Kenneth W Tucker

US Patent:

20170106880, Apr 20, 2017

Filed:

Dec 23, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/390285

Inventors:

- Waltham MA, US
Kenneth A. Tucker - Tucson AZ, US

International Classification:

B61C 7/00
B61L 25/02

Abstract:

A cradle drive system includes a cradle drive sled. The sled includes a pin configured to mechanically couple the sled to a cradle. The cradle is configured to hold a hardware load for movement along a factory rail. The sled also includes a power interface configured to provide torque to move a hardware load. The sled further includes processing circuitry configured to, in response to determining that the sled is mechanically coupled to the cradle, transfer the cradle and hardware load longitudinally along the factory rail.

US Patent:

20140331889, Nov 13, 2014

Filed:

May 7, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/889161

Inventors:

- Waltham MA, US
Kenneth A. Tucker - Tucson AZ, US

Assignee:

Raytheon Company - Waltham MA

International Classification:

B61C 7/00
B61G 5/00
B61L 25/02

US Classification:

104287, 246122 R, 213 75 R

Abstract:

A cradle drive system includes a cradle drive sled. The sled includes a pin configured to mechanically couple the sled to a cradle. The cradle is configured to hold a hardware load for movement along a factory rail. The sled also includes a power interface configured to provide torque to move a hardware load. The sled further includes processing circuitry configured to, in response to determining that the sled is mechanically coupled to the cradle, transfer the cradle and hardware load longitudinally along the factory rail.