IP Library Granted Patent US 12692713
Granted Patent B1
US 12692713 · App. 19/267,413 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Structural units and methods of modular manufacturing of structural units

Inventor: Andrew Morgan (Guelph, CA)
Assignee: Ascension Automation Solutions Ltd.
E04G21/161B25J9/162B25J9/1687B25J9/1697
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Patent No.
US 12692713
App. No.
19/267,413
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B1
Abstract

A method for modular manufacturing of a structural unit, the method including affixing a plurality of structural components to an automated assembly system, wherein the plurality of structural components includes at least one roof and at least one wall, orienting the plurality of structural components using the automated assembly system, securing each of the plurality of structural components together using one or more precision locking mechanisms, forming a structural unit with the plurality of structural components and removing the automated assembly system from the structural unit.

Claims (31)

1 . A method for modular manufacturing of a structural unit, the method comprising:

affixing a plurality of structural components to an automated assembly system, wherein the plurality of structural components comprises at least one roof and at least one wall;

orienting the plurality of structural components using the automated assembly system, wherein orienting the plurality of structural components comprises:

identifying a defective component within the plurality of structural components using a machine vision system of the automated assembly system;

triggering an automatic intervention by activating an auxiliary robotic arm of the automated assembly system to remove the defective component; and

replacing the defective component with another structural component using the automated assembly system;

securing each of the plurality of structural components together using one or more precision locking mechanisms;

forming a structural unit from the plurality of structural components; and

removing the automated assembly system from the structural unit.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the automated assembly system comprises one or more robotic arm assemblies.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein orienting the plurality of structural components using the automated assembly system comprises:

receiving, by the automated assembly system, a digital blueprint associated with the structural unit; and

orienting, by the automated assembly system, the plurality of structural components as a function of the digital blueprint.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein orienting the plurality of structural components comprises adjusting a height of a first structural component of the plurality of structural components relative to a height of a second structural component of the plurality of structural components.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the machine vision system is configured to identify the plurality of structural components.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein:

the machine vision system is communicatively connected to a quality control module; and

orienting the plurality of structural components using the automated assembly system comprises identifying one or more structural defects within the plurality of structural components using the machine vision system and the quality control module.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more precision locking mechanisms comprise a NAAMS-standard tooling fixture.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the automated assembly system comprises a plurality of dimensional verification sensors configured to monitor at least a spacing tolerance between one or more structural components of the plurality of structural components.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein orienting the plurality of structural components comprises:

continuously monitoring the one or more structural components using the plurality of dimensional verification sensors; and

dynamically orienting the plurality of structural components as a function of the continuous monitoring.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein:

the automated assembly system further comprises:

a central controller comprising at least a processor; and

at least one actuator communicatively connected to the central controller and coupled to at least one robotic arm assembly; and

dynamically orienting the plurality of structural components comprises:

receiving, by a controller communicatively connected to the automated assembly system, positional data from the plurality of dimensional verification sensors;

generating, by the controller, one or more orientation commands as a function of the positional data; and

manipulating, by the controller, the at least one robotic arm assembly by actuating the at least one actuator as a function of the one or more orientation commands.