18885466. CONTROL OF ROBOT TOOL IN A SPACE-CONSTRAINED ENVIRONMENT (INA ACQUISITION CORP.)
CONTROL OF ROBOT TOOL IN A SPACE-CONSTRAINED ENVIRONMENT
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Inventor(s)
Raphael Tessmer of Pasadena CA US
Kiran Bharwani of San Ramon CA US
Robert Parker of Hillsborough CA US
CONTROL OF ROBOT TOOL IN A SPACE-CONSTRAINED ENVIRONMENT
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18885466 titled 'CONTROL OF ROBOT TOOL IN A SPACE-CONSTRAINED ENVIRONMENT
Original Abstract Submitted
A robot and method of controlling a tool carried by a robot in a main pipe where the tool is operable to extend into a branch conduit extending from the main pipe. The robot can be moved to a location in the main pipe corresponding to a branch conduit opening location where the branch conduit opens into the main pipe by referencing a digital map of the main pipe. The tool can be extended from the robot toward the branch conduit opening at an angle corresponding to an angle the branch conduit makes with the main pipe so as to reduce the likelihood of contact of the tool with a wall of the branch conduit.