Mobile Robotic Arm Platform With Mast Vision for Easy Relocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional robotic arms are typically heavy and permanently mounted to rigid bases, making them non-moveable and difficult to relocate, as re-mounting requires new bases and re-establishing data and power connections.
Innovation Solution
A self-contained robotic arm system with a moveable operating platform, a robotic arm subsystem, a control subsystem, and a machine vision system, including LIDAR and discrete cameras, allowing for rotation and easy relocation by using a compact mounting subsystem and various control methods (pneumatic, electric, hydraulic) with an audio system for monitoring, and a mast assembly for situational awareness.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If robotic arms are permanently mounted to rigid bases, then stability and operational precision are improved, but mobility and ease of relocation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The robotic arm system is divided into separable modules: the robotic arm assembly, the mobile platform, and the control subsystem. This segmentation allows the robotic arm to be detached from one location and mounted on another mobile platform, maintaining operational precision while enabling mobility and easy relocation between different work environments.
2Strength
If robotic arms are made heavy for industrial tasks, then lifting capacity and structural strength are improved, but ease of relocation and setup deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile platform is designed with universal mounting capabilities that can accommodate different robotic arm configurations. The platform includes standardized mounting interfaces and adjustable support structures, allowing heavy industrial robotic arms to be easily installed and relocated without requiring custom heavy-duty infrastructure at each location.
3Adaptability or versatility
If robotic arms are relocated to new positions, then adaptability to different environments is improved, but complexity of re-establishing connections and data infrastructure worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile platform incorporates self-contained power supplies, control systems, and communication interfaces that automatically configure when the robotic arm is mounted. The system includes automated connection detection and configuration software that reduces the complexity of re-establishing data and power connections during relocation, allowing the robotic arm to be quickly deployed in new environments without extensive manual setup.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables easy movement and reconfiguration of robotic arms between environments, reducing relocation complexity and enhancing safety with overlapping camera fields of view and collision avoidance, while maintaining operational efficiency and precision.
Implementation Method 1
The machine vision system may include: a LIDAR system
Implementation Method 2
The pneumatic control subsystem may include one or more of: pneumatic controls; one or more pneumatic actuators; an air compressor; and an air storage tank
Implementation Method 3
The hydraulic control subsystem may include one or more of: hydraulic controls; one or more hydraulic actuators; a hydraulic pump; and a hydraulic fluid storage tank
Data Source
AI summary
A self-contained robotic arm system includes: an operating platform; a robotic arm subsystem coupled to the operating platform; a control subsystem coupled to the operating platform and configured to effectuate movement of the robotic arm assembly; a mast assembly coupled to and configured to rotate with the robotic arm subsystem; and a machine vision system coupled to the mast assembly and configured to enable a user of the self-contained robotic arm system to visually monitor areas proximate the self-contained robotic arm system.