公开(公告)号：US20210060783A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-04

申请号：US17097448

申请日：2020-11-13

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

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B25J5/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B25J9/10 ,  G01B11/06 ,  G01B11/24 ,  G01B11/30 ,  G01B17/02 ,  G01B17/06 ,  G01B17/08 ,  G01J3/50 ,  G01K13/00 ,  B25J13/08 ,  B25J19/00 ,  B25J19/02

Abstract: Controllers for inspection robots traversing an obstacle are disclosed. An example controller may include an obstacle sensory data circuit to interpret obstacle sensory data provided by an obstacle sensor of an inspection robot, 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 controller 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.

公开(公告)号：US20200262067A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-20

申请号：US16869691

申请日：2020-05-08

Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.

Inventor： Edward A. Bryner ,  Kevin Y. Low ,  Joshua D. Moore ,  Dillon R. Jourde ,  Edwin H. Cho

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  B25J9/00

Abstract: Systems and methods for configuring a robot for inspecting an inspection surface are disclosed. An example system may include an inspection robot having a payload coupled to at least two inspection sensors and a controller. The controller may include a route profile processing circuit to interpret route profile data for the inspection robot, a configuration determining circuit to determine one or more configurations for the inspection robot in response to the route profile data; and a configuration processing circuit to provide configuration data in response to the determined one or more configurations, the configuration data defining, at least in part, one or more inspection characteristics for the inspection robot.

公开(公告)号：US12302499B2

公开(公告)日：2025-05-13

申请号：US17752177

申请日：2022-05-24

Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.

Inventor： Edward A. Bryner ,  Dillon R. Jourde ,  Edwin H. Cho ,  Mark Cho ,  Michael A. Binger ,  Kevin Y. Low ,  Samuel Theodore Westenberg ,  Francesco H. Trogu

IPC: G06F1/20 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J13/00 ,  B25J13/08 ,  B25J19/00 ,  B25J19/02 ,  B60B19/00 ,  B60B19/12 ,  B60K1/02 ,  B62D53/02 ,  B62D57/024 ,  G01N29/04 ,  G01N29/22 ,  G01N29/265 ,  H05K1/18

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for temperature control and active cooling of an inspection robot are disclosed. An example apparatus may include a temperature determination circuit to interpret an inspection temperature value, a temperature management circuit to determine a temperature management command in response to the inspection temperature value, and a temperature response circuit to provide the temperature management command to a temperature management device associated with an inspection robot.

公开(公告)号：US12022617B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-25

申请号：US17740475

申请日：2022-05-10

Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.

Inventor： Dillon R. Jourde ,  Kevin Y. Low ,  Ignacio J. Cordova

IPC: B62D57/024 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J13/00 ,  B25J13/08 ,  B25J19/02 ,  B60B19/00 ,  B60B19/12 ,  B60K1/02 ,  B62D53/02 ,  G01N29/04 ,  G01N29/22 ,  G01N29/265 ,  G06F1/20 ,  H05K1/18

CPC classification number: H05K1/18 ,  B25J5/007 ,  B25J9/0009 ,  B25J9/1617 ,  B25J9/163 ,  B25J9/1653 ,  B25J9/1664 ,  B25J9/1674 ,  B25J9/1694 ,  B25J13/006 ,  B25J13/087 ,  B25J19/021 ,  B25J19/027 ,  B60B19/006 ,  B60B19/12 ,  B60K1/02 ,  B62D53/02 ,  B62D57/024 ,  G01N29/04 ,  G01N29/226 ,  G01N29/265 ,  G06F1/206 ,  B60B2360/102 ,  B60B2360/104 ,  B60B2360/109 ,  B60B2900/931 ,  G01N2291/0289 ,  G01N2291/2698 ,  G06F2200/201 ,  H05K2201/10151

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 a sled is coupled to the payload, the sled having a sensor mounted thereon, and a payload engagement device interposed between the drive module and the payload and structured to regulate an engagement of the sled with an inspection surface.

公开(公告)号：US12007364B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-11

申请号：US17824548

申请日：2022-05-25

Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.

Inventor： Chase David ,  Kevin Y. Low

IPC: G01N29/265 ,  G01N29/04

CPC classification number: G01N29/265 ,  G01N29/04 ,  G01N2291/0289

Abstract: Systems and methods for robotic inspection with simultaneous surface measurements at multiple orientations with obstacle avoidance are described. An example system may have an inspection robot structured to move in a direction of travel along an inspection surface. The robot may have a payload with first and second sensor holders, each sensor holder structured to hold a UT phased array. A sensor holder linking component holds the first and sensor holders such that the two phased arrays are parallel to one another along a long edge of both the phased arrays. The system may have a rastering device to move the payloads in a direction of inspection, whether the direction of inspection is distinct from the direction of travel and distinct from the parallel orientation of the two phased arrays.

公开(公告)号：US20240100717A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US18532773

申请日：2023-12-07

Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.

Inventor： Edward A. Bryner ,  Dillon R. Jourde ,  Edwin H. Cho ,  Mark Cho ,  Michael A. Binger ,  Katherine Virginia Denner ,  Michael Stephen Auda ,  Kevin Y. Low ,  Samuel Theodore Westenberg ,  Alexander R. Cuti ,  Ignacio J. Cordova ,  Francesco H. Trogu

IPC: B25J13/08 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J13/00 ,  B25J19/02 ,  B60B19/00 ,  B60B19/12 ,  B60K1/02 ,  B62D53/02 ,  B62D57/024 ,  G01N29/04 ,  G01N29/22 ,  G01N29/265 ,  G06F1/20 ,  H05K1/18

CPC classification number: B25J13/087 ,  B25J5/007 ,  B25J9/0009 ,  B25J9/1617 ,  B25J9/163 ,  B25J9/1653 ,  B25J9/1664 ,  B25J9/1674 ,  B25J9/1694 ,  B25J13/006 ,  B25J19/021 ,  B25J19/027 ,  B60B19/006 ,  B60B19/12 ,  B60K1/02 ,  B62D53/02 ,  B62D57/024 ,  G01N29/04 ,  G01N29/226 ,  G01N29/265 ,  G06F1/206 ,  H05K1/18 ,  B60B2360/102 ,  B60B2360/104 ,  B60B2360/109 ,  B60B2900/931 ,  G01N2291/0289 ,  G01N2291/2698 ,  G06F2200/201 ,  H05K2201/10151

Abstract: Inspection robots with removeable interface plates and method for configuring payload interfaces are described. An example robot may include a payload, with at least one sensor, mounted to a housing of the inspection robot. The housing may include a removeable interface plate coupled to the at least one sensor and to an electronic board, the electronic board positioned within the housing. The removeable interface plate may define an electrical coupling interface compatible with the payload, and the electronic board may include an electrical processing configuration compatible with the payload.

公开(公告)号：US11529735B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-20

申请号：US16869671

申请日：2020-05-08

Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.

Inventor： Edward A. Bryner ,  Kevin Y. Low ,  Joshua D. Moore ,  Dillon R. Jourde ,  Mark Cho ,  Francesco H. Trogu ,  Domenic P. Rodriguez ,  Edwin H. Cho

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B25J5/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B25J9/10 ,  B25J19/00 ,  B25J19/02 ,  G01B11/06 ,  G01B11/24 ,  G01B11/30 ,  G01B17/02 ,  G01B17/06 ,  G01B17/08 ,  G01J3/50 ,  G01K13/00 ,  B25J13/08

Abstract: Inspection robots with a multi-function piston connecting a drive module to a central chassis and systems thereof are disclosed. An example inspection robot may include a center chassis coupled to a payload coupled to at least two inspection sensors. The inspection robot may further include a drive module coupled to the center chassis, the drive module having a drive wheel to engage an inspection surface and a drive piston mechanically interposed between the center chassis and the drive module. The example may further include wherein the drive piston in a first position couples the drive module to the center chassis at a minimum distance between and the drive piston in a second position couples the drive module to the center chassis at a maximum distance between. The example may further include wherein the drive module is independently rotatable relative to the center chassis.

公开(公告)号：US11511426B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-29

申请号：US16863594

申请日：2020-04-30

Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.

Inventor： Edward A. Bryner ,  Kevin Y. Low ,  Joshua D. Moore ,  Dillon R. Jourde ,  Francesco H. Trogu ,  Jeffrey J. Mrkonich ,  William J. Pridgen ,  Domenic P. Rodriguez ,  Alexander C. Watt ,  Michael Stephen Auda ,  Logan A. MacKenzie ,  Ian Miller ,  Samuel Theodore Westenberg ,  Katherine Virginia Denner ,  Benjamin A. Guise ,  Yizhu Gu ,  Todd Joslin ,  Mark J. Loosararian ,  Mark Cho ,  Edwin H. Cho

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B25J5/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B25J9/10 ,  B25J19/00 ,  B25J19/02 ,  G01B11/06 ,  G01B11/24 ,  G01B11/30 ,  G01B17/02 ,  G01B17/06 ,  G01B17/08 ,  G01J3/50 ,  G01K13/00 ,  B25J13/08 ,  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 rapid development of an inspection scheme for an inspection robot are disclosed. An apparatus may include an inspection definition circuit to interpret an inspection description value, and a robot configuration circuit to determine an inspection robot configuration description in response to the inspection description value. The apparatus may further include a configuration implementation circuit, communicatively coupled to a configuration interface of an inspection robot, to provide at least a portion of the inspection robot configuration description to the configuration interface.

公开(公告)号：US20220341888A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-27

申请号：US17824253

申请日：2022-05-25

Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.

Inventor： Chase David ,  Jose Aparicio ,  Juan Roberto Mendoza Mora ,  Kevin Y. Low ,  Troy Demmer ,  Edward A. Bryner ,  Scott Ashley Corl

IPC: G01N29/265 ,  G01N29/04

Abstract: Robotic systems for surface inspection with simultaneous measurements at multiple orientations are described. An example inspection system may include a robot for traversing an inspection surface, the robot having an inspection payload to support an inspection element with two phased array UT elements, the first phased array at a first surface orientation and the second phased array at a second surface orientation, both orientations relative to the inspection surface. Each of the inspection elements includes a couplant connection structured to receive couplant from the robot. The inspection further includes a tether fluidly coupling a couplant source to the robot.

公开(公告)号：US20220331986A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-20

申请号：US17752059

申请日：2022-05-24

Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.

Inventor： Edward A. Bryner ,  Edwin H. Cho ,  Kevin Y. Low ,  Michael A. Binger

IPC: B25J13/08 ,  B25J19/02 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J9/00

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for verifiable inspection operations are described. An example apparatus may have an inspection description circuit to interpret an inspection definition value and a payload status circuit to provide a payload identification value in response to at least one of a payload specific configuration or signals from a payload. The example apparatus may also have an inspection integrity circuit to determine an inspection description value in response to the inspection definition value and the payload identification value and an inspection reporting circuit to communicate the inspection description value to an external device.