Deere + Company

Irobot Corporation

Kevin B Larsen

James Raymond Allard

William Robert Norris

Mark D Schmaltz

Mikhail Filippov

Christopher David Glenn Turner

Scott Keller

Andrew Julian Norby

Osa Fitch

David S Zendzian

Nadim El Fata

Arlen Eugene Meuchel

Chris A De Roo

John O'Connor

Gregory Keith Harmelink

Neal D Clements

Andrew Dean Wieland

John N Oenick

Certain embodiments of the present invention provide robotic control modules for use in a robotic control system of a vehicle, including structures, systems and methods, that can provide (i) a robotic control module that has multiple functional circuits, such as a processor and accompanying circuits, an actuator controller, an actuator amplifier, a packet network switch, and a power supply integrated into a mountable and/or stackable package/housing; (ii) a robotic control module with the noted complement of circuits that is configured to reduce heat, reduce space, shield sensitive components from electro-magnetic noise; (iii) a robotic control system utilizing robotic control modules that include the sufficiently interchangeable functionality allowing for interchangeability of modules; and (iv) a robotic control system that distributes the functionality and processing among a plurality of robotic control modules in a vehicle.

Versatile robotic control module

An electrical connection assembly includes a metal housing and an electrical module having a plurality of electrical components mounted on a component base. The base is supported on the housing. A socket conducts electrical current from a pin of a cable to the electrical components. A heat sink member conducts heat directly from the socket to the metal housing. An electrically insulating thermally conducting pad is positioned between the housing and an end of the heat sink member. A current sensor has a cylindrical body which surrounds a portion of the socket.

Electrical connection assembly

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Rosholt, SD, United States of America

Kevin B Larsen