Supports – Resilient support – Including load sustaining bearing or guide
Patent
1992-09-10
1995-01-03
Rada, Rinaldi I.
Supports
Resilient support
Including load sustaining bearing or guide
248550, 248603, 74 182, 92 34, 901 28, 901 29, 414 7, F16M 1300, B25J 1700
Patent
active
053779509
ABSTRACT:
A platform is mounted by bellows, at least one for each degree of freedom (DOF) of the platform. The bellows may provide either an active or a passive mounting for the platform. By arranging a suitable number of such bellows in supporting relationship a platform or floater for example six degrees freedom can be provided. Using pneumatic bellows in opposed pairs, one pair for each degree of freedom and by controlling the pressure in (and flow to) the bellows selected forces may be applied to the platform to accurately position the platform or to provide feedback for a sensory control e.g. as reflected force applied to the joystick. The position and orientation of the platform, i.e. movement of the platform, may be used to generate signals for example as in a joystick. Sensing the pressure in each of the bellows of each of the pairs permits the forces being applied by or to the platform to be monitored.
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Ben-Dov Daniel
Salcudean Septimiu E.
Dexter Clark F.
Rada Rinaldi I.
Rowley C. A.
The University of British Columbia
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