Self-stabilizing autonomous devices and use thereof in autonomous vehicles
US10816340B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 29, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/027
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Self-stabilizing autonomous devices and use thereof in autonomous vehicles are disclosed herein. An example device can include a body member having a central axis extending therethrough, a delivery platform disposed on a first end of the body member, a translation assembly disposed on a second end of the body member, a ballast assembly, and a controller that is configured to control operation of at least one of the translation assembly or the ballast assembly so as to balance forces exerted on the device and maintain the delivery platform in a desired orientation as the device moves across an operating surface.
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