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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2007
Applicants:
Robert Oliver Buckingham, Abingdon, GB;
Andrew Crispin Graham, Bristol, GB;
Inventors:
Robert Oliver Buckingham, Abingdon, GB;
Andrew Crispin Graham, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A robotic arm comprises a plurality of articulated elements, and control means for controlling the position of various of the elements such that the arm may adopt serpentine shape for tip following movement. Means for measuring directly the relative positions of at least some of the elements are provided in order to calculate deviation from the theoretical shape, and apply corrections to the arm control means.