公开(公告)号：US10534365B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-14

申请号：US16000732

申请日：2018-06-05

Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.

Inventor： Mark Loosararian ,  Joshua Moore ,  Yizhu Gu ,  Kevin Low ,  Edward Bryner ,  Logan MacKenzie ,  Ian Miller ,  Alvin Chou ,  Todd Joslin

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G01N29/00 ,  G01N29/22 ,  G01N29/265 ,  G01N29/28 ,  B25J9/16 ,  G05D1/00

Abstract: A system includes an inspection robot having mounted sleds, and a number of sensors each mounted to a sled. A couplant chamber is disposed within at least two of the sleds, each couplant chamber between a transducer of the sensor and an inspection surface. Each couplant chamber includes a cone, the cone having a cone tip portion at an inspection surface end, and a sensor mounting end opposite the cone tip portion. A couplant entry for each couplant chamber is at a vertically upper side of the cone in the intended orientation of the inspection robot on the inspection surface.

公开(公告)号：US10481608B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-19

申请号：US15988975

申请日：2018-05-24

Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.

Inventor： Mark Loosararian ,  Joshua Moore ,  Yizhu Gu ,  Kevin Low ,  Edward Bryner ,  Logan MacKenzie ,  Ian Miller ,  Alvin Chou ,  Todd Joslin

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  B25J9/16 ,  G05D1/00

Abstract: A system includes an inspection robot for performing an inspection on an inspection surface with ultrasonic and magnetic induction sensors, the apparatus comprising a position definition circuit structured to determine an inspection robot position on the inspection surface; a data positioning circuit structured to interpret inspection data, and to correlate the inspection data to the inspection robot position on the inspection surface; and wherein the data positioning circuit is further structured to determine position informed inspection data in response to the correlating of the inspection data with the inspection robot position.

公开(公告)号：US20180275673A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-27

申请号：US15989979

申请日：2018-05-25

Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.

Inventor： Mark Loosararian ,  Joshua Moore ,  Yizhu Gu ,  Kevin Low ,  Edward Bryner ,  Logan MacKenzie ,  Ian Miller ,  Alvin Chou ,  Todd Joslin

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  B25J9/16 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/0227 ,  B25J9/1697 ,  B62D57/02 ,  G01N29/00 ,  G01N29/225 ,  G01N29/265 ,  G01N29/28 ,  G01N2291/0258 ,  G01N2291/02854 ,  G01N2291/106 ,  G05B19/00 ,  G05B2219/45066 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/0246 ,  G05D1/0272 ,  G05D1/0274

Abstract: A system includes an apparatus for performing an inspection on an inspection surface with an inspection robot, the apparatus comprising: a controller configured to: interpret inspection data comprising sensed information from a location on an inspection surface; determine a feature of interest is present at the location of the inspection surface in response to the inspection data, and in response to determining the feature of interest is present at the location of the inspection surface, capture image information from the location on the inspection surface, and correlate the captured image information with the inspection data corresponding to the location of the inspection surface.

公开(公告)号：US20180275671A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-27

申请号：US15988975

申请日：2018-05-24

Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.

Inventor： Mark Loosararian ,  Joshua Moore ,  Yizhu Gu ,  Kevin Low ,  Edward Bryner ,  Logan MacKenzie ,  Ian Miller ,  Alvin Chou ,  Todd Joslin

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  B25J9/16 ,  G05D1/00

Abstract: A system includes an inspection robot for performing an inspection on an inspection surface with an inspection robot, the apparatus comprising a position definition circuit structured to determine an inspection robot position on the inspection surface; a data positioning circuit structured to interpret inspection data, and to correlate the inspection data to the inspection robot position on the inspection surface; and wherein the data positioning circuit is further structured to determine position informed inspection data in response to the correlating of the inspection data with the inspection robot position.

公开(公告)号：US20180181136A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-28

申请号：US15853391

申请日：2017-12-22

Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.

Inventor： Mark Loosararian ,  Joshua Moore ,  Yizhu Gu ,  Kevin Low ,  Edward Bryner ,  Logan MacKenzie ,  Ian Miller ,  Alvin Chou ,  Todd Joslin

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B25J9/16

Abstract: A system includes an inspection robot having a number of payloads, a number of arms mounted to the payloads, and a number of sleds mounted to the arms. The system includes a number of sensors, each mounted to a corresponding sled, such that the sensor is operationally coupleable to an inspection surface in contact with a bottom surface of the corresponding sled. A couplant chamber is provided within at least two of the sleds, the couplant chamber between a transducer of a sensor and the inspection surface. The system includes a biasing member for each of the arms, where the biasing member provides a down force on the corresponding sled.