Docking station for the mechanical alignment of an autonomous robotic platform
USRE50363E1 · kind E1 · reissue
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 17, 2022 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
Various embodiments are directed to a docking station for the mechanical alignment of an autonomous robotic platform. A correlator may receive the wheels of a moving autonomous robotic platform. A first set of rollers in the correlator may align the wheels, in a substantially linear direction, into a space created by a second set of rollers attached to a frame of a backstop. The second set of rollers may continue to align the wheels of the moving autonomous robotic platform until the wheels come in contact with a stopping roller coupled to the backstop. The stopping roller may be vertically oriented at a height above a wheel radius of the autonomous robotic platform. The stopping roller provides a force to prevent further forward travel. Upon being stopped by the stopping roller, the autonomous robotic platform is positioned for mating with charging contacts in the docking station.
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