Patent ID: 11912066
Assignee: DROBOTICS, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 12:
13. A computer-implemented method comprising the operations of:
determining a wheel fastener pattern for a first wheel of a vehicle, wherein the determined wheel fastener pattern is any one of a four wheel fastener configuration, a five wheel fastener configuration, a six wheel fastener configuration, or an eight wheel fastener configuration, wherein the wheel fastener pattern is determined by receiving, from a user interface, a selection of pattern type of as the four wheel fastener configuration, the five wheel fastener configuration, the six wheel fastener configuration, or the eight wheel fastener configuration;
positioning a robotic apparatus tooling end comprising a torque wrench with an attached socket, to a first wheel removal position of the first wheel of the vehicle, the first wheel having bolt holes and the first wheel being attached to a first wheel hub of the vehicle via a first plurality of wheel fasteners fastened to the first wheel hub, the first wheel having a first affixed tire; and
performing a first wheel removal and replacement procedure comprising:
removing each of the first plurality of wheel fasteners from the first wheel hub using the torque wrench with the attached socket; and
after a first new tire has been placed onto the first wheel, and the wheel has been placed onto the first wheel hub, replacing each of the first plurality of wheel fasteners onto the first wheel hub using the attached socket of the torque wrench.