Systems and methods employing a rotary track for machining and manufacturing

Abstract From the Canadian patent

The systems and methods described herein include hexapod systems Stewart , platform systems and other mechanical movement systems in which a set of , independently moveable trucks support legs that couple to a working surface capable of holding a machine tool or other end-effector and preferably , wherein the trucks travel across a reference surface such as around the , circumference of a circle or along some other pre-defined geometrical pattern or track. For example, as described herein the systems include Stewart , platform machines that have six supportive legs each of which connects to a truck that can travel independently along a track. By coordinating the movement of these six …