CAD-Guided Marking Robot With 3D Route Correction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing marking apparatuses require manual positioning and measurement at each marking location, complicating the process and hindering continuous automatic marking of construction sites.
Innovation Solution
A marking apparatus with a traveling mechanism and printer, controlled by a processor and memory unit, that automatically follows a set traveling route, corrects deviations using three-dimensional position coordinates, and prints marking information based on CAD design data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If manual positioning and measurement is performed at each marking location, then marking accuracy can be ensured, but the marking process becomes complicated and cannot be continuously automated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical positioning and measurement operations with an automated system that uses a traveling mechanism equipped with position detection sensors and a control unit. The control unit automatically calculates position coordinates based on sensor data and controls the printer to mark at precise locations without manual intervention, thereby achieving continuous automation while maintaining accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The marking apparatus performs self-positioning and self-measurement through its integrated position detection sensors and control unit. The system automatically determines its own position coordinates, calculates marking positions, and executes printing without requiring external manual measurement or positioning operations, enabling continuous automatic marking.
2Productivity
If manual moving to each marking position is performed, then precise marking can be achieved, but productivity decreases due to repeated manual operations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements continuous automatic marking by equipping the apparatus with a traveling mechanism that moves automatically along the marking path. The position detection sensors continuously track the apparatus position, and the control unit continuously calculates and controls marking positions, eliminating interruptions caused by manual repositioning and enabling uninterrupted continuous marking operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces manual moving and positioning operations with an automated traveling mechanism controlled by position coordinates calculated from sensor data. This substitution eliminates the time-consuming manual repositioning process while maintaining precise marking capability through automated position control.
3Manufacturing precision
If position coordinates are calculated at each marking position, then marking precision is maintained, but the marking work becomes complicated and cannot be simplified
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual position measurement and coordinate calculation with an automated system using position detection sensors and a control unit. The sensors automatically detect position information, and the control unit automatically calculates precise marking coordinates based on this data, maintaining high precision while eliminating the need for manual measurement operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses position detection sensors to continuously provide feedback on the apparatus position, and the control unit uses this feedback to automatically calculate and adjust marking position coordinates. This closed-loop feedback mechanism ensures high marking precision while simplifying operations, as the system self-corrects based on actual position information without manual intervention.
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AI summary
A marking apparatus includes a marking apparatus main body including a target, a traveling mechanism for automatically traveling on a traveling surface, and a printer, and a control unit configured to control the printer and the mechanism. The control unit controls the traveling so that the mechanism automatically travels along a set traveling route, the control unit compares position coordinates of the marking apparatus main body obtained from three-dimensional position coordinates of the target during traveling input at predetermined intervals with the traveling route, and corrects traveling to eliminate a deviation from the traveling route, the control unit controls the printer so as to print the marking information set at a position corresponding to the position coordinates of the marking apparatus main body, and traveling route data setting the traveling route and marking information data defining the marking information are created based on CAD design data.