发明名称 |
Tracking enabled multi-axis tool for limited access inspection |
摘要 |
A multi-axis tool may include, in some embodiments, a gimbal adapted to be positioned adjacent an opening in a wall; an extended-reach device having first and second ends and an end effector adjacent the first end, the extended-reach device engaging the gimbal for relative rotational movement and relative slidable movement through the opening such that the end effector is positioned on a side of the wall opposite the second end; a sensor system configured to measure a linear position of the extended-reach device relative to the gimbal, and a position and spatial orientation of the end effector relative to the opening; and a computer control connected to receive signals from the sensor system to determine at least one of a position and an orientation of the end effector relative to the opening. |
申请公布号 |
US9513231(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.12.06 |
申请号 |
US201313750565 |
申请日期 |
2013.01.25 |
申请人 |
THE BOEING COMPANY |
发明人 |
Smith Nathan R.;Troy James J.;Kollgaard Jeffrey R.;Georgeson Gary E.;Rutherford Paul S. |
分类号 |
H04N7/18;G01N21/954 |
主分类号 |
H04N7/18 |
代理机构 |
Thompson Hine LLP |
代理人 |
Thompson Hine LLP |
主权项 |
1. A multi-axis tool comprising:
a gimbal adapted to be positioned adjacent an opening in a wall; an extended-reach device having first and second ends and an end effector adjacent the first end, the extended-reach device engaging the gimbal for relative rotational movement and relative slidable movement through the opening such that the end effector is positioned on a side of the wall opposite the second end; a sensor system configured to measure a linear position of the extended-reach device relative to the gimbal, and a position and spatial orientation of the end effector relative to the opening; and a computer control connected to receive signals from the sensor system to determine at least one of a position and an orientation of the end effector relative to the opening. |
地址 |
Chicago IL US |