Patent ID: 9672184
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: G06F,G09B,Y10S

Claim:
1. A method operable by a computing device, the method comprising: determining a location and an orientation of a first docking module from among a plurality of modular docking bays on a surface of a workcell, wherein the first docking module provides an electrical and mechanical interface between a first peripheral and the workcell; determining an identification of an attached first peripheral; based on the determined location and orientation of the first docking module and on the identification of the attached first peripheral, determining a first calibration of the attached first peripheral; determining a location and an orientation of a second docking module from among the plurality of modular docking bays on the surface of the workcell, wherein the second docking module provides an electrical and mechanical interface between a second peripheral and the workcell; determining an identification of an attached second peripheral; based on the determined location and orientation of the second docking module and on the identification of the attached second peripheral, determining a first calibration of the attached second peripheral; and moving the attached first peripheral with respect to the attached second peripheral to thereby determine a second calibration of the attached first peripheral based on the location of the attached first peripheral with respect to the location of the attached second peripheral, wherein the second calibration indicates a distance between the attached first peripheral and the attached second peripheral and further indicates an orientation of the attached first peripheral with respect to the attached second peripheral, and wherein the second calibration enables the attached first peripheral and the attached second peripheral to interact with each other.