ROBOTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OF OBJECTS

• Main Authors: BRANDER, David, BÆRENTZEN, Jakob, Andreas, MARKVORSEN, Steen, GRAVESEN, Jens, HORNBAK STEENSTRUP, Kasper, BJERGE NØRBJERG, Toke
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 06.05.2020
• Subjects: CALCULATING; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES; COMPUTING; CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; CONTROLLING; COUNTING; CUTTING; CUTTING-OUT; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING,CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; HAND CUTTING TOOLS; HAND TOOLS; IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL; MANIPULATORS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS; PERFORATING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; PUNCHING; REGULATING; SEVERING; SEVERING BY MEANS OTHER THAN CUTTING; STAMPING-OUT; TRANSPORTING

A method and a system for manufacturing a mold for creation of complex objects by controlling and moving two end effectors of a robotic system is provided. The two end effectors have a flexible cutting element attached to, and extending between, the two end effectors. The method includes the steps of: defining at least one surface representing the inner surface of the mold; dividing the surface into a number of segments represented by planar curves on the surface; for each planar curve, calculating at least one elastic curve representing the planar curve; for each calculated elastic curve, calculating a set of data corresponding to placement and direction of the two end effectors for configuring the flexible cutting element to a shape corresponding to the calculated elastic curve; and sequentially positioning the end effectors according to each set of data. The flexible cutting element thereby cuts the mold from a block.