公开(公告)号：US11307063B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-19

申请号：US16387237

申请日：2019-04-17

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

Abstract: An inspection apparatus for inspecting horizontal tubes in an industrial environment includes a drive module including a pair of wheels to engage a top tube of a vertically arranged layer of tubes, a telescoping pole, a sensor carriage assembly coupled to the telescoping pole, a lowering mechanism operationally coupled to the telescoping pole to selectively extend or retract the telescoping pole providing a selected vertical position of the sensor carriage assembly, and an encoder including a passive wheel, a spring, and a sliding coupler. The spring biases the passive wheel toward the top tube to ensure contact between the passive wheel and a surface of the top tube.

公开(公告)号：US20190242728A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-08

申请号：US16387237

申请日：2019-04-17

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 ,  G05D3/12 ,  B25J15/00 ,  B25J9/16

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

Abstract: An inspection apparatus and methods for inspecting horizontal tubes in an industrial environment are disclosed. The apparatus can include a drive module including a pair of wheels to engage a top tube of a vertically arranged layer of tubes, a telescoping pole, a sensor carriage assembly coupled to the telescoping pole, and a lowering mechanism operationally coupled to the telescoping pole to selectively extend or retract the telescoping pole providing a selected vertical position of the sensor carriage assembly.

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：US20220196445A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-23

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

Abstract: Inspection robots for horizontal tube inspection are described. An example inspection robot may include a drive module structured to engage a top tube of a vertically arranged layer of tubes, an encoder, 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 swappable sensor carriage assembly. The swappable 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, including at least one of an ultrasonic sensor, a laser profiler, or a camera and a light.