公开(公告)号：US20230312031A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-05

申请号：US17657871

申请日：2022-04-04

Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company

Inventor： Mohammed H. Alsheikh ,  Abdulwahab Halawani ,  Sahejad Patel

IPC: B62D63/04 ,  H02K41/02 ,  H01F7/02

CPC classification number: B62D63/04 ,  H02K41/02 ,  H01F7/02

Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamically magnetizing a chassis of a robotic vehicle are provided. The system can include a chassis having a fixed first section with a first magnet, and a moveable a second section having a second magnet with an opposition orientation relative to the first magnet. The second section is located above or below the first section and includes a mechanism that moves the second section relative to the first magnet. The system also includes an actuator connected to the second section, and a control system operatively connected to the actuator. In the systems and methods, the control system can send commands to the actuator to selectively move the mechanism, thereby moving the second section relative to the location of the first magnet to activate or inactivate a magnetic force on a portion of the chassis.

公开(公告)号：US20240326511A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-03

申请号：US18191963

申请日：2023-03-29

Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY

Inventor： Abdulwahab Halawani ,  Sahejad Patel ,  Fadl Abdellatif ,  Mohammed H. Alsheikh

IPC: B60B15/26 ,  B60B27/00 ,  B60B27/06

CPC classification number: B60B15/266 ,  B60B27/0026 ,  B60B27/065

Abstract: Wheels have controllable suction devices for adhesion on surfaces. The wheel has an axle and an outer circumferential surface. The outer circumferential surface has a plurality of apertures and a plurality of stretchable materials. Each aperture has a respective stretchable material therein. Rotating the wheel moves a first stretchable material adjacent to a surface of a structure. A portion of the first stretchable material moves in the direction radial to the axle, to control adhesion of a portion of the outer circumferential surface to the surface of the structure. A method implements use of the wheel to adhere to the surface of the structure.