UGV with adaptive stabilizer
US11247737B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 23, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/45066
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) includes a rotary joint having an axis of rotation. A rotary joint actuator is responsive to at least one control signal and is configured to cause a rotatable portion of the rotary joint to rotate relative to the vehicle chassis about the rotary joint axis of rotation. A stabilizer flipper having an elongated length is attached to the rotatable portion. Consequently, rotation of the rotatable portion about the rotary joint axis of rotation results in a change of orientation of the stabilizer flipper relative to the chassis. This change in orientation can range between a lateral direction and an longitudinal direction with respect to the vehicle chassis.
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