Abstract:
La presente invención consiste en un robot que realiza la limpieza de superficies sumergidas, tanto curvas como planas, con cualquier orientación. Además, dicho robot es capaz solventar cualquier obstáculo presente en las mismas, así como trasladarse a superficies dispuestas en distinto plano. Está caracterizado por tener dos módulos idénticos compuestos de una cámara de succión y de una carcasa, con capacidad para rotar una con respecto a la otra, y unidos mediante un brazo que permite movimientos relativos entre ellos.
Abstract:
A propulsive and/or protective system for a craft having an outer skin comprising: an array of resistive or superconducting electromagnets or permanent magnets disposed in operable proximity to the skin; an activation and control sub-system for activating the electromagnets and controlling the activation sequence of electromagnets; and dynamic magnetically responsive material responsive to dynamic field patterns, in operable proximity to the array of electromagnets and to a fluid or surface in or upon which the craft is disposed, whereby the craft is propel-able by activating the electromagnets in concert or in via passage of electric current through the magnetically responsive material. In certain embodiments the system solely provides a protective implementation.
Abstract:
The invention relates to the science, studying rotating objects. More specifically, it concerns systems, including a group of especially coordinated rotating masses which can be used for generating plurality of continuous Coriolis's levitation forces. The offered method allows to create a mover (Gyro-turbine) which is able to move spacecraft above planets and in observed universe without using a jet thrust of rockets or propellers. With the purpose of generating plurality of unidirectional Coriolis's forces the method including the rotation of working solids (63) around the respective local axises (23) with angular frequency ω simultaneously with forced precession by a machine (62) with the velocity V around the precession axis (26) according to the proposal consists in moving the said rotated solids (63) during the said forced precession along a primary flat trajectory (28) allocated on a conical surface (47a); in providing a constant angle (30) ψ>π/2 between the said precession axis (26) and the said local axises (23); in providing balance of rotational angular energy £||(ω) of the said working solid (63) with kinetic precessional energy Ej-(V) of the said working solid (63). The said working solid (63) is at least a part of a working cone (47), having an apex (51), focusing in the direction of the said precession axis (26). The improvement of the method consists in utilizing even number of the said rotating solids (63); in distributing all the said working solids (63) at least onto two groups; in moving the first group (78) of the said working solids around the said precession axis (26) clockwise and in moving the second group (79) of the said working solids (63) around the same precession axis counterclockwise. The offered method consists also in synchronizing the said angular frequency ω with an angular velocity Ω of the said forced precession and in coordinating the rotation direction of the said working solid with the direction of the said forced precession according to an offered specifying rule.
Abstract:
A continuously variable helical transmission system comprising a frame, a central drive shaft configured to rotate about its longitudinal axis within the frame, and at least one angular wheel rotatably attached to the frame and configured to pivot about an axis being radial to the frame, wherein a longitudinal translation of the central drive shaft rotates the at least one angular wheel about the radial axis.
Abstract:
A modular robotic crawler (10) can be formed by intercoupling a selected plurality of segment modules (12) from a preexisting collection of differing compatible segment modules (12). The segment modules (12) can have at least one intercoupleable interface. The selection can be based on a planned operational scenario of functions to be performed.
Abstract:
A device (1) for moving through a granular medium, the device comprising: a body (2); a rotatable part (4A, 4B) for rotational movement relative to the body about a rotational axis (6), wherein the rotatable part is externally-exposed and arranged to cause agitation of an adjacent portion of a granular medium in which the device is to be provided; a motor configured to cause the rotational movement of the rotatable part; and a protrusion (8) arranged to extend from the body and to limit rotational movement of the body about the rotational axis relative to the granular medium when the motor causes rotational movement of the rotatable part relative to the granular medium.
Abstract:
A propulsive and/or protective system for a craft having an outer skin comprising: an array of resistive or superconducting electromagnets or permanent magnets disposed in operable proximity to the skin; an activation and control sub- system (16) for activating the electromagnets and controlling the activation sequence of electromagnets; and dynamic magnetically responsive material (10) responsive to dynamic field patterns, in operable proximity to the array of electromagnets and to a fluid or surface in or upon which the craft is disposed, whereby the craft is propelable by activating the electromagnets in concert or in via passage of electric current through the magnetically responsive material (10). In certain embodiments the system solely provides a protective implementation.