公开(公告)号：US20140203623A1

公开(公告)日：2014-07-24

申请号：US14207337

申请日：2014-03-12

Applicant: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Inventor： Aaron PARNESS ,  Kalind C. CARPENTER ,  Nicholas WILTSIE

IPC: B60B15/00

CPC classification number: B62D57/024 ,  B60B9/12 ,  B60B15/025 ,  B60B2900/721 ,  B60Y2200/46 ,  B60Y2200/47 ,  B60Y2200/48

Abstract: A terrain traversing device is described. The device includes an annular rotor element with a plurality of co-planar microspine hooks arranged on the periphery of the annular rotor element. Each microspine hook has an independently flexible suspension configuration that permits the microspine hook to initially engage an irregularity in a terrain surface at a preset initial engagement angle and subsequently engage the irregularity with a continuously varying engagement angle when the annular rotor element is rotated for urging the terrain traversing device to traverse a terrain surface. Improvements related to the design, fabrication and use of the microspine hooks in the device are also described.

Abstract translation: 描述了一个地形运动装置。 该装置包括环形转子元件，其具有布置在环形转子元件的周边上的多个共面微型小钩。 每个微型小钩具有独立的柔性悬挂结构，其允许微型钩以预定的初始接合角度初始地接合在地形表面中的不规则性，并且随后当环形转子元件旋转以促使 地形横移装置横穿地形。 还描述了与装置中的微型钩的设计，制造和使用相关的改进。