US 12,233,558 B2
Robotic control for tool sharpening
Russell Aldridge, Austin, TX (US); Marc Christenson, Austin, TX (US); Jacob Robinson, Round Rock, TX (US); Isaac Jones, Round Rock, TX (US); Joshua Foss, Pflugerville, TX (US); Mathius Jules, Pflugerville, TX (US); Michael Morgan, Round Rock, TX (US); Austin Christensen, Cedar Park, TX (US); Jason Orr, Pflugerville, TX (US); Nathan Powelson, Pflugerville, TX (US); and Sam Grayson, Pflugerville, TX (US)
Assigned to Omnisharp, LLC, Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Omnisharp, LLC, Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/697,173.
Application 17/697,173 is a continuation of application No. 16/786,838, filed on Feb. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,312,017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/803,237, filed on Feb. 8, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0203541 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
Int. Cl. B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC B25J 9/1679 (2013.01) [B25J 9/1612 (2013.01); B25J 9/1697 (2013.01); B25J 9/0093 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
scanning, by one or more processors, a container comprising one or more cutting tools;
tracking defects of the one or more cutting tools;
determining a location associated with a cutting tool of the one or more cutting tools relative to the container;
causing a robotic device to grip the cutting tool based on the location of the cutting tool relative to the container;
associating a user with at least one cutting tool of the one or more cutting tools;
incorporating a user-rating system based on longevity and defect rejection rates of the at least one cutting tool of the one or more cutting tools;
causing to move the robotic device to place the cutting tool in proximity of one or more scanning sensors and a set of grinding stones;
collecting three dimensional data from the one or more scanning sensors, wherein the three dimensional data represents a geometry of the cutting tool;
extracting a profile of the cutting tool based on the collected three dimensional data;
determining, by one or more force-torque sensors, an amount of force to be applied to the cutting tool; and
generating a sharpening path based on a tip and the profile of the cutting tool.