Autonomous Painting Robot for Ceilings, Corners, and Obstacles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current painting and interior restoration processes are slow and expensive, particularly for large interior surfaces, due to the manual effort required for high ceilings and hard-to-reach corners, which poses occupational health risks and inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
An autonomous painting robot with a mobile base, vertical lifting column, articulated robot arm, and sensors for obstacle detection, equipped with a paint gun, cameras, and proximity sensors, allowing for efficient painting and outlining of surfaces from ground level to high ceilings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual painting is used for large interior surfaces and high ceilings, then painting can be performed with simple equipment, but the process is slow and requires significant physical effort
Solution Approach 1:
The painting robot is autonomous and performs painting operations independently without requiring human operators to physically reach high ceilings or large surfaces. The system navigates, positions, and executes painting tasks automatically, eliminating the need for manual labor in difficult-to-reach areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical painting operations with an automated robotic system equipped with specialized painting tools. The robot uses computer-controlled mechanisms instead of human hands and tools, substituting the mechanical system of manual painting with an automated robotic arm that can reach and paint any surface area.
2Manufacturing precision
If personnel use incorrect or exhausting positions to reach ceilings and corners, then painting coverage can be achieved, but occupational health risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The robotic system performs all painting operations autonomously, eliminating the need for human workers to adopt unsafe positions. The robot independently navigates to ceilings, corners, and other difficult-to-reach areas, ensuring complete paint coverage without exposing human operators to occupational health risks from working at heights or in awkward positions.
Solution Approach 2:
The painting robot is designed with universal capability to paint any surface type and location, including high ceilings, corners, and large interior surfaces. The articulated robotic arm and omnidirectional mobility enable the system to reach any position required for complete paint coverage, replacing the need for human workers to use incorrect or exhausting positions.
3Manufacturing precision
If multiple painting stages are used for large surfaces, then complete coverage can be achieved, but the process time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The robotic painting system operates continuously without the interruptions and transitions required in manual multi-stage painting. The autonomous robot can maintain continuous painting operations across large surfaces, moving seamlessly between areas without the downtime associated with manual repositioning, equipment changes, or worker rotations, thereby reducing total painting duration while ensuring complete coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The painting robot employs dynamic positioning and adaptive painting operations to efficiently cover large surfaces in fewer stages. The articulated arm and omnidirectional mobility allow the system to dynamically adjust its position and orientation to optimize painting coverage, reducing the number of stages required compared to static manual painting approaches.
4Productivity
If autonomous robot with lifting column and robot arm is used, then painting of high ceilings and large surfaces is efficient, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The painting robot is designed as a segmented system with distinct functional modules: an autonomous mobile base for navigation, a vertical lifting column for height adjustment, and an articulated robot arm for positioning the painting tool. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently, achieving high painting productivity despite the overall system complexity.
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AI summary
The present utility model relates to an autonomous interior painting robot for homes, commercial premises, hotels, etc. The robot is designed for painting and outlining while recognizing obstacles in the work area and aimed at reducing the efforts and time needed to carry out these operations. It is applicable in the field of interior design and the completion of small conditioning works. The autonomous painting robot comprises a mobile base (1) equipped with a paint tank and a pump or compressor, characterized in that the base (1) comprises a series of detectors configured to locate the base (1) and to detect obstacles, a substantially vertical lifting column (4), at the end of which a robot arm (5) is articulated and topped with a head (6) that carries a paint gun (7) connected to the pump, one or more cameras (9), and a proximity sensor (10).