公开(公告)号：US11892322B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-06

申请号：US17694897

申请日：2022-03-15

Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.

Inventor： Kevin Low ,  Edward Bryner ,  Logan Mackenzie ,  Joshua Moore ,  Michael S. Auda ,  Mark Cho ,  Edwin H. Cho

IPC: G01D11/30 ,  G01B11/24 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J15/00 ,  G05D3/12

CPC classification number: G01D11/30 ,  B25J9/1679 ,  B25J15/0019 ,  G01B11/24 ,  G05D3/125

Abstract: An example inspection robot may include a drive module structured to engage a top tube of a vertically arranged layer of tubes, at least one telescoping pole, and a lowering mechanism operationally coupled to the at least one telescoping pole and structured to selectively extend or retract the at least one telescoping pole, thereby providing a selected vertical position of a sensor carriage assembly. The sensor carriage assembly may be coupled to the at least one telescoping pole, and structured to accept at least one of a plurality of sensors.

公开(公告)号：US20230333566A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18303419

申请日：2023-04-19

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 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B25J9/10 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J13/08 ,  B25J19/00 ,  B25J19/02 ,  B60G17/015 ,  B60G17/02 ,  B60G21/00 ,  B62D37/04 ,  B62D57/024 ,  G01B11/06 ,  G01B11/24 ,  G01B11/30 ,  G01B17/06 ,  G01B17/08 ,  G01J3/50 ,  G01K13/00 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/0227 ,  G01N29/00 ,  G01N29/225 ,  G01N29/265 ,  G01N29/28 ,  B62D57/02 ,  G05B19/00 ,  G01B17/02 ,  G01B17/025 ,  B25J5/007 ,  B60B19/006 ,  G01B7/105 ,  B25J9/0009 ,  B25J9/0015 ,  B25J9/102 ,  B25J9/1602 ,  B25J9/1617 ,  B25J9/162 ,  B25J9/1633 ,  B25J9/1664 ,  B25J9/1666 ,  B25J9/1669 ,  B25J9/1679 ,  B25J13/088 ,  B25J19/0029 ,  B25J19/02 ,  B60G17/015 ,  B60G17/02 ,  B60G21/002 ,  B60G21/007 ,  B62D37/04 ,  B62D57/024 ,  G01B11/0616 ,  G01B11/24 ,  G01B11/303 ,  G01B17/06 ,  G01B17/08 ,  G01J3/50 ,  G01K13/00 ,  G05D1/0016 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  B25J9/1697 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/0246 ,  G05D1/0272 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  G01N2291/02854 ,  G01N2291/106 ,  G01N2291/0258 ,  G01N2291/2636 ,  G01N2291/2634 ,  G01N2291/051 ,  G01N2291/0289 ,  G01N2291/011 ,  G01N29/07

Abstract: A system including an inspection robot having a plurality of sensors, a further sensor, and a controller. The controller having circuitry to receive inspection data with a first resolution from the plurality of sensors, determine a characteristic on the inspection surface based on the inspection data, and provide an inspection operation adjustment in response to the characteristic, wherein the inspection operation adjustment includes a change from the first resolution to a second resolution. The change from the first resolution to the second resolution includes enabling the further sensor where the further sensor is at least one of: horizontally distributed with or vertically displaced from the plurality of sensors relative to a travel path of the plurality of sensors, and at least one of: offset in alignment from the travel path of the plurality of sensors, or operated out of phase with the plurality of sensors.