Tactile bumper for a mobile robot or platform

Details Tactile bumper for a mobile robot or platform Tactile bumper for a mobile robot or platform

1985-02-21

1986-06-24

Paperner, Leslie J.

Vehicle fenders

With car control

Electric circuit

200 6144, 200 52R, 293149, 293127, B60R 1942

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045964122

ABSTRACT:
A tactile bumper is configured to obtain sensory information for impact dction and collision avoidance from the entire perimeter of an associated autonomous mobile robot or platform. The tactile bumper comprises a plurality of free-floating strips encased in a housing and is disposed in a spring-loaded fashion so as to normally be in an extended position. A plurality of microswitches are affixed to the housing and are arranged behind the plurality of free-floating strips in such a fashion so as to be activated by any displacement thereof. The most significant component(s) of the tactile bumper are a plurality of free-floating corner pieces, each of which is configured with an angled cut at its ends so as to mate with complementary angled cuts of juxtaposed ones of the plurality of free-floating strips. Thus, when a free-floating corner piece comes into contact with another surface, it will press against the juxtaposed free-floating strip(s), aforementioned, causing it, in turn, to activate the microswitch nearest to the free-floating corner piece.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2986419 (1961-05-01), Barenyl
patent: 4301621 (1981-11-01), Houweling
patent: 4397372 (1983-08-01), De Kraker

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