Mobile Robotic Manipulator Anti-Toppling Arms
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current tele-presence robots lack full visibility and control, leading to potential collisions and safety issues when navigating between destinations, and existing tele-manipulator robots are heavy and not portable, limiting their versatility and operational efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A mobile robotic manipulator with a telepresence system featuring a chassis assembly with omni drive wheels, a tilting arm assembly, and a rotary gripper assembly, equipped with anti-toppling arms and a door locking mechanism, allowing for flexible movement and precise control in various environments, including door handling and conferencing scenarios.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If tele-manipulator robots are designed with heavy structures for stability and manipulation capability, then manipulation precision and stability are improved, but portability and ease of movement deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements anti-toppling arms that can dynamically extend and retract based on operational needs. During manipulation tasks, the arms extend to provide stability support. During movement, they retract to minimize weight and drag. This dynamic adjustment resolves the contradiction between needing heavy structures for stability and requiring light structures for portability.
2Weight of moving object
If tele-presence robots are designed to be lightweight and portable, then ease of movement and portability are improved, but stability and collision avoidance capability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates anti-toppling arms that act as preliminary protective structures. Before a collision can occur, these arms are positioned to prevent toppling. The arms serve as a first line of defense that actively counteracts potential instability events, allowing the robot to maintain lightweight construction while improving reliability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If omni drive wheels are used to enable movement in all directions, then navigation flexibility and adaptability are improved, but device complexity and control difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs omni-directional wheels that can function in multiple modes: they can roll forward and backward, move laterally, and rotate in place. This multi-functionality allows a single wheel design to replace what would otherwise require multiple specialized wheels or complex mechanical steering mechanisms, achieving navigation flexibility without proportionally increasing complexity.
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AI summary
This disclosure relates generally to a mobile robotic manipulator with telepresence system which includes a chassis assembly, a tilting arm assembly, and a rotary gripper assembly. The chassis assembly includes a chassis plate which mounts plurality of drive motors coupled with plurality of omni wheels through plurality of L mounting brackets; plurality of anti-toppling arms includes a plurality of linear guides which is mounted on a C mount plate; and plurality of linear actuators is mounted to expand or retract the plurality of anti-toppling arms. The tilting arm assembly includes a bottom fixed end of a front long actuator is mounted to a large rotating plate through plurality of C clamps. The rotary gripper assembly includes a top plate of a gripper is mounted and separated by gap with a bottom plate of the gripper to place a gripper actuator on top surface of the bottom plate of the gripper.