Title:
ROBOT ARM AND UNMANNED AIRCRAFT PROVIDED WITH SAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/042693
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The purpose of the present invention is to address the problem of providing a robot arm that can automatically avoid collision with an obstruction, and an unmanned aircraft provided with the robot arm. To solve the problem, the present invention provides a robot arm mounted on an unmanned aircraft provided with a plurality of rotary wings, and an unmanned aircraft provided with the robot arm, the robot arm being characterized by being provided with: arm parts that have a plurality of joint parts; an arm control means that controls driving of each joint part; end effectors attached to the tips of each arm parts; a distance measuring means that measures the distance to an object present in the vicinity of the airframe of the unmanned aircraft; and an obstruction avoidance means that controls the attitudes of the arm parts so that the arm parts and the end effectors do not collide with an obstruction detected by the distance measuring means.
Inventors:
SUGAKI KIYOKAZU (JP)
ICHIHARA KAZUO (JP)
ICHIHARA KAZUO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2017/000725
Publication Date:
March 08, 2018
Filing Date:
January 12, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PRODRONE CO LTD (JP)
International Classes:
B25J5/00; B25J13/00
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
WENO & PARTNERS (JP)
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