Patent ID: 11919239
Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B

Claim 7:
8. A robotic system, comprising:
a memory for storing a dataset including start and end point pairs of a mold of a 3D part that defines a layup sequence;
a first robot or a first robot arm that is configured to conform a prepreg layer or sheet onto the mold of the 3D part;
a second robot or a second robot arm that is configured to hold or grasp the prepreg layer or sheet above the mold of the 3D part when the first robot or the first robot arm conforms the prepreg layer or sheet onto the mold; and
one or more processors connected to the first robot or the first robot arm and the second robot or the second robot arm and configured to:
determine a location to place the 3D part within a workspace,
determine one or more grasp locations for the second robot or the second robot art to hold or grasp the prepreg layer or sheet,
generate a plurality of trajectories based on the layup sequence,
cause the first robot or the first robot arm to conform the prepreg layer or sheet onto the mold based on the plurality of trajectories, and
cause the second robot or the second robot art to hold or grasp the prepreg layer or sheet based on the one or more grasp locations.