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公开(公告)号:US20240345580A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-17
申请号:US18731490
申请日:2024-06-03
Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.
Inventor: Mark Loosararian , Joshua Moore , Yizhu Gu , Kevin Low , Edward Bryner , Logan MacKenzie , Ian Miller , Alvin Chou , Todd Joslin
IPC: G05D1/00 , 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 , G01N29/00 , G01N29/04 , G01N29/22 , G01N29/265 , G01N29/28 , G05B19/00 , G05D1/223 , G05D1/227 , G05D1/246 , G05D1/249 , G05D1/628 , G05D1/646 , G05D1/689 , G01M3/04 , 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 , G01N29/041 , G01N29/043 , G01N29/225 , G01N29/265 , G01N29/28 , G05B19/00 , G05D1/223 , G05D1/227 , G05D1/246 , G05D1/249 , G05D1/628 , G05D1/646 , G05D1/689 , 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: A system includes an inspection robot comprising a main body and at least one payload; a plurality of arms, where each of the plurality of arms is pivotally mounted to the at least one payload to rotate around respective ones of a plurality of axes while the inspection robot traverses an inspection surface in a direction of travel, and where at least one of the plurality of axes is in the direction of travel; a plurality of sleds mounted to the plurality of arms; a plurality of inspection sensors coupled to the plurality of sleds such that each sensor is operationally couplable to the inspection surface; and where the plurality of sleds are distributed horizontally at adjustable positions spaced apart from each other across the at least one payload to inspect the inspection surface at a selected horizontal resolution.
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公开(公告)号:US11673272B2
公开(公告)日:2023-06-13
申请号:US16813701
申请日:2020-03-09
Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.
Inventor: Mark J. Loosararian , Michael A. Binger , Edward A. Bryner , Edwin H. Cho , Mark Cho , Alexander R. Cuti , Ignacio J. Cordova , Benjamin A. Guise , Dillon R. Jourde , Kevin Y. Low , Logan A. MacKenzie , Joshua D. Moore , Jeffrey J. Mrkonich , William J. Pridgen , Domenic P. Rodriguez , Francesco H. Trogu , Alex C. Watt , Yizhu Gu , Ian Miller , Todd Joslin , Katherine Virginia Denner , Michael Stephen Auda , Samuel Theodore Westenberg
IPC: B25J5/00 , B25J9/16 , B25J9/00 , B25J9/10 , B25J13/08 , B25J19/00 , B25J19/02 , G01B11/06 , G01B11/24 , G01B11/30 , G01B17/02 , G01B17/06 , G01B17/08 , G01J3/50 , G01K13/00 , G05D1/00 , G05D1/02 , B60G17/015 , B60G17/02 , B60G21/00 , B62D37/04 , B62D57/024 , G01M3/04 , G01N21/88 , G01N27/82 , G01N29/04 , G05B15/02
CPC classification number: B25J9/1669 , B25J5/007 , B25J9/0009 , B25J9/0015 , B25J9/102 , B25J9/1602 , B25J9/162 , B25J9/1617 , B25J9/1633 , B25J9/1664 , B25J9/1666 , B25J9/1679 , B25J9/1697 , B25J13/088 , B25J19/0029 , B25J19/02 , B60G17/015 , B60G17/02 , B60G21/002 , B60G21/007 , B62D37/04 , B62D57/024 , G01B11/0616 , G01B11/24 , G01B11/303 , G01B17/025 , G01B17/06 , G01B17/08 , G01J3/50 , G01K13/00 , G05D1/0016 , G05D1/0094 , G05D1/0272 , G05D1/0274 , G01M3/04 , G01N21/88 , G01N27/82 , G01N29/04 , G01N2291/0289 , G05B15/02 , G05D2201/0207
Abstract: An inspection robot incudes a robot body, at least two sensors, a drive module, a stability assist device and an actuator. The at least two sensors are positioned to interrogate an inspection surface and are communicatively coupled to the robot body. The drive module includes at least two wheels that engage the inspection surface. The drive module is coupled to the robot body. The stability assist device is coupled to at least one of the robot body or the drive module. The actuator is coupled to the stability assist device at a first end, and coupled to one of the drive module or the robot body at a second end. The actuator is structured to selectively move the stability assist device between a first position and a second position. The first position includes a stored position. The second position includes a deployed position.
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公开(公告)号:US11472033B2
公开(公告)日:2022-10-18
申请号:US16869636
申请日:2020-05-08
Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.
Inventor: Edward A. Bryner , Kevin Y. Low , Joshua D. Moore , Dillon R. Jourde , Benjamin A. Guise , Alexander C. Watt , Logan A. MacKenzie , Ian Miller , Todd Joslin , Yizhu Gu , Mark Cho , Francesco H. Trogu , Edwin H. Cho , Domenic P. Rodriguez
IPC: B25J9/16 , B25J9/00 , B25J5/00 , G05D1/00 , G05D1/02 , B25J19/00 , B25J19/02 , G01B11/24 , G01B17/06 , G01B17/08 , B25J9/10 , G01J3/50 , G01K13/00 , B25J13/08 , G01B11/06 , G01B11/30 , G01B17/02
Abstract: Systems, apparatus and methods for providing an inspection map are disclosed. An apparatus for performing an inspection may include an inspection data circuit to interpret inspection data, a robot positioning circuit to interpret position data, and a processed data circuit to link the inspection data with the position data to determine position-based inspection data. The apparatus may further include a user interaction circuit to interpret an inspection visualization request for an inspection map and an inspection visualization circuit to determine the inspection map based on the position-based inspection data, and a provisioning circuit structured to provide the inspection map to a user device.
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公开(公告)号:US11144063B2
公开(公告)日:2021-10-12
申请号:US15997569
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 , G01N29/28 , G01B17/02 , G05D1/00 , G01N29/07 , B62D57/02 , G05B19/00 , B25J5/00 , B60B19/00 , G01B7/06 , B25J9/16
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:US20180292838A1
公开(公告)日:2018-10-11
申请号:US15990046
申请日:2018-05-25
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 comprising a plurality of sensor sleds; a plurality of ultra-sonic (UT) sensors; a couplant chamber mounted to each of the plurality of sleds, each couplant chamber comprising: a cone, the cone comprising a cone tip portion at an inspection surface end of the cone; a sensor mounting end opposite the cone tip portion; a couplant entry fluidly coupled to the cone at a position between the cone tip portion and the sensor mounting end; and wherein each of the UT sensors is mounted to the sensor mounting end of one of the couplant chambers.
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公开(公告)号:US12061484B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-13
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: G05D1/00 , 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 , G01N29/00 , G01N29/04 , G01N29/22 , G01N29/265 , G01N29/28 , G05B19/00 , G01M3/04 , 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 , G01N29/041 , G01N29/043 , 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: 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.
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公开(公告)号:US12061483B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-13
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: G05D1/00 , 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 , G01N29/00 , G01N29/04 , G01N29/22 , G01N29/265 , G01N29/28 , G05B19/00 , G01M3/04 , 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 , G01N29/041 , G01N29/043 , 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: 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: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.
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公开(公告)号:US11429109B2
公开(公告)日:2022-08-30
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 , G05D1/00 , B25J9/16 , G01N29/00 , G01N29/22 , G01N29/265 , G01N29/28 , B62D57/02 , G01B17/02 , B25J5/00 , B60B19/00 , G01B7/06 , G01N29/07
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:US11385649B2
公开(公告)日:2022-07-12
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 , G05D1/00 , B25J9/16 , G01N29/00 , G01N29/22 , G01N29/265 , G01N29/28 , B62D57/02 , G01B17/02 , B25J5/00 , B60B19/00 , G01B7/06 , G01N29/07
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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