Mobile robot for locomotion through a 3-D periodic lattice environment
US11001319B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 27, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 11, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25J15/0213
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A class of robots specifically adapted to climb periodic lattices. These “relative robots” are designed for a specific lattice structure and use the regularity of the structure to simplify path planning, align with minimal feedback, and reduce the number of degrees of freedom (DOF) required to locomote. These robots can perform vital inspection and repair tasks within the structure that larger truss construction robots cannot perform without modifying the structure. A particular embodiment is a robot designed to traverse a cubooctahedral (CubOct) cellular solids lattice using only two motions: climbing and turning.
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