Abstract: A modular, multi-functional, and reusable three-dimensional (“3D”) mounting surface for use in robotic automation to facilitate changing from one robot type to another (e.g., COTS (commercial off the shelf) robot or component) is described. A change involves removing only the surface plates without the entire mounting base plate for each product, which make the manufacture process less costly and faster to deploy. The modular design of the present invention enables a flexible mounting base plate configured to incorporate different types of robot sizes, robot cabinets, and applications. This invention is not only expandable on the three-dimensional (“3D”) tessellated surface for larger robot applications, the 3D surfaces may be combined together to form even larger robot solutions for factory automation. The present invention is reconfigurable with inserts that fit precisely in the mounting base plate.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for strategically positioning and aligning an object, for example, a vehicle at a charging station, parking station, port, depot or dock for orientation, alignment and pairing. The system includes an active-alignment module that measures the three-dimensional orientation of the object within the particular working envelope of the charging station and provides it to a supervisory-control module, which synchronizes the three-dimensional planar data, for example, plane 1 or plane 3 with planar data of the object, for example, plane 2 or plane 4, a robot-assisted-alignment module, and a vehicle-control module. The supervisory-control module acquires and synchronizes the 3D planar data of the active-alignment module (plane 1 or 3) to the planar data of vehicle or object (plane 2 or 4).

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for strategically positioning and aligning an object, for example, a vehicle at a charging station, parking station, port, depot or dock for orientation, alignment and pairing. The system includes an active-alignment module that measures the three-dimensional orientation of the object within the particular working envelope of the charging station and provides it to a supervisory-control module, which synchronizes the three-dimensional planar data, for example, plane 1 or plane 3 with planar data of the object, for example, plane 2 or plane 4, a robot-assisted-alignment module, and a vehicle-control module. The supervisory-control module acquires and synchronizes the 3D planar data of the active-alignment module (plane 1 or 3) to the planar data of vehicle or object (plane 2 or 4).

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for strategically positioning and aligning an object, for example, a vehicle at a charging station, parking station, port, depot or dock for orientation, alignment and pairing. The system includes an active-alignment module that measures the three-dimensional orientation of the object within the particular working envelope of the charging station and provides it to a supervisory-control module, which synchronizes the three-dimensional planar data, for example, plane 1 or plane 3 with planar data of the object, for example, plane 2 or plane 4, a robot-assisted-alignment module, and a vehicle-control module. The supervisory-control module acquires and synchronizes the 3D planar data of the active-alignment module (plane 1 or 3) to the planar data of vehicle or object (plane 2 or 4).