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公开(公告)号:US12013705B2
公开(公告)日:2024-06-18
申请号:US18341991
申请日:2023-06-27
Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.
Inventor: Mark Loosararian , Joshua Moore , Yizhu Gu , Kevin Low , Edward Bryner , Logan MacKenzie , Ian Miller , Alvin Chou , Todd Joslin
IPC: G01N29/00 , B25J5/00 , B25J9/00 , B25J9/10 , B25J9/16 , B25J13/08 , B25J19/00 , B25J19/02 , B60B19/00 , B60G17/015 , B60G17/02 , B60G21/00 , B62D37/04 , B62D57/02 , B62D57/024 , G01B7/06 , G01B11/06 , G01B11/24 , G01B11/30 , G01B17/02 , G01B17/06 , G01B17/08 , G01J3/50 , G01K13/00 , G01N29/04 , G01N29/22 , G01N29/265 , G01N29/28 , G05B19/00 , G05D1/00 , G01M3/04 , G01N21/00 , G01N21/88 , G01N27/82 , G01N29/07 , G05B15/02
CPC classification number: G05D1/0227 , B25J5/007 , B25J9/0009 , B25J9/0015 , B25J9/102 , B25J9/1602 , B25J9/1617 , B25J9/162 , B25J9/1633 , B25J9/1664 , B25J9/1666 , B25J9/1669 , B25J9/1679 , B25J9/1697 , B25J13/088 , B25J19/0029 , B25J19/02 , B60B19/006 , B60G17/015 , B60G17/02 , B60G21/002 , B60G21/007 , B62D37/04 , B62D57/02 , B62D57/024 , G01B7/105 , G01B11/0616 , G01B11/24 , G01B11/303 , G01B17/02 , G01B17/025 , G01B17/06 , G01B17/08 , G01J3/50 , G01K13/00 , G01N29/00 , G01N29/225 , G01N29/265 , G01N29/28 , G05B19/00 , G05D1/0016 , G05D1/0088 , G05D1/0094 , G05D1/0246 , G05D1/0272 , G05D1/0274 , G01M3/04 , G01N21/88 , G01N27/82 , G01N29/04 , G01N29/07 , G01N2291/011 , G01N2291/0231 , G01N2291/0258 , G01N2291/02854 , G01N2291/0289 , G01N2291/044 , G01N2291/051 , G01N2291/106 , G01N2291/2634 , G01N2291/2636 , G05B15/02 , G05B2219/45066
Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for acoustic inspection of a surface are described. An example system may include an inspection robot structured to traverse an inspection surface in a direction of travel. The inspection robot may include a payload having a plurality of arms, connected to the inspection robot, to rotate around respective ones of a plurality of axes while the inspection robot traverses the inspection surface, where each of the plurality of axes is in the direction of travel. A plurality of sleds may be connected to the plurality of arms, and a plurality of inspection sensors connected to the plurality of sleds. The plurality of inspection sensors may be spaced apart from each other at adjustable positions to inspect the inspection surface at an adjustable resolution.
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公开(公告)号:US20220011777A1
公开(公告)日:2022-01-13
申请号:US17484643
申请日:2021-09-24
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 , G01N29/00 , G01N29/22 , G01N29/265 , G01N29/28 , B62D57/02 , G05B19/00 , G01B17/02 , B25J5/00 , B60B19/00 , G01B7/06 , B25J9/16 , G05D1/00
Abstract: A system includes an inspection robot having a plurality of input sensors, the plurality of input sensors distributed horizontally relative to an inspection surface and configured to provide inspection data of the inspection surface at selected horizontal positions; a controller, comprising: a position definition circuit structured to determine an inspection robot position of the inspection robot on the inspection surface; a data positioning circuit structured to interpret the 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.
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公开(公告)号:US11157012B2
公开(公告)日:2021-10-26
申请号:US15988999
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 , G01N29/00 , G01N29/22 , G01N29/265 , G01N29/28 , G01B17/02 , B25J5/00 , G01B7/06 , G05D1/00 , G01N29/07 , B62D57/02 , G05B19/00 , B60B19/00 , B25J9/16
Abstract: A system includes an inspection robot having a plurality of acoustic sensors coupleable to an inspection surface through a couplant chamber defining a delay line therebetween; the plurality of acoustic sensors configured to provide raw acoustic data; a controller, comprising: an acoustic data circuit structured to interpret the raw acoustic data; a thickness processing circuit structured to determine a primary mode value and a primary mode score value in response to the raw acoustic data; and wherein the thickness processing circuit is further structured to determine a thickness value in response to the primary mode value and the primary mode score value.
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公开(公告)号:US10884423B2
公开(公告)日:2021-01-05
申请号:US15997534
申请日:2018-06-04
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 , G05B19/00 , G01B17/02 , G01B7/06 , G01N29/28 , B62D57/02 , B25J5/00 , B60B19/00 , B25J9/16 , G05D1/00 , G01N29/07
Abstract: A system includes an inspection robot having a plurality of input sensors comprising a plurality of magnetic induction sensors and configured to provide inspection data of an inspection surface, wherein the inspection data comprises electromagnetic (EM) induction data, and wherein the plurality of input sensors are distributed horizontally relative to the inspection surface; wherein at least a portion of the inspection surface comprises a ferrous substrate having a non-ferrous coating thereupon; a controller, comprising: an EM data circuit structured to interpret the EM induction data, and to determine a substrate distance value in response to the EM induction data; and a thickness processing circuit structured to determine a thickness value in response to the EM induction data, the thickness value comprising a thickness of the non-ferrous coating.
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公开(公告)号:US20200159237A1
公开(公告)日:2020-05-21
申请号:US16687094
申请日:2019-11-18
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 , G05B19/00 , B62D57/02 , G01B7/06 , B60B19/00 , B25J5/00 , G01B17/02 , G01N29/28 , G01N29/265 , G01N29/22 , G01N29/00 , G05D1/00 , B25J9/16
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, wherein the position informed inspection data comprises absolute position data.
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公开(公告)号:US20180275675A1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-27
申请号:US15997545
申请日:2018-06-04
Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.
Inventor: Mark Loosararian , Joshua Moore , Yizhu Gu , Kevin Low , Edward Bryner , Logan MacKenzie , Ian Miller , Alvin Chou , Todd Joslin
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 inspection robot having an input sensor comprising a laser profiler and a plurality of wheels structured to engage a curved portion of an inspection surface, wherein the laser profiler is configured to provide laser profiler data of the inspection surface; a controller, comprising: a profiler data circuit structured to interpret the laser profiler data; determine a feature of interest is present at a location of the inspection surface in response to the laser profiler data; and wherein the feature of interest comprises a shape description of the inspection surface at the location of the feature of interest.
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公开(公告)号:US20180275670A1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-27
申请号:US15988969
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
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, where the sleds comprise an upper portion coupled to a replaceable lower portion, the replaceable lower portion having a bottom surface shaped to accommodate an inspection surface; and an inspection sensor coupled to the upper portion of the one of the plurality of sleds such that the sensor is operationally couplable to the inspection surface.
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公开(公告)号:US20180267554A1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-20
申请号:US15988985
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
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 inspection robot, comprising a plurality of wheels that engage an inspection surface; a plurality of sensors positioned to interrogate the inspection surface; and wherein the plurality of wheels each comprise a first magnetic hub coupled to a second magnetic hub, and wherein the plurality of wheels further define a channel between the magnetic hubs.
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公开(公告)号:US11518031B2
公开(公告)日:2022-12-06
申请号:US16869700
申请日:2020-05-08
Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.
Inventor: Edward A. Bryner , Kevin Y. Low , Joshua D. Moore , Dillon R. Jourde , Mark J. Loosararian , Edwin H. Cho , Katherine Virginia Denner , Yizhu Gu , Ian Miller , Alvin Chou , Mark Cho , Francesco H. Trogu , Domenic P. Rodriguez
IPC: B25J9/16 , B25J9/00 , G05D1/00 , G01B11/24 , G01B17/06 , G01B17/08 , B25J19/00 , B25J19/02 , B25J5/00 , G05D1/02 , B25J9/10 , G01B11/06 , G01B11/30 , G01B17/02 , G01J3/50 , G01K13/00 , B25J13/08
Abstract: System and methods for traversing an obstacle with an inspection robot are disclosed. An example system may include an inspection robot including an obstacle sensor to interrogate an inspection surface. The example may further include an obstacle sensory data circuit to interpret obstacle sensory data provided by the obstacle sensor, an obstacle processing circuit to determine refined obstacle data, and an obstacle notification circuit to generate and provide obstacle notification data to a user interface device. The example system may further include a user interface circuit to interpret a user request value from the user interface device, and to determine an obstacle response command value in response to the user request value; and an obstacle configuration circuit to provide the obstacle response command value to the inspection robot during the interrogating of the inspection surface.
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公开(公告)号:US10895878B2
公开(公告)日:2021-01-19
申请号:US15988985
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 , B62D57/02 , G05B19/00 , B25J5/00 , B60B19/00 , G01N29/00 , G01N29/22 , G01N29/265 , G01N29/28 , G01B17/02 , G01B7/06 , B25J9/16 , G05D1/00 , G01N29/07
Abstract: A system includes an inspection robot, comprising a plurality of wheels that engage an inspection surface; a plurality of sensors positioned to interrogate the inspection surface; and wherein the plurality of wheels each comprise a first magnetic hub coupled to a second magnetic hub, and wherein the plurality of wheels further define a channel between the magnetic hubs.
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