Sensors, Controls & Machine Vision
Sensing, machine vision and the control architecture that makes an installation behave as one machine.
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- OT-2026-000003508
An end effector for porous-face vacuum end-of-arm tooling is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a foam pad (12), a ejector (14), a manifold (16), a contact detector (18). The arrangement addresses changing the tool between jobs without rewiring the cell, where a dedicated tool per workpiece fam
- OT-2026-000003507
An end effector for vacuum end-of-arm tooling for robotic material handling is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a suction cup (12), a ejector (14), a isolation valve (16), a zone branch (18), and a contact detector (20), a pressure sensor (22). The arrangement addresses handling workpieces th
- OT-2026-000003506
An end effector for mechanical gripping end effectors for robotic handling is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a gripper finger (12), a vacuum pump (14), a contact detector (16). The arrangement addresses starting the vacuum at the right moment in the approach, where evacuating before the fac
- OT-2026-000003505
An end effector for vacuum end-of-arm tooling with compliant bellows cups is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a bellows cup (12), a plant vacuum connection (14), a manifold (16), a zone branch (18), and a contact detector (20), a pressure sensor (22), a blow-off valve (24). The arrangement ad
- OT-2026-000003504
An end effector for porous-face vacuum end-of-arm tooling is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a foam pad (12), a ejector (14), a manifold (16), a zone branch (18), and a contact detector (20), a blow-off valve (22). The arrangement addresses holding a porous or uneven workpiece that a rigid c
- OT-2026-000003503
An end effector for porous-face vacuum end-of-arm tooling is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a foam pad (12), a ejector (14), a isolation valve (16), a manifold (18), and a contact detector (20), a pressure sensor (22), a blow-off valve (24). The arrangement addresses knowing that the workpi
- OT-2026-000003501
An end effector for vacuum end-of-arm tooling with compliant bellows cups is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a bellows cup (12), a vacuum pump (14), a isolation valve (16), a zone branch (18), and a contact detector (20), a pressure sensor (22), a blow-off valve (24). The arrangement address
- OT-2026-000003500
An end effector for porous-face vacuum end-of-arm tooling is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a foam pad (12), a vacuum pump (14), a zone branch (16), a contact detector (18), and a pressure sensor (20), a blow-off valve (22). The arrangement addresses starting the vacuum at the right moment
- OT-2026-000003499
An end effector for vacuum end-of-arm tooling for robotic material handling is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a suction cup (12), a ejector (14), a zone branch (16), a contact detector (18), and a blow-off valve (20). The arrangement addresses changing the tool between jobs without rewiring
- OT-2026-000003498
An end effector for vacuum end-of-arm tooling with compliant bellows cups is described. The tool comprises a mounting flange (10), a bellows cup (12), a plant vacuum connection (14), a isolation valve (16), a manifold (18), and a contact detector (20), a pressure sensor (22), a vent valve (24). The arrangement addresse
- OT-2026-000003497
An end effector for vacuum end-of-arm tooling for robotic material handling is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a suction cup (12), a vacuum pump (14), a isolation valve (16), a zone branch (18), and a contact detector (20), a pressure sensor (22), a vent valve (24). The arrangement addresses
- OT-2026-000003480
An optical probe for measuring various parameters of bent pipe comprises a substantially U-shaped housing defining a sensitive area across which light is projected from within the housing toward first and second light sensors mounted to the legs of the probe and having fields of view directed toward the inner portion o
- OT-2026-000003470
A laser-actuated depth sensor for an excavator, including a laser receiver, an inclination sensor assembly and indicators to inform the operator of the position and inclination of the excavator stick, is completely self-contained in a housing that may be mounted to the stick of an excavator. The indicators, which are e
- OT-2026-000003432
An optical probe for measuring various parameters of bent tube comprises a somewhat V-shaped working head having first and second interconnected arms and slightly inwardly projecting end sections. Light sensitive diode arrays are mounted at the intersecting ends of the arms, and laser diode point light sources are moun
- OT-2026-000003428
A force feedback control system for a backhoe includes a single grip articulated control arm having members and joints therebetween analogous to the members and joints of an articulated backhoe arm connecting an excavation bucket to a backhoe frame. A bilateral closed loop control circuit compares slave position signal
- OT-2026-000003366
A mobile camera mounting device suitable for use within a vehicle for filming activities exterior to the vehicle. The mount, using two suction cups, attaches to the windshield and is secured thereto. The suction cups are attached via swivel blocks to the camera mount. The camera attaches to a horizontal member and is u
- OT-2026-000003365
The composite magnet of the present invention comprises two pieces of permanent magnet material formed into a complementary pattern of holes and projections. The two pieces are magnetized in opposite axial directions. The two pieces, magnetized in this manner, when placed together form an interlocking single element wh
- OT-2026-000003329
This invention discloses method and apparatus for optically determining the dimension of part surfaces. Particular embodiments describe optical triangulation based coordinate measurement machines capable of accurate measurement of complex surfaces, such as gear teeth and turbine blades. Other embodiments provide highly
- OT-2026-000003328
A multiple-axis machine for positioning a rotary-driven spindle, such positioning being by use of linear motors. The machine has a support for defining multiple axes, with (i) a rigid vibration-dampening bed defining at least an X-axis; (ii) at least one hollow column defining a Y-axis and having one end adjacent and m
- OT-2026-000003312
A light scanner for determining the configuration of elongated objects, such as logs or lumber, is described. The object is moved laterally through the scanner past a plurality of laser light sources and a plurality of photo-detector cameras spaced along the object. The coherent laser light beams are parallel to each o
- OT-2026-000003296
A measurement system for measuring hand tools includes a number of instrumented tools and a data collector. The data collector has a processor which can operate in a task analysis mode in which data is received, stored, and processed over a user-determined period of time. A number of different tools with different adap
- OT-2026-000003293
A method and an apparatus for electrically processing vacuum pressure information in a vacuum unit. The apparatus basically comprises a vacuum supply mechanism, a detecting device, a determining device, a failure precognition signal generating device and a pressure setting-up device. In the apparatus, pressure values a
- OT-2026-000003268
A method and apparatus for measuring the dimensions and determining the three-dimensional, spatial volume of objects, particularly small objects. Reflected laser light sensors are employed. A stationary measurement embodiment of the apparatus may be employed to measure regular cuboidal objects. A dynamic or in-motion e
- OT-2026-000003245
Drawing sheets for capacitive pressure transducer structure with a sealed vacuum chamber formed by two bonded silicon wafers, reproduced from the published facsimile. The written description is in the original document, which is linked above.
- OT-2026-000003233
A method and apparatus for measuring the length, width, and height of rectangular solid objects moving on a conveyor. The apparatus includes a light curtain, two laser triangulation range finders, and a pulse tachometer mounted on a frame around a conveyor. As an object is conveyed through the frame, measurements from
- OT-2026-000003210
An apparatus for measuring the gripping strength of a wafer holder, such as a vacuum wand or an automated robotic arm, is used to periodically test wafer holders during manufacture of wafers, and thereby eliminate the damage caused to wafers by worn wafer holders. The apparatus includes a hold tester to be held by the
- OT-2026-000003155
An automatic inspection method and apparatus using structured light and machine vision cameras to inspect an object in conjunction with the geometric model of the object is disclosed. Camera images of the object are analyzed by computer to produce the location of points on the object's surfaces in three dimensions.
- OT-2026-000003142
A device for touchless measuring of thickness and width of an object travelling along a straight path, based on the use of CCD video camera and laser. The device, by means of installed cameras, laser(s) and two parabola-shaped mirrors, measures both thickness and width of an object as the center line thereof passes dir
- OT-2026-000003113
A roll sensor system for a land vehicle is provided to determine when a vehicle roll condition has occurred and to trigger a safety system in response to that determination. In certain embodiments, an angular rate sensor is used to obtain an angular rate and, from the angular rate, an angle relative to the roll axis of
- OT-2026-000003066
A cell controller controls a machining cell including a plurality of work resources. The plurality of work resources include at least one processing machine and at least one robot. The cell controller includes a PLC and a management device. The PLC controls operation of the work resources in accordance with an instruct
- OT-2026-000003062
A method for applying machine learning to an application includes: a) generating a candidate policy by a learner; b) executing a program in at least one simulated application based on a set of candidate parameters provided based on the candidate policy and a state of the at least one simulated application, execution of
- OT-2026-000003023
Facility marking modules (FMM) and methods and systems of using the same. A FMM is associated with a point of interest (POI) at a worksite or other facility. The FMM detects a low frequency magnetic field of a vehicle moving within the facility at or near the POI and transmits a response signal to a proximity detection
- OT-2026-000003012
Disclosed are an electronic device and a method for controlling thereof. A method of controlling an electronic device includes identifying a first traveling path heading to a preset destination based on a map corresponding to an environment in which an electronic device operates; identifying an object interfering with
- OT-2026-000002986
A backscatter x-ray system has an x-ray device, a movable platform, and a processor. The x-ray device includes an x-ray emitter and an x-ray detector. The movable platform positions the x-ray device relative to a frontside of a structure. The processor is communicatively couplable to the x-ray device. The x-ray emitter
- OT-2026-000002935
A latency-based robot driving map generation apparatus includes a network map generator configured to divide a space into grids and measure network latency for each grid to generate a network map with assigned latency levels. The apparatus further includes a success rate calculator configured to calculate success rates
- OT-2026-000002933
The invention relates to a transfer vehicle (10) which includes a frame (12) comprising a first end (14) and a second end ( 16 ), a load space (18) attached to the frame (12) for a mobile work machine (20) to be loaded onto the transfer vehicle (10), wheels (22) for supporting the frame (12) on a substrate (100), a pow
- OT-2026-000002928
A device is disclosed. The device includes an exterior conveyor and a storage area. The exterior conveyor is configured configured to convey baggage to and from the storage area. The baggage may be sorted to the storage area by a lateral sorter and a vertical sorter. The baggage may be conveyed from a front of the stor
- OT-2026-000002882
A program creation device provided with: a display unit for displaying a display screen that includes an operation trajectory of a machine, control commands for the machine, and parameter settings for the control commands; an input unit for inputting user operation information on the screen; and a program editing unit
- OT-2026-000002844
Systems and methods of sensor data fusion including sensor data capture, curation, linking, fusion, inference, and validation. The systems and methods described herein reduce computational demand and processing time by curating data and calculating conditional entropy. The system is operable to fuse data from a plurali
- OT-2026-000002810
Systems and methods of providing a haptic barrier for an instrument include a computer-assisted device. The computer-assisted device includes a grip input control, a repositionable arm configured to support an instrument, and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to detect a position of the
- OT-2026-000002802
An automatic wayfinding system is provided and includes a robotic guide, a passenger interface through which a passenger provides an input of a desired destination and a dispatching module, which, upon receipt of the input of the desired destination, dispatches the robotic guide to the passenger. At least one of the ro
- OT-2026-000002775
A device is disclosed. The device includes an exterior conveyor and a storage area. The exterior conveyor is configured to convey baggage to and from the storage area. The baggage may be sorted to the storage area by a lateral sorter and a vertical sorter. The baggage be conveyed from a front of the storage area to a r
- OT-2026-000002753
A system may include a connectivity module communicatively and physically coupled to a work machine and one or more processing circuits configured to: receive data indicative of a component; obtain communication information associated with communicating with the component based on the data indicative of the component;
- OT-2026-000002742
A localization system for a forklift performing inventory management is disclosed. The system may access map data comprising a dimensional layout of a warehouse environment. The method includes receiving from one or more forklift sensors associated with a forklift, forklift operation data, the forklift operation data i
- OT-2026-000002733
The present invention relates to a control method and system of a front-end conveying device for soil leaching remediation. The method includes: acquiring device monitoring status data, which encompasses soil weight, feeder rate, and conveyor belt speed, along with an image of the soil to be remediated from the conveyi
- OT-2026-000002725
An automatic wayfinding system is provided and includes a robotic guide, a passenger interface through which a passenger provides an input of a desired destination and a dispatching module, which, upon receipt of the input of the desired destination, dispatches the robotic guide to the passenger. At least one of the ro
- OT-2026-000002698
Systems and methods of sensor data fusion including sensor data capture, curation, linking, fusion, inference, and validation. The systems and methods described herein reduce computational demand and processing time by curating data and calculating conditional entropy. The system is operable to fuse data from a plurali
- OT-2026-000002685
A method and system for exploring a real-world environment using a mobile robot platform comprising mapping the environment at a first time, to generate a first representation of the environment and identifying an initial location of an object in the first representation of the environment. The environment is mapped at
- OT-2026-000002657
A method in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present technology includes determining first hazard information about a human in an environment at a first time. The method further includes decelerating a mobile robot in the environment based at least partially on the first hazard information. The method f
- OT-2026-000002651
A storage-retrieval management device includes: an image capturer that captures, from above a refrigerator that includes a main body and a door attached to the main body, images of the refrigerator with the door in an open state; a setter that sets a boundary along contours of the main body and the door in the images;