Variable-Pitch Gripping Assembly for Diverse Robotic Tasks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing robotic systems lack the sophistication to duplicate human interactions required for executing larger and/or more complex tasks, necessitating improved techniques and systems for managing operations and/or interactions between robots.
Innovation Solution
The development of an object gripping assembly with controllable, variable pitch mechanisms, which includes a first carrying plate with a flange for connection to a robotic arm, and second carrying plates with extendable gripping components. The pitch of these components is adjustable via expandable components and pitch adjustment plates, allowing for precise control of the gripping mechanism.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the robotic system uses a fixed-pitch gripping mechanism, then the device complexity is reduced, but the adaptability to handle diverse objects decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a variable pitch mechanism that allows the gripping components to dynamically adjust their spacing along the gripper body. This dynamic adjustment capability enables the robotic system to adapt to different object sizes and shapes while maintaining a relatively simple base structure, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the pitch parameter of the gripping components from fixed to variable. By enabling the pitch to be adjusted according to different task requirements, the system achieves higher adaptability without requiring completely different gripping mechanisms for each application, thus balancing adaptability improvement with controlled complexity increase.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the robotic system uses a variable pitch gripping mechanism, then the versatility for different tasks is improved, but the ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The variable pitch mechanism is designed to be automatically adjustable through robotic control systems. The gripping mechanism can self-adjust its pitch configuration based on programmed parameters or sensor feedback, reducing the manual intervention required and maintaining ease of operation despite the increased versatility.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the robotic system uses expandable components for pitch adjustment, then the adaptability increases, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The expandable components are integrated within the existing gripper structure in a nested manner. The pitch adjustment mechanism is housed within the gripper body, allowing the gripping components to extend or retract along the longitudinal axis while maintaining a compact form factor. This nesting approach enables pitch variability without proportionally increasing the overall device complexity.
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AI summary
An object gripping assembly and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the object gripping assembly includes a first carrying plate with a first mounting track extending along a first axis and two or more second carrying plates movably carried by the first mounting track. Each of the two or more second carrying plates can include a second mounting track extending along a second axis at least and extendable gripping components movably carried by the second mounting track. A first pitch adjusting component can be operably coupled the two or more second carrying plates to controllably change the pitch of the two or more second carrying plates along the first mounting track. A second pitch adjusting component can be operably coupled to the extendable gripping components on a corresponding second carrying plate to controllably change the pitch of the extendable gripping components along the second mounting track.