CA2990374A1 - Automated sand grooming robot - Google Patents
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Abstract
The automated sand grooming robot will utilize a revolutionary grooming blade on either a fixed-track, mobile-track or mobile-wheeled base in order to groom bodies of uneven sand into a predetermined slope. The grooming blade will be divided into sections which each have their own purpose including a piece to divert sand in a certain direction and another to clean the sand and remove unwanted articles. The autonomous system will utilize a variety of sensors to prevent collisions and damage. The blade will utilize a conveyer system in order to constantly remove all unwanted articles that are groomed out of the sand into a predetermined disposal location. The pressure-sensitive angled grooming blades are designed to be mounted on a hinge which provides damage protection. Notifications from the system and controls for the system will be available wirelessly and/or wired for the owner of the system.
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Summary Of The Invention The automated sand grooming robot will utilize a revolutionary grooming blade on either a fixed-track, mobile-track or mobile-wheeled base in order to groom bodies of uneven sand into a predetermined slope. The grooming blade that the system utilizes includes a portion of the blade that is angled forward to divert sand that is above a certain threshold toward the other part of the blade which is design to have pressure sensitive grooming blades to provide a proper groom without having to worry about damaging the system. The blade will utilize a conveyer system in order to constantly remove all unwanted articles that are groomed out of the sand into a predetermined disposal location. The angled grooming blades are designed to be mounted on a hinge which provides damage protection. Notifications from the system and controls for the system will be available wirelessly and/or wired for the owner of the system.
There will be a variety of sensors strategically placed around the robot to improve its safety and its efficiency when performing a task. There is the option for an onboard sand-sifter and onboard storage to be attached for certain applications. More attachments can be attached and utilized as they become available in the future.
Automated Sand Grooming Robot Therefore Will provide an automated way for the user to efficiently groom sand accurately as it utilizes a revolutionary custom blade to effectively clean in any application, without having to be as involved which should overall improve the efficiency of the operation that the groomer is used in.
Background Of The Invention In daily life, sand is used in a variety of applications from the beach to the golf course to a dairy barn. However, the problem with sand is that it can often become contaminated with unwanted articles such as rocks at a golf course, cigarette butts at a beach and feces in a dairy barn. For a golf course and a beach, a sand groomer mounted on a to a tractor or a separate hand operated unit is often used to go through the sand and find debris. This time consuming process requires more manpower than it should as the operator either has to cover an entire beach or several holes with multiple sand bunkers of sand. The cost-savings of using an automated system would become obvious overtime as the required level of manpower would by thrashed. For a barn, a sand groomer attachment is often attached to a skid steer which will then go through the dairy sand beds and try to level and attempt to clean out the sand.
However, unless an individual goes through each stall and scrapes all of the cows feces out of the stall, the groomer will often work the feces back into the sand and leave it there to be a hub of bacteria. The automated sand groomer no longer requires the sand level of manpower to clean and groom the sand beds as it will perform these tasks simultaneously and provide a more comprehensive clean. This will result in healthier beds for the cattle to lay in which will prevent diseases and less time required by the farmer to maintain the beds.
Detailed Description Of The Invention The automated sand grooming robot will utilize a revolutionary grooming blade on either a fixed-track, mobile-track or mobile-wheeled base in order to groom bodies of uneven sand into a predetermined slope. This has been illustrated in figure one.
The autonomous system will utilize a variety of sensors to prevent collisions and damage. This will include a variety of optical, load cell and pressure sensors that are strategically placed in order to maximize the safety and effectiveness of the system. This should virtually eliminate all possible damage or hazard based incidences involving the robot. This should also virtually maximize the efficiency of the system when collecting waste from the sand. This has been illustrated in figure two.
The grooming blade that the system utilizes includes a portion of the blade that is angled forward to divert sand that is above a certain threshold toward the other part of the blade which is design to have angled, pressure-sensitive grooming blades to provide a proper groom without having to worry about damaging the system. These angled blades will be adjusted and determined on a by-location basis as the angle will be required to be different for different applications (examples include the coarseness of the sand and the tolerance for rocks). The size of the entire blade will vary for each location as stalls vary length. The size of each portion can also be controlled either mechanically or by an automated actuator which can control how much of the entire blade the first portion will take up as this could vary as the job progresses as there may need to be more or less sand diverted based on how much sand is present. The grooming section can occupy almost the full length of the blade if the application deems it necessary. This has been illustrated in figure three and figure four.
The blade will have the option to utilize a conveyer system in order to constantly remove all unwanted articles that are groomed out of the sand into a predetermined disposal location. This will be useful in a dairy barn where feces is either being pushed into a disposal bin or into the alleyway to be either dropped off at a predetermined location or to later be collected by an alley scraper. This has been illustrated in figure five.
Notifications from the system and controls for the system will be available wirelessly and/or wired for the owner of the system. This will be available through computer applications, a website, and/or a phone application that will provide alerts. There will be an onboard control and manual shut-off available in the event the user wanted to take manual-control or wanted to perform an emergency shutdown of the unit. There will be an option for the user to have the controls available wirelessly through a wireless controller or through their personal device. The amount of control a user has can be limited based on where the user is such as if the user is outside a certain threshold for range, it can be programmed so they cannot drive the unit manually but start it to drive autonomously for safety reasons. This has been illustrated in figure two.
The unit will be outfitted with lights and sirens to alert and living organism that it is approaching or nearby. The unit will have the safety feature to stop when it senses that an object is in the way. The farmer would then be notified of this and provided with a live image of what the object is. The farmer could then command the robot to continue or halt. The robot will be encased with protective material so it can bump into objects with harming itself or the object. This has been illustrated in figure two.
The robot will have the option to utilize a guide rail in order to stay on track which will be a bar with multiple grooves available for the robot's spring-loaded rollers to roll across. This will provide a more accurate groom as it will provide the robot with another point of reference when grooming in the event the robot is bumped by an external force. This has been illustrated in figure one and figure six.
A vibrating sand sifter will be present in the unit to ensure that all solid waste it sifted out of the sand to provide cleaner sand. This optional attachment will be available for the user to select. This has been illustrated in figure five.
The robot will have the option for there to be onboard storage for the waste to be kept until it can be disposed of. This will vary for each application but it can be selected and mounted onto the unit at the command of the user. When the additional storage component has been attached, the drive unit may be modified to be mounted onto the container. This has been illustrated in figure five.
The robot will have the capability to have attachments mounted onto the unit after it has been made as new attachments become available.
The robot will be able to work with other systems. An example of this is if the sand groomer is in a barn and notices through its external force sensors that there isn't enough sand, then the sand transportation robot will be able to deliver more sand to the designated location.
This has been illustrated in figure two.
There will be a variety of sensors strategically placed around the robot to improve its safety and its efficiency when performing a task. There is the option for an onboard sand-sifter and onboard storage to be attached for certain applications. More attachments can be attached and utilized as they become available in the future.
Automated Sand Grooming Robot Therefore Will provide an automated way for the user to efficiently groom sand accurately as it utilizes a revolutionary custom blade to effectively clean in any application, without having to be as involved which should overall improve the efficiency of the operation that the groomer is used in.
Background Of The Invention In daily life, sand is used in a variety of applications from the beach to the golf course to a dairy barn. However, the problem with sand is that it can often become contaminated with unwanted articles such as rocks at a golf course, cigarette butts at a beach and feces in a dairy barn. For a golf course and a beach, a sand groomer mounted on a to a tractor or a separate hand operated unit is often used to go through the sand and find debris. This time consuming process requires more manpower than it should as the operator either has to cover an entire beach or several holes with multiple sand bunkers of sand. The cost-savings of using an automated system would become obvious overtime as the required level of manpower would by thrashed. For a barn, a sand groomer attachment is often attached to a skid steer which will then go through the dairy sand beds and try to level and attempt to clean out the sand.
However, unless an individual goes through each stall and scrapes all of the cows feces out of the stall, the groomer will often work the feces back into the sand and leave it there to be a hub of bacteria. The automated sand groomer no longer requires the sand level of manpower to clean and groom the sand beds as it will perform these tasks simultaneously and provide a more comprehensive clean. This will result in healthier beds for the cattle to lay in which will prevent diseases and less time required by the farmer to maintain the beds.
Detailed Description Of The Invention The automated sand grooming robot will utilize a revolutionary grooming blade on either a fixed-track, mobile-track or mobile-wheeled base in order to groom bodies of uneven sand into a predetermined slope. This has been illustrated in figure one.
The autonomous system will utilize a variety of sensors to prevent collisions and damage. This will include a variety of optical, load cell and pressure sensors that are strategically placed in order to maximize the safety and effectiveness of the system. This should virtually eliminate all possible damage or hazard based incidences involving the robot. This should also virtually maximize the efficiency of the system when collecting waste from the sand. This has been illustrated in figure two.
The grooming blade that the system utilizes includes a portion of the blade that is angled forward to divert sand that is above a certain threshold toward the other part of the blade which is design to have angled, pressure-sensitive grooming blades to provide a proper groom without having to worry about damaging the system. These angled blades will be adjusted and determined on a by-location basis as the angle will be required to be different for different applications (examples include the coarseness of the sand and the tolerance for rocks). The size of the entire blade will vary for each location as stalls vary length. The size of each portion can also be controlled either mechanically or by an automated actuator which can control how much of the entire blade the first portion will take up as this could vary as the job progresses as there may need to be more or less sand diverted based on how much sand is present. The grooming section can occupy almost the full length of the blade if the application deems it necessary. This has been illustrated in figure three and figure four.
The blade will have the option to utilize a conveyer system in order to constantly remove all unwanted articles that are groomed out of the sand into a predetermined disposal location. This will be useful in a dairy barn where feces is either being pushed into a disposal bin or into the alleyway to be either dropped off at a predetermined location or to later be collected by an alley scraper. This has been illustrated in figure five.
Notifications from the system and controls for the system will be available wirelessly and/or wired for the owner of the system. This will be available through computer applications, a website, and/or a phone application that will provide alerts. There will be an onboard control and manual shut-off available in the event the user wanted to take manual-control or wanted to perform an emergency shutdown of the unit. There will be an option for the user to have the controls available wirelessly through a wireless controller or through their personal device. The amount of control a user has can be limited based on where the user is such as if the user is outside a certain threshold for range, it can be programmed so they cannot drive the unit manually but start it to drive autonomously for safety reasons. This has been illustrated in figure two.
The unit will be outfitted with lights and sirens to alert and living organism that it is approaching or nearby. The unit will have the safety feature to stop when it senses that an object is in the way. The farmer would then be notified of this and provided with a live image of what the object is. The farmer could then command the robot to continue or halt. The robot will be encased with protective material so it can bump into objects with harming itself or the object. This has been illustrated in figure two.
The robot will have the option to utilize a guide rail in order to stay on track which will be a bar with multiple grooves available for the robot's spring-loaded rollers to roll across. This will provide a more accurate groom as it will provide the robot with another point of reference when grooming in the event the robot is bumped by an external force. This has been illustrated in figure one and figure six.
A vibrating sand sifter will be present in the unit to ensure that all solid waste it sifted out of the sand to provide cleaner sand. This optional attachment will be available for the user to select. This has been illustrated in figure five.
The robot will have the option for there to be onboard storage for the waste to be kept until it can be disposed of. This will vary for each application but it can be selected and mounted onto the unit at the command of the user. When the additional storage component has been attached, the drive unit may be modified to be mounted onto the container. This has been illustrated in figure five.
The robot will have the capability to have attachments mounted onto the unit after it has been made as new attachments become available.
The robot will be able to work with other systems. An example of this is if the sand groomer is in a barn and notices through its external force sensors that there isn't enough sand, then the sand transportation robot will be able to deliver more sand to the designated location.
This has been illustrated in figure two.
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1. The ability for the automated sand grooming robot to utilize a specialized grooming blade.
2. The ability for the grooming blade to be customized and adjusted on a per application basis.
3. The ability for the robot to travel on either a fixed-track, mobile-track or mobile-wheeled base which will vary for each application.
4. The ability for the autonomous system to utilize a variety of sensors to prevent collisions and damage which will include optical, load cell and pressure sensors.
5. The ability for a portion of the blade to be angled forward to divert sand that is above a certain threshold away to a place when there may be a deficiency.
6. The ability for a portion of the blade to have pressure sensitive grooming blades to provide a proper groom without having to worry about damaging the system which will work through the grooming blades being angled on a hinge.
7. The ability for the size of the entire blade to vary for each location as stalls vary length.
8. The ability for the size of each portion to be controlled either mechanically or by an automated actuator. This is so the machine or farmer can control how much of the entire blade the first portion will take up as this could vary as the job progresses as there may need to be more or less sand diverted based on how much sand is present.
9. The ability for the blade to have an option to utilize a conveyer system in order to constantly remove all unwanted articles that are groomed out of the sand into a predetermined disposal location.
10. The ability for notifications from the system and controls for the system to be available wirelessly for the owner of the system.
11. The ability for notifications from the system and controls for the system to be available wired for the owner of the system.
12. The ability for the unit to be outfitted with lights, padding and sirens to alert and living organism that it is approaching or nearby and protect objects that it may bump into as well as protecting itself.
13. The ability for the robot to have the option to utilize a guide rail in order to stay on track which will be a bar with multiple grooves available for the robot's spring-loaded rollers to roll across.
14. The ability for a vibrating sand sifter to be present in the unit to ensure that all solid waste it sifted out of the sand to provide cleaner sand.
15. The ability for the robot to have the option for there to be onboard storage for the waste to be kept until it can be disposed of.
16. The ability for the robot to have the capability to have attachments mounted onto the unit after it has been made as new attachments become available.
17. The ability for communication to be between the system, the server, the onsite computer and any other systems involved will occur through Wi-Fi, cellular, Bluetooth and/or radio.
18. The ability for the size of the rollers on the track(s) to vary based on the application and the mass of the load to be pushed and dragged.
19. The ability for the number of tracks and the number of the rollers on the track(s) to vary based on the application and the mass of the load to be pushed and dragged.
20. The ability for the angle of the grooming blades to have the options to be fully adjustable both mechanically and automatically based on the amount of load on the blades and how often the load on the blades will fluctuate.
21. The ability for the wheeled base to have an option to have additional wheel(s) for support.
22. The ability for areas to utilize malleable and strong material in order to provide a cleaner sweep of the material being groomed.
23. The ability for there to be an option for pressurized air to be utilized as an attachment.
24. The ability for there to be an option for an electric prodder to be utilized as an attachment.
25. The ability for the grooming arm to either be fixed onto a base and tracks or be able to rotate around a base depending on the application.
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| ES2800099A1 (en) * | 2020-07-28 | 2020-12-23 | Univ Madrid Politecnica | MOVING AND SCRAPING MECHANISM FOR CLEANING SAND BEACHES (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) |
| WO2023017093A1 (en) | 2021-08-13 | 2023-02-16 | Cj Surface Grooming Technology Gbr | Autonomous vehicle and method for grooming an equestrian ground |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| ES2800099A1 (en) * | 2020-07-28 | 2020-12-23 | Univ Madrid Politecnica | MOVING AND SCRAPING MECHANISM FOR CLEANING SAND BEACHES (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) |
| WO2023017093A1 (en) | 2021-08-13 | 2023-02-16 | Cj Surface Grooming Technology Gbr | Autonomous vehicle and method for grooming an equestrian ground |
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