VACUUM CUP DAMAGE DETECTION SYSTEM

A vacuum cup damage detection system detects vacuum cup damage or absence in a robot singulator including a vacuum-based end effector with one or more vacuum cups. The system generally comprises a plate and a control subsystem. The plate provides a potential point of engagement for the one or more v...

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Hauptverfasser:	DOUGLAS, Josiah, HALLER, Robert D, HILLERICH, JR., Thomas Anthony, GEORGIEV, Kristiyan Rosenov, RECEVEUR, Paul
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES CONVEYING HAND TOOLS HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL MANIPULATORS MEASURING MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER,MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE PACKING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS POSTAL SORTING SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS SORTING SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTEDPIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING STORING TESTING TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A vacuum cup damage detection system detects vacuum cup damage or absence in a robot singulator including a vacuum-based end effector with one or more vacuum cups. The system generally comprises a plate and a control subsystem. The plate provides a potential point of engagement for the one or more vacuum cups of the vacuum-based end effector when the robot singulator is moved to a predetermined position in which, if present, at least one of the one or more vacuum cups of the vacuum-based end effector is in contact with the plate. The control subsystem includes: one or more sensors configured to obtain readings indicative of the engagement of the one or more vacuum cups with the plate or lack thereof; and a controller configured to determine whether any one of the vacuum cups is damaged or missing based on the readings obtained by the one or more sensors.