Citation
(2005), "Patent abstracts", Industrial Robot, Vol. 32 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/ir.2005.04932bad.003
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2005, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Patent abstracts
Title: Wall-climbing robotApplicant: Robot Corp I (US)Patent number: US6793026Publication date: 21 September 2004Keywords: Patents, Robotics
A wall-climbing robot or mobility platform able to ascend and descend various horizontal and vertical surfaces having a chassis, a rotor rotatable with respect to the chassis, one or more prominences on the rotor, and means for adhering to a surface attached to the prominences. The robot is able to make a transition from horizontal travel to vertical travel. In certain embodiments, the means for adhering to a wall is a pressure sensitive adhesive. In addition, multiple rotor configurations and radio- control are used for remote operation.
Title: Mobile robot using image sensor and method for measuring moving distance thereofApplicant: LG Electronics Inc. (KR)Patent number: US2004210343Publication date: 21 October 2004Keywords: Patents, Robotics
In a mobile robot and a method for measuring a moving distance thereof, by including an image capture unit for photographing the bottom surface according to motion of a mobile robot at a certain intervals and capturing images; a displacement measurer for measuring displacement about the captured image; and a microcomputer for outputting an actual moving distance by direction and motion of the mobile robot on the basis of the measured displacement value, it is possible to measure an accurate moving distance of the mobile robot with only one image sensor installed at the center of a body of the mobile robot, and accordingly it is possible to simplify a mechanical structure and facilitate maintenance and repairing.
Title: Healthcare tele-robotic system which allows parallel remote station observationApplicant: Southard Jonathan (US); Pinter Marco (US); Wang Yulun (US); Jordan Charles S (US)Patent number: US2004167666Publication date: 26 August 2004Keywords: Patents, Robotics
A robotic system that includes a mobile robot linked to a plurality of remote stations. The robot provides both audio and visual information to the stations. One of the remote stations, a primary station, may control the robot while receiving and providing audio and visual information with the remote controlled robot. The other stations, the secondary stations, may also receive the audio and visual information transmitted between the robot and the primary station. This allows operators of the secondary stations to observe, communicate and be trained through the robot and primary station. Such an approach may reduce the amount of travel required to train personnel.
Title: Biomorphic rhythmic movement controllerApplicant: Lewis M Anthony (US); Etienne-Cummings Ralph (US)Patent number: US2003120385Publication date: 26 June 2003Keywords: Patents, Robotics
An artificial Central Pattern Generator (CPG) based on the naturally-occurring central pattern generator locomotor controller for walking, running, swimming, and flying animals may be constructed to be self-adaptive, by providing for the artificial CPG, which may be a chip, to tune its behaviour based on sensory feedback. It is believed that this is the first instance of an adaptive CPG chip. Such a sensory feedback-using system with an artificial CPG may be used in mechanical applications such as a running robotic leg, in walking, flying and swimming machines, and in miniature and larger robots, and also in biological systems, such as a surrogate neural system for patients with spinal damage.
Title: Climbing robot for movement on smooth surfaces, e.g. automatic cleaning of horizontal/vertical surfaces has chassis with crawler drive suspended and mounted turnable about vertical axis, to detect obstacles and prevent lifting-offApplicant: Fraunhofer Ges Forschung (DE); Procter & Gamble (US)Patent number: DE10212964Publication date: 23 October 2003Keywords: Patents, Robotics
The robot has a chassis frame with suspended crawler drive, and for examples a toothed belt passing over a front and a rear deflector with suction elements to engage on the smooth ground. The crawler drive is mounted in the chassis turnable about an axis approximately at right angles to the ground. A lifting/suction device fastened to the chassis lifts chassis and drive on and off the ground. The device incorporates supports with additional suction elements. All suction elements on the toothed belt adhering to the ground are connected to common ventilation valves. The robot also has sensors to detect obstructions on the ground, and an inspection or cleaning module.