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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2011
Applicant:
Christopher D. Condliff, Issaquah, WA (US);
Inventor:
Christopher D. Condliff, Issaquah, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 21/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B21J 15/28 (2006.01); B21J 15/02 (2006.01); B21J 15/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21J 15/02 (2013.01); B21J 15/28 (2013.01); B21J 15/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
An end effector for use on a robotic arm includes a clamping assembly for clamping a workpiece, and a tool such as a drill for performing an operation on the clamped workpiece. The clamping assembly is slidably mounted on the robotic arm and self adjusts its position relative to the workpiece before a clamping operation is performed. Linear actuators independently control the movements of the clamping members. The actuators are operated by a controller, based in part on position information produced by sensors that sense the position of the clamping members.