Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems, methods, and apparatus for tracking location of an inspection robot
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Application No.: US16869656Application Date: 2020-05-08
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Publication No.: US11648671B2Publication Date: 2023-05-16
- Inventor: Edward A. Bryner , Kevin Y. Low , Joshua D. Moore , Dillon R. Jourde , Edwin H. Cho , William J. Pridgen , Domenic P. Rodriguez , Jeffrey J. Mrkonich , Mark Cho , Francesco H. Trogu , Benjamin A. Guise , Todd Joslin , Logan A. MacKenzie , Ian Miller , Alexander C. Watt
- Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US PA Pittsburgh
- Assignee: Gecko Robotics, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Gecko Robotics, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Pittsburgh
- Agency: GTC Law Group PC & Affiliates
- Main IPC: B25J9/16
- IPC: B25J9/16 ; B25J5/00 ; B25J9/00 ; B25J9/10 ; B25J13/08 ; B25J19/02 ; G05D1/02 ; B25J19/00 ; G01B11/06 ; G01B11/24 ; G01B11/30 ; G01B17/02 ; G01B17/06 ; G01B17/08 ; G01J3/50 ; G01K13/00 ; G05D1/00 ; B60G17/015 ; B60G17/02 ; B60G21/00 ; B62D37/04 ; B62D57/024 ; G01M3/04 ; G01N21/88 ; G01N27/82 ; G01N29/04 ; G05B15/02

Abstract:
Systems, methods, and apparatus for tracking location of an inspection robot are disclosed. An example apparatus for tracking inspection data may include an inspection chassis having a plurality of inspection sensors configured to interrogate an inspection surface, a first drive module and a second drive module, both coupled to the inspection chassis. The first and second drive module may each include a passive encoder wheel and a non-contact sensor positioned in proximity to the passive encoder wheel, wherein the non-contact sensor provides a movement value corresponding to the first passive encoder wheel. An inspection position circuit may determine a relative position of the inspection chassis in response to the movement values from the first and second drive modules.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200262072A1 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING LOCATION OF AN INSPECTION ROBOT Public/Granted day:2020-08-20
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