200) includes a tram (202) that travels laterally along to the bridge member (102). The actuation subassembly (300) includes at least one motion actuator for controlling the movement of the gripper subassembly (400) in a generally vertical direction and may include an additional motion actuator for movement in a generally horizontal direction. The gripper subassembly (400) includes passively actuated grippers (402) for lifting, transporting and placing objects (52, 54), and particularly, elongate objects such as reinforcing bars used in road and other cementitious surface construction.
Semi-autonomous system for carrying and placing elongate objects
An improvement to a semi-autonomous apparatus (10) is described herein. In an apparatus having a gantry subassembly (100), a tram subassembly (200) movably mounted on the gantry subassembly (100), and an actuation subassembly (300) mounted on the tram subassembly (200), the improvement includes a gripper subassembly (400) operatively connected to the actuation subassembly (300). The movement of the subassemblies is controlled in part by a control system that controls drive systems associated with one or more of the subassemblies. The gantry subassembly (100) includes a bridge member (102) for laterally spanning a selected section of a work site. The tram subassembly (200) includes a tram (202) that travels laterally along to the bridge member (102). The actuation subassembly (300) includes at least one motion actuator for controlling the movement of the gripper subassembly (400) in a generally vertical direction and may include an additional motion actuator for movement in a generally horizontal direction. The gripper subassembly (400) includes passively actuated grippers (402) for lifting, transporting and placing objects (52, 54), and particularly, elongate objects such as reinforcing bars used in road and other cementitious surface construction.
Semi-autonomous system for carrying and placing elongate objects
CHABALA JOSEPH E (author) / HETRICK ANDREW M (author) / CROUSE DONALD R (author) / WEBER PATRICK A (author) / SEAROCK JEREMY L (author) / SCHEIFFLEE JUSTIN C (author) / GOWDY JAY W (author) / MUCK STEPHEN M (author) / STEWART JOHN P (author) / SHAFFER MATTHEW Q (author)
2025-01-23
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC:
B65G
TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
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Transport- oder Lagervorrichtungen, z.B. Förderer zum Laden oder Abladen
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B66C
Krane
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CRANES
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E04G
SCAFFOLDING
,
Baugerüste
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G05D
SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
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Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen
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