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Mobility platform coupling device and method for coupling mobility platforms

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OSTI ID:874910
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  1. Albuquerque, NM
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A coupling device for connecting a first mobility platform to a second mobility platform in tandem. An example mobility platform is a robot. The coupling device has a loose link mode for normal steering conditions and a locking position, tight link mode for navigation across difficult terrain and across obstacles, for traversing chasms, and for navigating with a reduced footprint in tight steering conditions.

Research Organization:
SANDIA CORP
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
Patent Number(s):
US 6488306
OSTI ID:
874910
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (1)

Robotic all-terrain lunar exploration rover (RATLER) FY93 program status report report October 1994

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