Electricity: motive power systems – Positional servo systems – Program- or pattern-controlled systems
Patent
1994-02-28
1996-12-17
Ip, Paul
Electricity: motive power systems
Positional servo systems
Program- or pattern-controlled systems
3185681, 405224, 405188, 414729, H04N 530
Patent
active
055857078
ABSTRACT:
A robot comprised of a platform, tendons and a control system. The platform contains proximal reels for the storage, retraction and extension of the tendons, with each tendon having a reel. The distal ends of the tendons are anchored at separate locations. The work space of the robot is primarily determined by the location of the tendon anchors, although it can be expanded by having pairs of tendons cross each other in between the platform and their distal anchor points. The platform is translated and rotated in the work space by controlling the lengths of the tendons extending from their respective reels. A master computer located on the platform controls each reel and coordinates their actuation. When used with at least six tendons and reels, the platform has six degrees of freedom: translation in three axes and rotation about each of the foregoing three axes. Numerous types of end effectors can be mounted on the platform, thus enabling the robot to perform a wide variety of tasks.
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Campbell, Jr. Perry D.
Thompson Clark J.
Ip Paul
McDonnell Douglas Corporation
Taylor Ronald L.
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