Trackless Guided Vehicle With Multi-Axial Manipulator
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing multi-axial manipulators and guided vehicles are limited by the need for track infrastructure, which restricts motion range and flexibility, and increases complexity and cost.
Innovation Solution
A trackless, autonomously guided vehicle system that integrates a multi-axial manipulator with a movable base, onboard guidance and control systems, and a programmable control system to navigate and coordinate motion without physical tracks, allowing for flexible and adaptable passenger or equipment transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If track infrastructure is used to expand motion range and passenger capacity, then operational volume and passenger capacity are improved, but device complexity and flexibility are worsened due to substantial track hardware requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical track infrastructure with an autonomously guided vehicle system that uses onboard guidance systems (such as optical, magnetic, or laser-based navigation) and control systems to achieve unrestricted motion. This substitution eliminates the need for physical tracks while expanding operational volume and maintaining flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs dynamically adjustable multi-axial manipulators with multiple degrees of freedom that can adapt their motion envelope in real-time based on operational requirements. The manipulator can rotate about a vertical axis and pivot elongate members about horizontal axes, allowing dynamic reconfiguration of the operational volume without fixed track constraints.
2Length of moving object
If track infrastructure is installed to facilitate increased motion ranges, then motion range is improved, but adaptability and flexibility are worsened due to fixed track hardware
Solution Approach 1:
The multi-axial manipulator system provides dynamic adaptability through its multiple rotational and pivotal joints, allowing the motion range and configuration to be adjusted in real-time according to different operational requirements, eliminating the fixed nature of track infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The autonomously guided vehicle with multi-axial manipulator is designed to perform multiple functions including passenger transport, equipment carrying, and various operational tasks in different environments, achieving universal applicability without requiring specialized track installations for each application.
3Quantity of substance
If track hardware is provided to expand operational volume, then passenger capacity is improved, but the limitation of track hardware is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the passenger transport capacity into multiple independently controllable carriers or modules that can be attached to or operated by the multi-axial manipulator. This segmentation allows the system to transport multiple passengers or different types of equipment simultaneously while maintaining full adaptability through independent control of each module.
Solution Approach 2:
The autonomously guided vehicle acts as an intermediary platform between the fixed environment and the passengers/equipment. The vehicle's onboard guidance and control systems mediate the transport operation, allowing flexible passenger capacity expansion without requiring adaptive track infrastructure.
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AI summary
A combined multi-axial manipulator and guided vehicle (10). The combination (10) comprises a trackless guided vehicle (12), a multi axial manipulator (14) and a carrier (16) which may be configured as a passenger module.