Highly mobile robot for remote inspection
Abstract
A robotic vehicle can include a plurality of motors coupled to a plurality of gearboxes, each gearbox of the plurality of gearboxes configured to be rotated, a plurality of nested driveshafts coupled to the plurality of gearboxes and including at least a first driveshaft and a second driveshaft, and a plurality of appendages operably coupled to the plurality of gearboxes. A particular appendage of the plurality of appendages can be configured to be rotated in response to a rotational motion of the first driveshaft. The robotic vehicle can include a plurality of wheels coupled to the plurality of appendages and configured to rotate about a plurality of wheel axles. Each wheel of the plurality of wheels can be configured to cause the robotic vehicle to be transported across a contacting surface in response to the rotational motion of the second driveshaft.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1924863
- Patent Number(s):
- 11376940
- Application Number:
- 16/704,224
- Assignee:
- University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated (Gainesville, FL)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60K - ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60Y - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY
- DOE Contract Number:
- EM0004384
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 12/05/2019
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Crane, Carl D., Ridgeway, Shannon, and Williams, Tim. Highly mobile robot for remote inspection. United States: N. p., 2022.
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Crane, Carl D., Ridgeway, Shannon, & Williams, Tim. Highly mobile robot for remote inspection. United States.
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"Highly mobile robot for remote inspection". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1924863.
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abstractNote = {A robotic vehicle can include a plurality of motors coupled to a plurality of gearboxes, each gearbox of the plurality of gearboxes configured to be rotated, a plurality of nested driveshafts coupled to the plurality of gearboxes and including at least a first driveshaft and a second driveshaft, and a plurality of appendages operably coupled to the plurality of gearboxes. A particular appendage of the plurality of appendages can be configured to be rotated in response to a rotational motion of the first driveshaft. The robotic vehicle can include a plurality of wheels coupled to the plurality of appendages and configured to rotate about a plurality of wheel axles. Each wheel of the plurality of wheels can be configured to cause the robotic vehicle to be transported across a contacting surface in response to the rotational motion of the second driveshaft.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2022},
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