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US 12,654,313 · App. 18/960,720 · Granted Jun 16, 2026

Extendable variable-stiffness boom-lift-mounted robot with vibration compensation

Inventors: Molong Duan (Hong Kong, CN); Yi Zhou (Hong Kong, CN)
Assignee: THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
B25J9/162B25J9/1638
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Patent No.
US 12,654,313
App. No.
18/960,720
Granted
Jun 16, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Architectures and techniques are provided for improved vibration compensation for a boom lift-robot-mounted (BLMR) system, which can result in improved BLMR operating precision and safety at a reduced cost. Boom lifts typically contain extendable large-scale, variable-stiffness structures, subject to complex nonlinear static deformation and dynamic motion/gust-induced vibrations. Said vibrations can be compensated for at an end effector of a robot via a Jacobian-based vibration compensation via IMU (JVCI) procedure. The output of the JVCI procedure can rely on IMU feedback and can be combined with other vibration-mitigation techniques, including various feedforward techniques.

Claims (31)

1 . A device, comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, facilitate the performance of operations, comprising:

receiving inertial measurement unit (IMU) data from an IMU device of a boom-lift-mounted robot (BLMR) system, wherein the IMU device is situated proximal to a tip of a boom lift beam that supports a robot device comprising an end effector;

performing a Jacobian-based vibration compensation via IMU (JVCI) procedure configured to compensate for a vibration exhibited at the end effector of the robot device, wherein the JVCI procedure receives JVCI input comprising the IMU data and generates JVCI output indicative of motion due to the vibration; and

based on the JVCI output, updating a movement of the robot device to compensate for the motion due to the vibration exhibited at the end effector.

2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the IMU data comprises an acceleration measurement of the vibration and an angular velocity measurement of the vibration.

3 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the JVCI input further comprises BLMR joint data indicative of an optimal dynamic allocation with a stability of proof of the BLMR system that is based on a linear parameter varying system.

4 . The device of claim 3 , wherein the linear parameter varying system is a function of a Laplace variable suitable for a Laplace transform and a distance variable indicative of an extension state of the boom lift beam in at least one dimension.

5 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the JVCI procedure further comprises reconstructing the vibration based on the IMU data and an extended Kalman filter.

6 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the JVCI procedure further comprises associating a frame of the robot device with a ground frame of the BLMR system based on a three-dimensional Euler angle rotation.

7 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise performing a static deformation compensation (SDC) procedure configured to compensate for static deformation associated with the BLMR system.

8 . The device of claim 7 , wherein the SDC procedure comprises determining a deformation map based on measurements of a laser tracker device.

9 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise performing a time varying input shaper (TVIS) procedure configured to compensate for boom lift vibrations based on a natural frequency of the BLMR system and a damping ratio of the BLMR system.

10 . The device of claim 9 , wherein the TVIS procedure comprises determining the natural frequency and the damping ratio.

11 . The device of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise combining an output of the TVIS procedure with the JVCI output to determine a combined vibration-compensation output, and using the combined vibration-compensation output to update a joint movement of the BLMR system.

12 . A method, comprising:

receiving, by a device comprising at least one processor, inertial measurement unit (IMU) data from an IMU device of a boom-lift-mounted robot (BLMR) system, wherein the IMU device is situated proximal to a tip of a boom lift beam that supports a robot device comprising an end effector;

performing, by the device, a Jacobian-based vibration compensation via IMU (JVCI) process configured to compensate for a vibration exhibited at the end effector of the robot device, wherein the JVCI process receives JVCI input comprising BLMR joint data and the IMU data, and generates JVCI output indicative of motion due to the vibration; and

based on the JVCI output, updating, by the device, a position of the end effector to compensate for the vibration.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the JVCI process further comprises reconstructing, by the device, the vibration based on the IMU data and an extended Kalman filter.

14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the JVCI process further comprises relating, by the device, a frame of the robot device to a ground frame of the BLMR system by a three-dimensional Euler angle rotation.

15 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising performing, by the device, a static deformation compensation (SDC) process configured to compensate for static deformation associated with the BLMR system.

16 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, in response to execution, cause a system comprising a processor to perform operations, comprising:

receiving inertial measurement unit (IMU) data from an IMU device of a boom-lift-mounted robot (BLMR) system, wherein the IMU device is situated proximal to a tip of a boom lift beam structure that supports a robot device comprising an end effector;

performing a Jacobian-based vibration compensation via IMU (JVCI) configured to compensate for a vibration exhibited at the tip of the boom lift beam structure, wherein the JVCI input comprises the IMU data, and generates JVCI output indicative of motion due to the vibration; and

based on the JVCI output, updating a position of the end effector to compensate for the vibration.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the JVCI input further comprises BLMR joint data indicative of an optimal dynamic allocation with a stability of proof of the BLMR system that is based on a linear parameter varying system comprising a Laplace variable suitable for a Laplace transform and a distance variable indicative of an extension state of the boom lift beam structure in at least one dimension.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the JVCI further comprises reconstructing the vibration based on the IMU data and an extended Kalman filter.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise performing a static deformation compensation (SDC) configured to compensate for static deformation associated with the BLMR system.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the operations further comprise combining an output of the SDC with the JVCI output to determine a combined vibration-compensation output, and using the combined vibration-compensation output to update a joint movement of the BLMR system.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 26, 2024
From: DUAN, MOLONG; ZHOU, YI
To: THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63615786 · Dec 29, 2023
Related Publication 20250214232A1 · Jul 3, 2025
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