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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Goce Petrovski, Epping, AU;
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/06 (2006.01); B65G 47/91 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/0616 (2013.01); B65G 47/918 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for enhancing picking and placement of plies of material. One embodiment is an apparatus that includes an end effector of a robot. The end effector includes a frame, and cup assemblies that are attached to the frame. The cup assemblies each include a shaft and a head. The end effector also includes Bernoulli cups attached to the heads of the cup assemblies, and grippers attached to heads of the cup assemblies.