Hopping robot
Abstract
A robot includes a chassis, a motive subsystem configured to maneuver the chassis, a hopping actuator attached to the chassis and configured to launch the robot, and at least one leg pivotable with respect to the chassis to pitch the chassis upward at a selected launch trajectory angle. A control subsystem automatically actuates and controls the motive subsystem when the robot is airborne and uses the rotational momentum of the motive subsystem to control the attitude of the robot chassis in flight.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Boston Dynamics, Inc., Waltham, MA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1532126
- Patent Number(s):
- 8849451
- Application Number:
- 13/066,276
- Assignee:
- Boston Dynamics, Inc. (Waltham, MA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60B - VEHICLE WHEELS
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B62 - LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS B62D - MOTOR VEHICLES
- DOE Contract Number:
- 878424
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2011-04-11
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Rizzi, Alfred Anthony, Murphy, Michael Patrick, Giarratana, John Joseph, Malchano, Matthew David, Weagle, Christian Allen, and Richburg, Chris Aaron. Hopping robot. United States: N. p., 2014.
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Rizzi, Alfred Anthony, Murphy, Michael Patrick, Giarratana, John Joseph, Malchano, Matthew David, Weagle, Christian Allen, & Richburg, Chris Aaron. Hopping robot. United States.
Rizzi, Alfred Anthony, Murphy, Michael Patrick, Giarratana, John Joseph, Malchano, Matthew David, Weagle, Christian Allen, and Richburg, Chris Aaron. Tue .
"Hopping robot". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1532126.
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title = {Hopping robot},
author = {Rizzi, Alfred Anthony and Murphy, Michael Patrick and Giarratana, John Joseph and Malchano, Matthew David and Weagle, Christian Allen and Richburg, Chris Aaron},
abstractNote = {A robot includes a chassis, a motive subsystem configured to maneuver the chassis, a hopping actuator attached to the chassis and configured to launch the robot, and at least one leg pivotable with respect to the chassis to pitch the chassis upward at a selected launch trajectory angle. A control subsystem automatically actuates and controls the motive subsystem when the robot is airborne and uses the rotational momentum of the motive subsystem to control the attitude of the robot chassis in flight.},
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year = {2014},
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