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公开(公告)号:US20240239172A1
公开(公告)日:2024-07-18
申请号:US18402629
申请日:2024-01-02
Applicant: ReconRobotics, Inc.
Inventor: Alex J. Kossett , Andrew Drenner
CPC classification number: B60K1/02 , B25J5/007 , B60K1/04 , B60K17/043 , F41H7/005
Abstract: A two wheeled throwable robot comprises an elongate robot body with an axis supporting two drive wheels and a rearward tail extending from the robot body. The robot body comprising an elongate chassis with two ends, a motor at each end, the motors connecting to the drive wheels through gear and clutch systems supported by the chassis, sensors and operational components positioned at the front of the chassis, processing circuitry, radio, memory, power control circuitry are located in the chassis such as the circuitry compartments and may be sealingly contained therein. The chassis having a main chassis body that provides enhanced structural strength by supporting the drive motors in conforming bores and having a plurality of U-shaped recesses for receiving a forward chassis body component and a battery module. Additional recesses on the ends of the main body component, along with end chassis caps define drive system compartments for gear systems and clutch mechanism that are isolated from the interior circuitry compartments and the drive motors.
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公开(公告)号:US11981021B2
公开(公告)日:2024-05-14
申请号:US17992750
申请日:2022-11-22
Applicant: ReconRobotics, Inc.
Inventor: Alex J. Kossett
IPC: B25J13/08 , B25J5/00 , B25J19/00 , B25J19/02 , B60K1/04 , B60K7/00 , B60K17/04 , B60K17/12 , B62D57/02 , F41H7/00
CPC classification number: B25J13/085 , B25J5/007 , B25J19/0016 , B60K1/04 , B60K7/0007 , B60K17/043 , B60K17/12 , B62D57/02 , F41H7/005 , B25J19/023 , B60K2007/0092
Abstract: A two wheeled throwable robot comprises an elongate chassis with two ends, a motor at each end, drive wheels connected to the motors, and a tail extending from the elongate chassis. The throwable robot includes a pair of torque limiting mechanisms, each torque limiting mechanism being operatively coupled between a motor and a drive wheel. Each torque limiting mechanism comprises a drive flange portion, a driven flange portion and a plurality of rollers. A spring element provides a ring force that biases the rollers toward the driven flange portion.
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公开(公告)号:US20210170851A1
公开(公告)日:2021-06-10
申请号:US17094709
申请日:2020-11-10
Applicant: ReconRobotics, Inc.
Inventor: Alex J. Kossett , Andrew Drenner , Luke William Bromback
Abstract: A two wheeled robot with a pair of motorized wheels mounted on each end of a body and a rearwardly extending tail. The body comprising a chassis with sides and exterior side surfaces and providing an accessory mounting interface. The interface having a matrixical arrangement of threaded holes and one or more landings, the landings having an outwardly facing planar landing surface with hole openings at the landing surface. An accessory with a robot mounting interface cooperates with the chassis at the accessory mounting interface such that prior to fastening the accessory has a single degree of freedom of movement. Screws extend through portions of the accessory into select ones of the threaded holes of the matrixical arrangement.
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公开(公告)号:US08301326B2
公开(公告)日:2012-10-30
申请号:US12642605
申请日:2009-12-18
Applicant: Robert S. Malecki , Lue Her , Ryan J. Thompson , Anthony H. Giang
Inventor: Robert S. Malecki , Lue Her , Ryan J. Thompson , Anthony H. Giang
IPC: G05D1/00
CPC classification number: G06K9/0063 , G01C21/165 , G05D1/0011 , G05D1/0206 , G05D1/021 , G05D1/0676 , G05D1/101 , G06T7/136 , G06T7/194 , G06T7/70 , G06T7/74 , G06T2207/10032 , G06T2207/30204
Abstract: A system for localizing an autonomous vehicle to a target area can include a position indicator adapted for association with the vehicle in a three dimensional configuration, a detection device configured to detect the position indicator, a computation device configured to compute a position of the vehicle based on the detected position indicator and the relationship of the configuration to the vehicle orientation, a transmitter configured to receive information from the computation device and produce a signal carrying the information, a receiver configured to receive the signal from the transmitter and filter the information therefrom, and a control system configured for association with and control of one or more directional control components of the vehicle, the control being based on the information received from the receiver relating to localizing the vehicle to the target area. A method of for localizing a vehicle to a target area is also disclosed.
Abstract translation: 用于将自主车辆定位到目标区域的系统可以包括适于以三维配置与车辆相关联的位置指示器,被配置为检测位置指示器的检测装置,被配置为基于车辆的位置计算的计算装置 在检测到的位置指示器和配置与车辆方向的关系上,发射机被配置为从计算设备接收信息并产生携带该信息的信号;接收机,被配置为从发射机接收信号并从其发送信息, 以及控制系统,被配置为与所述车辆的一个或多个方向控制部件相关联并且控制,所述控制是基于从所述接收器接收的关于将所述车辆定位到所述目标区域的信息。 还公开了一种用于将车辆定位到目标区域的方法。
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公开(公告)号:US20240217125A1
公开(公告)日:2024-07-04
申请号:US18380143
申请日:2023-10-13
Applicant: ReconRobotics, Inc.
Inventor: Alex J. Kossett , Andrew Drenner
CPC classification number: B25J19/027 , B25J5/007 , B25J19/023 , B60R16/0231 , B62D57/02 , F41H7/005 , G07C9/00174 , G07C9/00896 , B60K1/02 , B60Y2200/24
Abstract: A two wheeled throwable robot comprises an elongate chassis with two ends, a motor at each end, drive wheels connected to the motors, and a tail extending from the elongate chassis. The throwable robot includes an enable/disable arrangement comprising a pair of magnets generating a magnetic field and a magnetic field sensor positioned in proximity to the pair of magnets. The sensor is activated upon the occurrence of a specific modification of the magnetic field. The throwable robot may include a key member formed of a material to modify the magnetic field to enable the robot.
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公开(公告)号:US20220348064A1
公开(公告)日:2022-11-03
申请号:US17747836
申请日:2022-05-18
Applicant: ReconRobotics, Inc.
Inventor: Alex J. Kossett , Andrew Drenner , Luke William Bromback , Collin LaFave
Abstract: A two wheeled throwable robot with a pair of motorized wheels mounted on each end of an elongate body and a rearwardly extending tail. The body comprising a chassis with an accessory mounting interface on top side and rearward side. A backpack accessory providing active sensing or environmental effects has an inverted L-shape when viewed from an end and attaches to the rearward side of the elongate body and extends over the topside of the body. The stabilizing tail for the two wheeled robot attaches to a rearward surface of the backpack accessory. The robot and backpack accessory have impact protection means when the robot is thrown. The backpack accessory may be within a zone of protection defined by the maximum deflection of the wheels or may have elastomeric bumpers when the accessory backpack projects out of the zone of protection.
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公开(公告)号:US20210362355A1
公开(公告)日:2021-11-25
申请号:US17241816
申请日:2021-04-27
Applicant: ReconRobotics, Inc.
Inventor: Alex J. Kossett , Andrew Drenner
Abstract: A two wheeled throwable robot comprises an elongate chassis with two ends, a motor at each end, drive wheels connected to the motors, and a tail extending from the elongate chassis. The throwable robot includes an enable/disable arrangement comprising a pair of magnets generating a magnetic field and a magnetic field sensor positioned in proximity to the pair of magnets. The sensor is activated upon the occurrence of a specific modification of the magnetic field. The throwable robot may include a key member formed of a material to modify the magnetic field to enable the robot.
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公开(公告)号:USD626577S1
公开(公告)日:2010-11-02
申请号:US29351692
申请日:2009-12-09
Applicant: Casey R. Carlson , Andrew Drenner , Alex J. Kossett , Ian T. Burt
Designer: Casey R. Carlson , Andrew Drenner , Alex J. Kossett , Ian T. Burt
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公开(公告)号:US20230264368A1
公开(公告)日:2023-08-24
申请号:US17992750
申请日:2022-11-22
Applicant: ReconRobotics, Inc.
Inventor: Alex J. Kossett
IPC: B25J13/08 , B25J19/00 , B60K1/04 , B25J5/00 , B62D57/02 , F41H7/00 , B60K17/04 , B60K7/00 , B60K17/12
CPC classification number: B25J13/085 , B25J19/0016 , B60K1/04 , B25J5/007 , B62D57/02 , F41H7/005 , B60K17/043 , B60K7/0007 , B60K17/12 , B25J19/023
Abstract: A two wheeled throwable robot comprises an elongate chassis with two ends, a motor at each end, drive wheels connected to the motors, and a tail extending from the elongate chassis. The throwable robot includes a pair of torque limiting mechanisms, each torque limiting mechanism being operatively coupled between a motor and a drive wheel. Each torque limiting mechanism comprises a drive flange portion, a driven flange portion and a plurality of rollers. A spring element provides a ring force that biases the rollers toward the driven flange portion.
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公开(公告)号:US11673464B2
公开(公告)日:2023-06-13
申请号:US16902929
申请日:2020-06-16
Applicant: ReconRobotics, Inc.
Inventor: Matthew M. Sellner , Alex J. Kossett , Jade Moreau , Andrew Drenner , Steve Gigi
CPC classification number: B60K1/04 , B60K1/02 , B60K7/0007 , B60K17/043 , B62D57/00 , B62D57/02 , B62D57/022 , B62D61/00 , B60K2007/0046 , B60K2007/0061
Abstract: A two wheeled throwable robot comprises an elongate chassis with two ends, a motor at each end, drive wheels connected to the motors, and a tail extending from the elongate chassis. A rear portion having a deep recess securing the pair of motors with brackets, and batteries with brackets. The forward part having a shallow recess with a printed circuit board secured therein having control circuitry. The wheels are less than six inches in diameter and the robot weighs less than five pounds.
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