REFLECTION REFUTING LASER SCANNER
    12.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240230319A9

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-11

    申请号:US18494497

    申请日:2023-10-25

    CPC classification number: G01B11/2513 G01B11/2518

    Abstract: Some embodiments described herein relate to optical systems and methods for determining the shape and/or size of objects that include projecting a pattern of light onto the object. The pattern of light can be configured such that first-order reflections can be distinguished from second- and/or higher-order reflections, which can be rejected. Thus, even in instances in which the pattern of light is reflected onto the object multiple times, the original, or first-order, reflection can be detected, distinguished, and/or used for laser triangulation. In some embodiments, a pattern of light that does not have reflection and/or rotational symmetry is projected onto the object, such that second-order and/or higher-order reflections can be distinguished from the first-order reflection.

    REFLECTION REFUTING LASER SCANNER
    13.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240133678A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-25

    申请号:US18494497

    申请日:2023-10-24

    CPC classification number: G01B11/2513 G01B11/2518

    Abstract: Some embodiments described herein relate to optical systems and methods for determining the shape and/or size of objects that include projecting a pattern of light onto the object. The pattern of light can be configured such that first-order reflections can be distinguished from second- and/or higher-order reflections, which can be rejected. Thus, even in instances in which the pattern of light is reflected onto the object multiple times, the original, or first-order, reflection can be detected, distinguished, and/or used for laser triangulation. In some embodiments, a pattern of light that does not have reflection and/or rotational symmetry is projected onto the object, such that second-order and/or higher-order reflections can be distinguished from the first-order reflection.

    AUTONOMOUS WELDING ROBOTS
    17.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220305593A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-29

    申请号:US17679983

    申请日:2022-02-24

    Abstract: In various examples, a computer-implemented method of generating instructions for a welding robot. The computer-implemented method comprises identifying an expected position of a candidate seam on a part to be welded based on a Computer Aided Design (CAD) model of the part, scanning a workspace containing the part to produce a representation of the part, identifying the candidate seam on the part based on the representation of the part and the expected position of the candidate seam, determining an actual position of the candidate seam, and generating welding instructions for the welding robot based at least in part on the actual position of the candidate seam.

    REFLECTION REFUTING LASER SCANNER
    18.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220170736A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-02

    申请号:US17547763

    申请日:2021-12-10

    Abstract: Some embodiments described herein relate to optical systems and methods for determining the shape and/or size of objects that include projecting a pattern of light onto the object. The pattern of light can be configured such that first-order reflections can be distinguished from second- and/or higher-order reflections, which can be rejected. Thus, even in instances in which the pattern of light is reflected onto the object multiple times, the original, or first-order, reflection can be detected, distinguished, and/or used for laser triangulation. In some embodiments, a pattern of light that does not have reflection and/or rotational symmetry is projected onto the object, such that second-order and/or higher-order reflections can be distinguished from the first-order reflection.

    LOCAL SENSOR UNITS FOR MANUFACTURING CELLS
    20.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240009852A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-11

    申请号:US18347711

    申请日:2023-07-06

    Abstract: A manufacturing cell for welding a workpiece includes a robotic arm extending between a base and a terminal end, a weld head coupled to the terminal end of the robotic arm such that the weld head is permitted to travel relative to the base of the robotic arm, wherein the weld head is configured to weld the workpiece, a sensor pod coupled to the weld head and including an outer pod housing defining an internal chamber extending between a front end and a rear end of the pod housing, and wherein the front end of the pod housing defines a receptacle, a sensor positioned in the internal chamber of the pod housing, the sensor configured to provide sensor feedback associated with the workpiece, and a consumable window including a transparent material is insertable into the receptacle such that a longitudinal axis of the sensor intersects the consumable window when the consumable window is inserted into the receptacle, and a controller coupled to the sensor pod and configured to operate at least one of the robotic arm and the weld head based on the sensor feedback provided by the sensor of the sensor pod.

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