Robotic inspection vehicle

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1993-04-26

1994-09-27

Hill, Mitchel J.

Motor vehicles

With means for controlling operation responsive to...

180 65, 180 658, 180 82, 180 932, 348 82, 348118, 36442402, 901 1, B62D 128, H04N 718

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ABSTRACT:
A remotely controllable robotic inspection vehicle includes a fixed housing which can accommodate a number of modular inspection and/or robotic arm components. The base unit includes two drive and two free castering wheels arranged in an independently articulating configuration which insures that at least three of the wheels are in a supporting position at all times and that the drive wheels always have traction. Thus, when small objects, such as construction debris, uneven floors, etc., are encountered, the vehicle easily traverses them with no danger of tipping or loss of traction. The two drive wheels are independently powered, which permits the vehicle to be rotated in a very small confined space about the same diameter as the width of the vehicle. A centrally mounted, modular telescoping camera assembly includes a camera which can be raised and lowered as well as rotated in the vertical and horizontal planes and/or a modular robotic arm. The vehicle can be lowered into remote areas, such as underground transformer housings, etc. to perform inspections and repairs.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4648782 (1987-03-01), Kraft
patent: 4855822 (1989-08-01), Narendra et al.
patent: 5101351 (1992-03-01), Hattori

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