An apparatus and method for supporting an object (104;112;300). In one illustrative embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a support structure (122;400), a positioning system (124;402), and a retention system (126;404). The positioning system may be associated with the support structure and configured to position the support structure with respect to a number of linear axes. The retention system may be associated with the support structure. The retention system may be configured to retain a portion of an object and move the portion of the object towards a platform (108;113) such that the portion of the object substantially conforms to a shape of the platform.
Modular and reconfigurable support system
2016-01-13
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B23P Sonstige Metallbearbeitung , OTHER WORKING OF METAL / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B65F GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE , Sammeln oder Entfernen von Haus- oder ähnlichem Müll / B66F HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING, OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD , Hub-, Verhol- oder Schubvorrichtungen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen, z.B. Vorrichtungen mit unmittelbarer Krafteinwirkung auf die Last / G05B Steuer- oder Regelsysteme allgemein , CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL |