Remotely controlled demolition robot with rotary encoder-based tool orientation sensing enabling automated jaw alignment, snap-in engagement, and guided feed-direction control for tools with opposing jaw members.

Patentradars sammanfattning

This disclosure covers hydraulically powered remote-controlled construction equipment, particularly demolition robots, equipped with a rotary encoder at the tool or distal arm end to continuously report the jaw plane's rotation angle to an onboard control unit. The control unit uses this data—combined with tilt actuator state and optional IMU/environment-sensor inputs—to enable operator guidance functions including real-time rotation angle display, discrete-step rotation modes, automatic jaw-plane alignment to a reference plane, snap-in proximity automation, feed-direction tracking, vision-based marker engagement, and auto-disengagement routines. The invention addresses the challenge of correctly orienting tools such as steel shears, concrete crushers, and grapples relative to work objects under poor visibility conditions, replacing camera-dependent feedback with a reliable, visibility-independent encoder signal. Semi-automated and fully automated control paths reduce operator workload and cycle time while safety interlocks abort automation if the operator releases the remote control.

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