CONFORMABLE ELECTROADHESIVE GRIPPING SYSTEM

An electroadhesive surface can include electrodes that are configured to induce an electrostatic attraction with nearby objects upon application of voltage to the electrodes. Systems described herein may also employ a load-bearing frame that is coupled to an electroadhesive gripping surface via an a...

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Hauptverfasser:	KORNBLUH, ROY, D, BOURNES, PATRICK, ALLEN, PRAHLAD, HARSHA, SCHMIDT, ROGER, H, PELRINE, RONALD, E
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATION HAND TOOLS MANIPULATORS PERFORMING OPERATIONS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	An electroadhesive surface can include electrodes that are configured to induce an electrostatic attraction with nearby objects upon application of voltage to the electrodes. Systems described herein may also employ a load-bearing frame that is coupled to an electroadhesive gripping surface via an array of height-adjustable pins. Adjusting the pins changes the shape of the gripping surface, and may be used to conform to objects pressed against the gripping surface. Objects pressed against the gripping surface may cause one or more of the pins to retract by sliding within respective channels so as to cause the gripping surface to conform to the object. Some examples further include pin-locking mechanisms configured to secure the position of the pins within their respective channels and thereby fix the shape of the gripping surface after conforming to the object.