System and method for moving an object

摘要

An improved system and method for moving an object includes a first correlated magnetic structure associated with a first object and a second correlated magnetic structure associated with a second object. The first and second correlated magnetic structures are complementary coded to achieve a peak attractive tensile force and a peak shear force when their code modulos are aligned thereby enabling magnetic attachment of the two objects whereby movement of one object causes movement of the other object as if the two objects were one object. Applying an amount of torque to one correlated magnetic structures greater than a torque threshold causes misalignment and decorrelation of the code modulos enabling detachment of the two objects. The number, location, and coding of the correlated magnetic structures can be selected to achieve specific torque characteristics, tensile force characteristics, and shear force characteristics.

主权项

1. A method for moving an object; comprising:
associating a first magnetic structure with a first object, said first magnetic structure comprising a first plurality of magnetic sources having a first polarity pattern; associating a second magnetic structure with a second object, said second magnetic structure comprising a second plurality of magnetic sources having a second polarity pattern that is the mirror image of said first polarity pattern, said first object and said second object being constrained such that said first object cannot touch said second object yet said first object and said second object can turn about an axis; achieving complementary alignment and peak correlation of said first magnetic structure with said second magnetic structure to produce a peak tensile force enabling magnetic attachment of said first object to said second object without said first object touching said second object, said complementary alignment and peak correlation of said first magnetic structure and said second magnetic structure also producing a shear force that prevents misalignment and decorrelation of said first magnetic structure from said second magnetic structure until an amount of torque greater than a torque threshold is applied to said first object, said complementary alignment being when each magnetic source of said first plurality of magnetic sources having a first polarity is aligned with a corresponding magnetic source of said second plurality of magnetic sources having a second polarity that is opposite said first polarity and each magnetic source of said first plurality of magnetic sources having said second polarity is aligned with a corresponding magnetic source of said second plurality of magnetic sources having said first polarity; and moving said second object by moving said first object.