Robotic Fastener Transfer and Storage for Automated Wheel Servicing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wheel servicing methods are manually intensive and costly, requiring significant labor and being inconvenient, especially when dealing with various vehicle types and configurations.
Innovation Solution
A robotic wheel servicing tool equipped with multiple sub-systems such as a chassis, tool support, fastener detaching/attaching, jacking, gripper, tire inspection, tire pressure regulation, and wheel balancing systems, which can autonomously perform tasks like fastener storage, tire inspection, and wheel balancing without manual intervention, using a comprehensive control system and machine vision for precise operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual wheel servicing methods are used, then flexibility in handling various vehicle configurations is maintained, but labor intensity and cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The robotic wheel servicing system is divided into multiple independent sub-systems including fastener detaching/attaching, jacking, gripper, tire inspection, tire pressure regulation, and wheel balancing systems. Each sub-system performs a specific function, allowing the complex servicing task to be broken down into manageable automated components that reduce labor intensity while maintaining handling capability for various vehicle configurations.
2Productivity
If automated robotic wheel servicing is implemented, then productivity and efficiency improve, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The robotic wheel servicing system is designed as a multi-functional apparatus that can perform various wheel servicing operations including fastener removal and installation, wheel jacking, tire inspection, pressure regulation, and wheel balancing. This universal system can handle different vehicle types and wheel configurations, improving productivity by automating multiple servicing tasks that would otherwise require separate manual operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The robotic system incorporates adjustable and adaptable components that can dynamically adjust to different vehicle configurations. The apparatus can modify its operational parameters and physical configuration to accommodate various wheel sizes, fastener types, and vehicle types, enabling high-speed automated servicing across diverse applications without requiring multiple specialized systems.
3Extent of automation
If comprehensive automated servicing systems are deployed, then manual labor is reduced, but the complexity of the servicing apparatus increases
Solution Approach 1:
The automated wheel servicing system is structured as multiple independent sub-systems, each responsible for a specific servicing function. This segmentation allows high-level automation of complex tasks while keeping individual components relatively simple and manageable. Each sub-system can be controlled and maintained separately, reducing the overall system complexity despite the high degree of automation achieved across the complete servicing process.
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AI summary
A mobile robot tool has a wheel demounting sub-system mounted to a tool frame for screw disengaging fasteners from respective anchor elements integral with a hub of a vehicle from which the wheel is being demounted. Also mounted on the frame are fastener storage seats for storing respective ones of the fasteners. A transfer mechanism is operable to remotely transfer disengaged ones of the fasteners from the anchor elements to respective ones of the fastener storage seats.