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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2011
Mark Uebel, Morrisville, NC (US);
James Robert Rivenbark, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Jonathan Daniel Brandmeyer, Morrisville, NC (US);
Christopher Todd Hilliard, Bath, NC (US);
Mark Uebel, Morrisville, NC (US);
James Robert Rivenbark, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Jonathan Daniel Brandmeyer, Morrisville, NC (US);
Christopher Todd Hilliard, Bath, NC (US);
Parata Systems, LLC, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
A method of calibrating positions within a materials handling system, wherein the materials handling system includes multiple stations for carrying out tasks and a carrier that is movable between the multiple stations, includes the steps of: providing calibration points at a plurality of the multiple stations; moving the carrier to at least some of the calibration points; contacting the calibration points; recording the locations of the calibration points; and determining locations of key components of the stations based on the locations of the calibration points. In some embodiments, the method includes contacting the calibration points with a calibration tool, which may include: a cylindrical body; a groove in the cylindrical body sized and configured to receive jaws from the carrier; and a cylindrical upper flange positioned on an upper end of the cylindrical body. In this configuration, the tool can be gripped by the carrier and employed to perform a variety of calibration functions.