SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GUIDED TOOLS
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1. A system to position a working member of a tool, comprising:
- a base coupled to the tool;
a computing device comprising one or more processors;
a sensor communicatively coupled to the computing device;
a motor controlled by the computing device;
the computing device configured to;
identify, via the sensor, a first value of a parameter indicative of an amount of force exerted by a portion of the base towards a working surface;
instruct the motor to extend the working member towards the working surface;
identify, via the sensor with the working member in contact with the working surface, a second value of the parameter;
compare the first value of the parameter with the second value of the parameter to identify a difference between the first value and the second value; and
determine a z-axis position of the working member relative to the working surface based on the difference between the first value and the second value greater than a threshold.
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to calibrating position detection for a tool. The tool can use a sensor to detect a first value of a parameter. The tool can use a motor to extend the working member of the tool towards a working surface. The tool can include a base. The tool can detect, with the working member in contact with the working service, a second value of the parameter. The tool can determine a z-axis position of the working member relative to the working surface.
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24 Claims
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1. A system to position a working member of a tool, comprising:
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a base coupled to the tool; a computing device comprising one or more processors; a sensor communicatively coupled to the computing device; a motor controlled by the computing device; the computing device configured to; identify, via the sensor, a first value of a parameter indicative of an amount of force exerted by a portion of the base towards a working surface; instruct the motor to extend the working member towards the working surface; identify, via the sensor with the working member in contact with the working surface, a second value of the parameter; compare the first value of the parameter with the second value of the parameter to identify a difference between the first value and the second value; and determine a z-axis position of the working member relative to the working surface based on the difference between the first value and the second value greater than a threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of positioning of a working member of a tool, comprising:
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detecting, by a sensor communicatively coupled to a computing device comprising one or more processors, a first value of a parameter for a first vertical position of a base of the tool; extending, by a motor controlled by the computing device, the working member towards the working surface; detecting, by the sensor with the working member in contact with the working surface, a second value of the parameter indicating a second vertical position of the base of the tool; comparing, by the computing device, the first value of the parameter with the second value of the parameter to determine a change in vertical position of the base of the tool; and determining, by the computing device, a z-axis position of the working member relative to the working surface based on the change in the vertical position of the base of the tool. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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