Interference check device

This device helps prevent collisions between objects, such as robots and their environment, by creating simplified digital models. It takes an initial enclosing cuboid for an object and refines it into a simpler model using a limited number of basic shapes. The device then picks the smallest possible model that can be processed within a set computing budget to perform a collision check.

Why it matters: Filed before the widespread adoption of real-time simulation and GPU-accelerated computing. Today, the computational upper-limit amount can be significantly higher, allowing for more detailed models and faster interference checks in complex robotic environments.

Status: ExpiredProtection ended and was never renewed
How hard to build: SpecializedSoftware logic, geometric modeling, collision detection algorithms.

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