Method of drilling a ground using a robobtic arm

Laredj Benchikh (1) , Daniel Perpezat (2) , Lotfi Beji (1) , Sara Cascarino (2)

1 IBISC - Informatique, Biologie Intégrative et Systèmes Complexes
2 Soletanche Bachy

The invention relates to a method of drilling a ground along a drilling direction, in which: at least one first and one second drilling tube (40, 42) are provided; an articulated and motorized manipulation arm (12) is provided, equipped with a gripping member (30); the first drilling tube (40) is grasped using the gripping member (30); the gripping member is moved along the drilling direction in order to sink the first drilling tube into the ground, the gripping member releases the first drilling tube; then the second drilling tube is grasped and the second drilling tube is fixed to the first drilling tube; and the gripping member is moved in order to sink the first and second drilling tubes into the ground.

Domaines: Robotique [cs.RO]

Laredj Benchikh, Daniel Perpezat, Lotfi Beji, Sara Cascarino. Method of drilling a ground using a robobtic arm. France, Patent n° : WO 2016005701 A2. 2016. ⟨hal-01275171⟩