Pneumatic actuator system and method

Basel, Louis Hong; Betts, Kyle Douglass; Kwan, Alex Tan; Lamb, Jeffrey Charles; Lin, Erica S. C.; Madrone, Leila; Nolan, James Vincent; Schneider, Matthew N.; Shin, Youngjoo; Suan, Eric Preston Lien

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Title: Pneumatic actuator system and method

Abstract

An actuator that includes a bottom plate, a top-plate, and a first and second hub assembly extending between the bottom and top plates. The actuator can further include a first and second bellows disposed on opposing sides of the hub assemblies, the first and second bellows each extending between and coupled to the top plate and bottom plate. The actuator can also include a plurality of washers disposed between the top and bottom plates, with each of the washers coupled to the first and second hub assembly, a first set of the plurality of washers surrounding the first bellows and a second set of the plurality of washers surrounding the second bellows.

Inventors:: Basel, Louis Hong; Betts, Kyle Douglass; Kwan, Alex Tan; Lamb, Jeffrey Charles; Lin, Erica S. C.; Madrone, Leila; Nolan, IV, James Vincent; Schneider, Matthew N.; Shin, Youngjoo; Suan, Eric Preston Lien

Issue Date:: Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 EST 2021

Research Org.:: Sunfolding, Inc., San Francisco, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)

OSTI Identifier:: 1805501

Patent Number(s):: 10917038

Application Number:: 15/955,044

Assignee:: Sunfolding, Inc. (San Francisco, CA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B25 - HAND TOOLS B25J - MANIPULATORS

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F15 - FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS F15B - SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B25 - HAND TOOLS B25J - MANIPULATORS
B25J9/142 - {comprising inflatable bodies}

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F15 - FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS F15B - SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL
F15B15/10 - the motor being of diaphragm type
F15B2211/6303 - using input signals
F15B2211/6309 - the pressure being a pressure source supply pressure
F15B2211/6336 - representing a state of the output member, e.g. position, speed or acceleration
F15B2211/6656 - Closed loop control, i.e. control using feedback
F15B2211/7107 - the output members being mechanically linked
F15B2211/7656 - with continuous position control
F15B2211/8855 - Compressible fluids, e.g. specific to pneumatics

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24S - SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS
F24S2030/115 - {Linear actuators, e.g. pneumatic cylinders}
F24S2030/12 - {Coupling means}
F24S30/425 - Horizontal axis
F24S50/20 - for tracking

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING
G01S3/7861 - {Solar tracking systems}

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
H01L31/042 - PV modules or arrays of single PV cells

H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02S - GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-RED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
H02S20/10 - Supporting structures directly fixed to the ground
H02S20/32 - specially adapted for solar tracking

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02B - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
Y02B10/20 - Solar thermal

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E10/47 - Mountings or tracking
Y02E10/50 - Photovoltaic [PV] energy

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DOE Contract Number:: AR0000330

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 04/17/2018

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Basel, Louis Hong, Betts, Kyle Douglass, Kwan, Alex Tan, Lamb, Jeffrey Charles, Lin, Erica S. C., Madrone, Leila, Nolan, IV, James Vincent, Schneider, Matthew N., Shin, Youngjoo, and Suan, Eric Preston Lien. Pneumatic actuator system and method.  United States: N. p., 2021. 
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                    Basel, Louis Hong, Betts, Kyle Douglass, Kwan, Alex Tan, Lamb, Jeffrey Charles, Lin, Erica S. C., Madrone, Leila, Nolan, IV, James Vincent, Schneider, Matthew N., Shin, Youngjoo, & Suan, Eric Preston Lien. Pneumatic actuator system and method.  United States.

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                    Basel, Louis Hong, Betts, Kyle Douglass, Kwan, Alex Tan, Lamb, Jeffrey Charles, Lin, Erica S. C., Madrone, Leila, Nolan, IV, James Vincent, Schneider, Matthew N., Shin, Youngjoo, and Suan, Eric Preston Lien. Tue .  
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  title        = {Pneumatic actuator system and method},

  author       = {Basel, Louis Hong and Betts, Kyle Douglass and Kwan, Alex Tan and Lamb, Jeffrey Charles and Lin, Erica S. C. and Madrone, Leila and Nolan, IV, James Vincent and Schneider, Matthew N. and Shin, Youngjoo and Suan, Eric Preston Lien},

  abstractNote = {An actuator that includes a bottom plate, a top-plate, and a first and second hub assembly extending between the bottom and top plates. The actuator can further include a first and second bellows disposed on opposing sides of the hub assemblies, the first and second bellows each extending between and coupled to the top plate and bottom plate. The actuator can also include a plurality of washers disposed between the top and bottom plates, with each of the washers coupled to the first and second hub assembly, a first set of the plurality of washers surrounding the first bellows and a second set of the plurality of washers surrounding the second bellows.},

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  year         = {Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 EST 2021},

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Mirror for motor vehicles patent, September 1988

Flexible Beam Structures patent, November 1966

Gripping actuator with independently flexible cylinders patent, October 1992

Tracking solar shelter patent, May 2009

Bellows actuator patent, January 1993

Servo Pressure Transducer patent, August 1971

Thermoplastic jounce bumpers patent, February 2014

Flexible robotic links and manipulator trunks made thereform patent, January 1992

Shear flexibility for structures patent, May 1976

Fluidic Solar Actuator patent-application, June 2017

Flexible actuator patent, August 2004

Central receiver solar collector using analog coupling mirror control patent, October 1979

Locomotion system for robotic snake patent, December 2014

Flexible arm patent, December 1990

Flexible arm, particularly a robot arm patent, January 1985

Hydraulic-Based Rotational System for Solar Concentrators that Resists High Wind Loads Without a Mechanical Lock patent-application, February 2010

Solar Panel Unit patent-application, August 2015

Robotic arm systems patent, September 1990

Strain Amplification Devices and Methods patent-application, May 2009

Worm-like mechanism patent, June 2012

Worm-like Mechanism patent-application, December 2009

Robot arm structure patent, February 1990

Fluidic actuator and method of manufacture patent, September 2015

Actuators for simulating muscle activity in robotics patent, December 1997

Method and system employing double-acting, fluid-driven twistor-pairs as combined joints and motors in arthrobots patent, June 1988

Fluid actuators patent, August 1991

Directional stabilizer ring and fluid spring assembly including same patent, November 2009

Method and system employing strings of opposed gaseous-fluid inflatable tension actuators in jointed arms, legs, beams and columns for controlling their movements patent, November 1988

Axially contractable actuator patent, July 1990

Reinforced Bellows patent, January 1960

Solar collector structure patent, January 1980

Solar concentrator array with grouped adjustable elements patent-application, February 2005

Turning collectors for solar radiation patent, September 1976

Flexidigit robotic manipulator patent, July 1989

Control Systems and Methods for Estimating Engine Coolant Heat Loss patent-application, May 2010

Servo tracking apparatus patent, December 1977

Heliostat assembly patent, July 1984

Robotic snake patent, February 1995

Positioning, exploration, and/or intervention device, in particular in the field of endoscopy and/or mini-invasive surgery patent, April 2005

Operating mechanism patent, January 2001

Articulated arm patent, March 2018

Solar energy collector patent, November 1979

System for Assisting Solar Power Generation patent-application, June 2009

Motor control center subunit having movable line contacts and method of manufacture patent, November 2012

Lightweight solar panel support patent, May 1989

Multi-Axis Metamorphic Actuator and Drive System and Method patent-application, May 2011

Solar collector, comprising solar tracking means patent, April 1980

Inflatable, pressure-controlled, portable line-concentrating heliostat patent-application, November 2013

Antenna with positionable reflector patent, June 1991

Method for mass producing solar radiation reflectors patent, January 1986

Method of Fabricating Multiple-Ply Bellows patent, April 1974

Flexible robot arm patent, November 1995

Solar Panel System and Methods of Passive Tracking patent-application, November 2012

Testable and Pressurized Multiple Ply Bellows patent, October 1969

Blends of and methods of blending EVOH polymers and ethylene based polymers having improved environmental stress cracking or environmental fatigue resistance, and products therefrom patent, April 2000

Solar Panel Unit patent-application, September 2013

Cranked Rod Pump Apparatus And Method patent-application, April 2009

Fluidic actuator system and method patent, November 2018

Flexible Corrugated-Metal Wall for Collapsible and Expansible Vessels patent, December 1910

Combined solar tracking reflector and photovoltaic panel patent, November 1986

System for the utilization of solar energy patent, August 1982

Fluid-Operated Manipulator patent-application, August 2012

Flexible manipulator patent, October 1998

Central receiver solar collector using mechanically linked mirrors patent, July 1978

Pressurizable structures comprising different surface sections patent-application, March 2006

High Efficiency Counterbalanced Dual Axis Solar Tracking Array Frame System patent-application, March 2011

Blow mold for the production of bellows made of a highly elastic plastic patent, October 1978

Tracking system for solar energy collection patent, May 1979

Flexible actuator patent, October 1988

Fluidic robotic actuator system and method patent, February 2020

Fluidic Robotic Actuator System and Method patent-application, October 2017

Robotic endoscopy patent, August 1994

Bellows actuator patent, August 1984

Control apparatus and control method of elastic body actuator as well as control program thereof patent, April 2014

Pneumatic drive for solar concentrators patent, January 1984

Pneumatic actuator patent, February 2008

Solar concentrator for heat and electricity patent, June 2000

Mirror for motor vehicles
patent, September 1988

Flexible Beam Structures
patent, November 1966

Gripping actuator with independently flexible cylinders
patent, October 1992

Tracking solar shelter
patent, May 2009

Bellows actuator
patent, January 1993

Servo Pressure Transducer
patent, August 1971

Thermoplastic jounce bumpers
patent, February 2014

Flexible robotic links and manipulator trunks made thereform
patent, January 1992

Shear flexibility for structures
patent, May 1976

Fluidic Solar Actuator
patent-application, June 2017

Flexible actuator
patent, August 2004

Central receiver solar collector using analog coupling mirror control
patent, October 1979

Locomotion system for robotic snake
patent, December 2014

Flexible arm
patent, December 1990

Flexible arm, particularly a robot arm
patent, January 1985

Hydraulic-Based Rotational System for Solar Concentrators that Resists High Wind Loads Without a Mechanical Lock
patent-application, February 2010

Solar Panel Unit
patent-application, August 2015

Robotic arm systems
patent, September 1990

Strain Amplification Devices and Methods
patent-application, May 2009

Worm-like mechanism
patent, June 2012

Worm-like Mechanism
patent-application, December 2009

Robot arm structure
patent, February 1990

Fluidic actuator and method of manufacture
patent, September 2015

Actuators for simulating muscle activity in robotics
patent, December 1997

Method and system employing double-acting, fluid-driven twistor-pairs as combined joints and motors in arthrobots
patent, June 1988

Fluid actuators
patent, August 1991

Directional stabilizer ring and fluid spring assembly including same
patent, November 2009

Method and system employing strings of opposed gaseous-fluid inflatable tension actuators in jointed arms, legs, beams and columns for controlling their movements
patent, November 1988

Axially contractable actuator
patent, July 1990

Reinforced Bellows
patent, January 1960

Solar collector structure
patent, January 1980

Solar concentrator array with grouped adjustable elements
patent-application, February 2005

Turning collectors for solar radiation
patent, September 1976

Flexidigit robotic manipulator
patent, July 1989

Control Systems and Methods for Estimating Engine Coolant Heat Loss
patent-application, May 2010

Servo tracking apparatus
patent, December 1977

Heliostat assembly
patent, July 1984

Robotic snake
patent, February 1995

Positioning, exploration, and/or intervention device, in particular in the field of endoscopy and/or mini-invasive surgery
patent, April 2005

Operating mechanism
patent, January 2001

Articulated arm
patent, March 2018

Solar energy collector
patent, November 1979

System for Assisting Solar Power Generation
patent-application, June 2009

Motor control center subunit having movable line contacts and method of manufacture
patent, November 2012

Lightweight solar panel support
patent, May 1989

Multi-Axis Metamorphic Actuator and Drive System and Method
patent-application, May 2011

Solar collector, comprising solar tracking means
patent, April 1980

Inflatable, pressure-controlled, portable line-concentrating heliostat
patent-application, November 2013

Antenna with positionable reflector
patent, June 1991

Method for mass producing solar radiation reflectors
patent, January 1986

Method of Fabricating Multiple-Ply Bellows
patent, April 1974

Flexible robot arm
patent, November 1995

Solar Panel System and Methods of Passive Tracking
patent-application, November 2012

Testable and Pressurized Multiple Ply Bellows
patent, October 1969

Blends of and methods of blending EVOH polymers and ethylene based polymers having improved environmental stress cracking or environmental fatigue resistance, and products therefrom
patent, April 2000

Solar Panel Unit
patent-application, September 2013

Cranked Rod Pump Apparatus And Method
patent-application, April 2009

Fluidic actuator system and method
patent, November 2018

Flexible Corrugated-Metal Wall for Collapsible and Expansible Vessels
patent, December 1910

Combined solar tracking reflector and photovoltaic panel
patent, November 1986

System for the utilization of solar energy
patent, August 1982

Fluid-Operated Manipulator
patent-application, August 2012

Flexible manipulator
patent, October 1998

Central receiver solar collector using mechanically linked mirrors
patent, July 1978

Pressurizable structures comprising different surface sections
patent-application, March 2006

High Efficiency Counterbalanced Dual Axis Solar Tracking Array Frame System
patent-application, March 2011

Blow mold for the production of bellows made of a highly elastic plastic
patent, October 1978

Tracking system for solar energy collection
patent, May 1979

Flexible actuator
patent, October 1988

Fluidic robotic actuator system and method
patent, February 2020

Fluidic Robotic Actuator System and Method
patent-application, October 2017

Robotic endoscopy
patent, August 1994

Bellows actuator
patent, August 1984

Control apparatus and control method of elastic body actuator as well as control program thereof
patent, April 2014

Pneumatic drive for solar concentrators
patent, January 1984

Pneumatic actuator
patent, February 2008

Solar concentrator for heat and electricity
patent, June 2000

Fluidic solar actuator
patent, April 2017

Rotating solar concentrator
patent, May 2003

Fluid-operated manipulator
patent, October 2014