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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2022
Material Handling Systems, Inc., Mt. Washington, KY (US);
Josiah Douglas, Louisville, KY (US);
Kristiyan Rosenov Georgiev, Louisville, KY (US);
Robert D. Haller, Georgetown, IN (US);
Thomas Anthony Hillerich, Jr., Louisville, KY (US);
Paul Receveur, New Albany, IN (US);
FORTNA Systems, Inc., Mt. Washington, KY (US);
Abstract
A vacuum cup damage detection system detects vacuum cup damage or absence in a robot singulator including a vacuum-based end effector with one or more vacuum cups. The system generally comprises a plate and a control subsystem. The plate provides a potential point of engagement for the one or more vacuum cups of the vacuum-based end effector when the robot singulator is moved to a predetermined position in which, if present, at least one of the one or more vacuum cups of the vacuum-based end effector is in contact with the plate. The control subsystem includes: one or more sensors configured to obtain readings indicative of the engagement of the one or more vacuum cups with the plate or lack thereof; and a controller configured to determine whether any one of the vacuum cups is damaged or missing based on the readings obtained by the one or more sensors.