METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AN ORBITAL SANDER

• Main Authors: POIREE, RAPHAËL, GARNIER, SÉBASTIEN, BONNET, SAMUEL, FURET, BENOÎT
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 17.09.2015
• Subjects: CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES; CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; CONTROLLING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; GRINDING; HAND TOOLS; MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; MANIPULATORS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; POLISHING; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; REGULATING; TRANSPORTING

The invention relates to a method for controlling an automated orbital sander, in which method an electrically powered orbital sander is moved around automatically, at constant pressure, over the surface of an object, along at least one predefined sanding path so as to perform sanding, characterized...