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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2024
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Shatil Sinha, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Younkoo Jeong, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Chen Zhang, Albany, NY (US);
Matthew Hockemeyer, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Anirban Sinha, Schenectady, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling a ply of a composite material includes a robotic arm and an end effector mounted to the robotic arm. The end effector includes a base fixed to the robotic arm, a platform supported by the base, a disk supported by the platform, an arcuate track supported by the disk, and a ply manipulator extending from the arcuate track. The base includes a base track extending along a first translational dimension. The platform is movable along the base track and includes a platform track extending along a second translational dimension. The disk is movable along the platform track and is rotatable about a first rotational dimension. The arcuate track extends along a second rotational dimension. The ply manipulator is movable along the arcuate track.