Patents by Inventor Joris De Schutter

Joris De Schutter has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Robot system and method for non-destructive testing
    Patent number: 11422116
    Abstract: A robot system for non-destructive testing (NDT) of a test object, including: a transducer holder and an NDT transducer to perform an NDT on the surface of the test object; a memory to store a predefined trajectory of the NDT transducer; a force-sensing device to provide measurements of the contact forces and/or contact moments between the surface of the test object and the NDT transducer and/or the transducer holder; a controller to generate an actuation signal based on the predefined trajectory; and a positioning device to control the position and/or orientation of the NDT transducer relative to the test object based on the actuation signal. Consequently, the position and/or orientation of the NDT transducer relative to the test object and the contact forces and/or contact moments between the NDT transducer and/or the transducer holder and the test object can be automatically adapted to improve the quality of the NDT measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: FLEXIBLE ROBOTIC SOLUTIONS
    Inventor: Joris De Schutter
  • A ROBOT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING
    Publication number: 20210148866
    Abstract: A robot system for non-destructive testing (NDT) of a test object, including: a transducer holder and an NDT transducer to perform an NDT on the surface of the test object; a memory to store a predefined trajectory of the NDT transducer; a force-sensing device to provide measurements of the contact forces and/or contact moments between the surface of the test object and the NDT transducer and/or the transducer holder; a controller to generate an actuation signal based on the predefined trajectory; and a positioning device to control the position and/or orientation of the NDT transducer relative to the test object based on the actuation signal. Consequently, the position and/or orientation of the NDT transducer relative to the test object and the contact forces and/or contact moments between the NDT transducer and/or the transducer holder and the test object can be automatically adapted to improve the quality of the NDT measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: FLEXIBLE ROBOTIC SOLUTIONS
    Inventor: Joris De Schutter
  • Vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial vehicle
    Patent number: D856897
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, K.U.Leuven R&D
    Inventors: Bart Theys, Stijn Debecker, Joris De Schutter