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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2011
Applicants:
Branko Sarh, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
James D. Gamboa, Anaheim, CA (US);
Chris J. Erickson, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Inventors:
Branko Sarh, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
James D. Gamboa, Anaheim, CA (US);
Chris J. Erickson, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A robotic system comprises an end effector including an electromagnetic clamp, a force sensor attached to the end effector for measuring force exerted by the clamp against a work piece surface, and a plurality of normality sensors. The normality sensors are positioned about the force sensor to determine whether the clamp is normal to the surface before the force sensor makes contact with the surface.