SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A BEAM CUTTING PROCESS FOR A WALL PANEL

1 . A method, comprising:

receiving, at a control system of a beam cutting system, one or more parameters indicative of a configuration for cutting a wall panel including a first path and a second path;

receiving, at a platform of the beam cutting system, the wall panel, where the wall panel includes a first edge and a second edge defined opposite to the first edge;

aligning, by a horizontal alignment gate of the beam cutting system, the first edge of the wall panel against the horizontal alignment gate such that the wall panel is aligned in a horizontal plane;

immobilizing, by a vertical alignment clamp assembly, the wall panel against the platform;

simultaneously cutting the wall panel along the first path by a first harp assembly forming a first standardized edge having a first horizontal void along the wall panel and along the second path by a second harp assembly forming a second standardized edge having a second horizontal void along the wall panel, wherein the first path and the second path are mirrored relative to one another and wherein a first cutting element of the first harp assembly and a second cutting element of the second harp assembly are parallel with one another;

releasing the wall panel from the vertical alignment clamp assembly;

positioning the horizontal alignment gate in a second upward position; and

removing the wall panel from the platform through an exit void left by the horizontal alignment gate.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

positioning a plurality of vertical alignment clamps of the vertical alignment clamp assembly over the wall panel, each vertical alignment clamp having a planar clamp element and being operable for translation along a vertical axis and along the horizontal plane; and

actuating the plurality of vertical alignment clamps in a downward vertical direction along the vertical axis such that each respective planar clamp element of the plurality of vertical alignment clamps contact a first face of the wall panel.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

actuating the plurality of vertical alignment clamps in an upward vertical direction along the vertical axis such that each respective planar clamp element of the plurality of vertical alignment clamps release the wall panel to release the wall panel.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

simultaneously actuating the first harp assembly and the second harp assembly in a downward vertical direction along a vertical axis towards the wall panel;

simultaneously actuating the first harp assembly in a first lateral direction along the first path and the second harp assembly in a second lateral direction along the second path, the first lateral direction being opposite from the second lateral direction;

simultaneously actuating the first harp assembly in the second lateral direction along the first path and the second harp assembly in the first lateral direction along the second path; and

simultaneously actuating the first harp assembly and the second harp assembly in an upward vertical direction along the vertical axis and away from the wall panel.

5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

simultaneously actuating the first harp assembly in the first lateral direction and the downward vertical direction along the first path yielding a first half of a first curve and the second harp assembly in the second lateral direction and the downward vertical direction along the second path yielding a first half of a second curve; and

simultaneously actuating the first harp assembly in the second lateral direction and the downward vertical direction along the first path yielding a second half of the first curve and the second harp assembly in the second lateral direction and the downward vertical direction along the second path yielding a second half of the second curve.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

applying a current to a first cutting element of a first harp assembly and a second cutting element of a second harp assembly such that the first cutting element and the second cutting element reach a specified temperature.

7 . A beam cutting system, comprising:

a platform configured to receive a wall panel for cutting;

a horizontal alignment gate operable for actuation between a first downward position and a second upward position, wherein the horizontal alignment gate is operable to align the wall panel in a horizontal plane along the platform;

a vertical alignment clamp assembly operable for actuation in a first downward direction along a vertical axis and a second upward direction along the vertical axis;

a first harp assembly having a first cutting element and operable for actuation along a first path, wherein actuation of the first harp along the first path when the wall panel is present along the platform results in a first standardized edge having a first horizontal void along the wall panel;

a second harp assembly having a second cutting element and operable for actuation along a second path, wherein actuation of second first harp along the second path when the wall panel is present along the platform results in a second standardized edge having a second horizontal void along the wall panel and wherein the second cutting element is parallel with the first cutting element; and

a control system including:

a processor in communication with a memory, the memory including instructions, which, when executed, cause the processor to:

receive, at the control system, one or more parameters indicative of a configuration for cutting a wall panel including a first path and a second path, wherein the first path and the second path are mirrored relative to one another;

actuate the horizontal alignment gate to a first downward position for alignment of the wall panel positioned along the platform within the horizontal plane;

actuate the vertical alignment clamp assembly against the wall panel positioned along the platform such that the wall panel is immobilized along the platform by the vertical alignment clamp assembly;

simultaneously actuate the first harp assembly along the first path the second harp assembly along the second path; and

actuate the vertical alignment clamp assembly away from the wall panel positioned along the platform wall panel to release the wall panel.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the memory of the control system further includes instructions, which, when executed, cause the processor to:

simultaneously actuate the first harp assembly and the second harp assembly in a downward vertical direction along a vertical axis towards the wall panel;

simultaneously actuate the first harp assembly in a first lateral direction along the first path and the second harp assembly in a second lateral direction along the second path, the first lateral direction being opposite from the second lateral direction;

simultaneously actuate the first harp assembly in the second lateral direction along the first path and the second harp assembly in the first lateral direction along the second path; and

simultaneously actuate the first harp assembly and the second harp assembly in an upward vertical direction along the vertical axis and away from the wall panel.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the memory of the control system further includes instructions, which, when executed, cause the processor to:

simultaneously actuate the first harp assembly in the first lateral direction and the downward vertical direction along the first path yielding a first half of a first curve and the second harp assembly in the second lateral direction and the downward vertical direction along the second path yielding a first half of a second curve; and

simultaneously actuate the first harp assembly in the second lateral direction and the downward vertical direction along the first path yielding a second half of the first curve and the second harp assembly in the second lateral direction and the downward vertical direction along the second path yielding a second half of the second curve.

10 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the memory of the control system further includes instructions, which, when executed, cause the processor to:

apply, at a first temperature control module, a current to the first cutting element of the first harp assembly such that the first cutting element reaches a specified temperature; and

apply, at a second temperature control module, a current to the second cutting element of the second harp assembly such that the second cutting element reaches a specified temperature.

11 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the memory of the control system further includes instructions, which, when executed, cause the processor to:

actuate the horizontal alignment gate to the second upward position to open an exit void.

12 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the memory of the control system further includes instructions, which, when executed, cause the processor to:

actuate the first harp assembly or the second harp assembly in a lateral direction along the platform based on a specified height of the wall panel.