This invention discloses highly scalable and modular automated optical cross connect switch devices which exhibit low loss and scalability to high port counts. In particular, a device for the programmable interconnection of large numbers of optical fibers (100's-1000's) is provided, whereby a two-dimensional array of fiber optic connections is mapped in an ordered and rule-based fashion into a one-dimensional array with tensioned fiber optic circuit elements tracing substantially straight lines there between. Fiber optic elements are terminated in a stacked arrangement of flexible fiber optic circuit elements with a capacity to retain excess fiber lengths while maintaining an adequate bend radius. The combination of these elements partitions the switch volume into multiple independent, non- interfering zones, which retain their independence for arbitrary and unlimited numbers of reconfigurations. The separation into spaced-apart zones provides clearance for one or more robotic actuators to enter the free volume substantially adjacent to the two-dimensional array of connectors and mechanically reconfigure connectors without interrupting other circuits.

Scalable and modular automated fiber optic cross-connect systems

A robotic treatment delivery system including a linear accelerator (LINAC), and a robotic arm coupled to the LINAC. The robotic arm is configured to move the LINAC along at least four rotational degrees of freedom and one substantially linear degree of freedom.

Robotic arm for a radiation treatment system

An automated pavement repair vehicle includes a vehicle and its various computer-controlled subsystems. The various subsystems, including a vacuum system, heating system and spray patch system, for completing pavement repair, are located on the frame and rear of the truck. A robotic cell at the rear of the truck includes an assembly of retractable doors. The doors are lowered around the pothole to allow control of ambient conditions during the pavement repair procedure.

Automated pavement repair vehicle

Spray patching pavement repair system

Disclosed are a robot joint driving apparatus and a robot having the same, capable of minimizing tension of a wire applied to a movable member by installing an idle pulley in a power transmission structure using a ball screw apparatus and the wire. The robot joint driving apparatus includes a reversible drive motor, a pair of movable members performing a linear movement according to rotation of the reversible drive motor, a wire connected to the movable members from both directions of the movable members, an idle pulley rotatably installed at one side of the wire, a joint part rotatably installed at an opposite side of the wire, and an adjustment unit to adjust tension of the wire.

Robot joint driving apparatus and robot having the same

An industrial robot with a horizontal telescopic arm unit having an arm casing horizontally slidably mounted on a vertical upright column, a telescopic arm encased in the arm casing to be telescopically moved with respect to the arm casing and in synchronism with the horizontal sliding movement of the arm casing, and a common drive motor causing the horizontal linear sliding movement of the arm casing and the telescopic movement of the telescopic arm via a rotation to linear movement converting mechanism.

Industrial robot with a telescopic horizontal arm

PURPOSE:To lessen the volume of packaging the whole robot by making an arm so that its whole construction can be folded, bent, and dangled freely along a vertical axis. CONSTITUTION:At the time of packaging, a slider 6 is raised along an LM guide, and then a fastening bolt B1 is removed to liberate the rotation of a base 2 installed at the base end of No.1 arm 3 with respect to a slider 6. In this condition, the whole arm is revolved 90 degrees on the surface of slider 6 with rotation of the base 2 and folded, bent, and dangled along a vertical axis 1 to collapse the plane shape of the whole robot compactly.

Arm mounting structure for horizontal multi-joint robot

A fitting structure of a first arm fitted to a robot base of a horizontal articulated robot, wherein a linearly movable slide is longitudinally guided along the robot base. A base at a base end of the first arm is rotatably fitted to the slider, and rotation of the base relative to the slider is restricted by a removable fixing device. This invention is efficiently used when packaging the robot.

Arm fitting structure of horizontal articulated robot

This invention relates to a structure for fitting a robot base (1) with a first arm (3) of a horizontal multiple joint type robot. The base (2) of the first arm is fitted rotatably to a slider (6), which is guided linearly in the longitudinal direction of the robot base (1), and the rotation of the slider (6) and the base (2) is restricted by removable fixing means. The present invention is effective for packaging a robot.

Akira Fanuc Dai Vira-K Tanaka

Papers

Industrial robot with a telescopic horizontal arm

Arm mounting structure for horizontal multi-joint robot

Arm fitting structure of horizontal articulated robot

Fitting structure of horizontal multiple joint robot arms