AUTOMATICALLY GUIDED TOOLS
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1. A system to position a working member of a tool, comprising:
- a frame coupled to the tool;
the working member coupled to the tool, the working member configured to move relative to the frame;
one or more sensors configured to obtain information indicative of a location of the frame relative to a material;
a display device;
one or more processors communicatively coupled to the display device, the one or more processors configured to;
determine, based on the location of the frame, a location of the working member relative to the frame;
register a design to be rendered on the material, the design comprising one or more paths defined by a plurality of coordinates in a plurality of dimensions;
display, via the display device, a path of the one or more paths; and
display, via the display device, an indication of the location of the working member relative to the frame.
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Abstract
A position correcting system, method and tool for guiding a tool during its use based on its location relative to the material being worked on. Provided is a system and tool which uses its auto correcting technology to precisely rout or cut material. The invention provides a camera which is used to track the visual features of the surface of the material being cut to build a map and locate an image on that map used to reference the location of the tool for auto-correction of the cutting path.
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21 Claims
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1. A system to position a working member of a tool, comprising:
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a frame coupled to the tool; the working member coupled to the tool, the working member configured to move relative to the frame; one or more sensors configured to obtain information indicative of a location of the frame relative to a material; a display device; one or more processors communicatively coupled to the display device, the one or more processors configured to; determine, based on the location of the frame, a location of the working member relative to the frame; register a design to be rendered on the material, the design comprising one or more paths defined by a plurality of coordinates in a plurality of dimensions; display, via the display device, a path of the one or more paths; and display, via the display device, an indication of the location of the working member relative to the frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of cutting a material using a working member of a tool, comprising:
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obtaining, by one or more processors of the tool via one or more sensors, information indicating a position of the tool; identifying, by the one or more processors, a cutting path for the working member of the tool; displaying, by the one or more processors via a display device of the tool, one or more indications of the position of the tool and the cutting path for the working member; advancing the tool in a direction to place the working member at a first position within a target range of the cutting path, the first position different from the cutting path; determining, by the tool, a second position for the working member based on a difference between the first position and the cutting path; and moving, by one or more motors of the tool, the working member from the first position not on the cutting path to the second position on the cutting path. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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