INSPECTION ROBOTS WITH CENTER ENCODERS

    公开(公告)号:US20220331979A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-20

    申请号:US17729070

    申请日:2022-04-26

    Abstract: Inspection robots with center encoders are described. An example inspection robot may have a housing, and a drive module, where the drive module has a wheel and a motor and is operatively coupled to the housing., The example inspection robot may also have an encoder to provide a movement value, where the encoder is positioned within a footprint of the housing. The example inspection robot may also have a controller with an encoder conversion circuit to calculate a distance value in response to the movement value, a location circuit to determine at least one of a robot location value or a robot speed value, and a position command circuit to provide a position action command in response to the robot location value or the robot speed value. The drive module may be responsive to the position action command to move the inspection robot.

    INSPECTION ROBOTS WITH INDEPENDENT DRIVE MODULE SUSPENSION

    公开(公告)号:US20220334087A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-20

    申请号:US17727294

    申请日:2022-04-22

    Abstract: Inspection robots with independent drive module suspension are described. An example inspection robot may have a housing with a first connector on a first side of the housing, and a second connector on a second side of the housing. A first drive module, having at least one wheel and a first motor, may be operatively coupled to the first connector, and a second drive module, having at least one wheel and a first motor, may be operatively coupled to the second connector. The first and second drive modules may be coupled by a drive connector.

    INSPECTION ROBOTS WITH A PAYLOAD ENGAGEMENT DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20220331980A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-20

    申请号:US17740475

    申请日:2022-05-10

    Abstract: Inspection robots with a payload engagement device are described. An example inspection robot may have a housing, a drive module, having at least one wheel and a motor, where the drive module is operatively coupled to the housing. The example inspection robot may also have a payload coupled to the drive module, where the payload includes a sensor mounted to the payload, and a payload engagement device operationally coupled to the drive module and the payload, where the payload engagement device applies a selected downward force on the payload.

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