Harris Corporation

L3harris Technologies, Inc.

Nicholas Murphy-DuBay

Matthew D Summer

Paul Michael Bosscher

Loran J Wilkinson

Michael E Bowman

William S Bowman

John B Rust

Robotic system includes a control system and a slave device which is controlled by the control system. The slave device has a robotic grasping device formed of a rigid base and at least one finger which is movable to facilitate grasping of objects. At least one sensor is provided which senses a force applied to the finger. A cutting tool having a cutting jaw is also attached to the base. The cutting jaw is arranged to pivot on a pivot axis responsive to a pivot motion of the finger. The forces exerted on the cutting jaw are sensed with the sensor during a first predetermined range of finger motion associated with a cutting mode of operation.

Robotic system with haptic cutting tool

A ground vehicle suspension system includes first and second rocker-bogie mechanisms which are respectively secured to a chassis on opposing sides of a central axis. Each rocker-bogie mechanism includes a main link on which a first and second bogie is respectively pivotally mounted. The first and second bogie each has opposing inner and outer bogie end portions. On each bogie, an inner wheel is disposed on an inner stub axle and an outer wheel is disposed on an outer stub axle. A continuous track is guided on the inner and outer wheels of the first bogie and second bogie. A resilient member extends between the first and second bogie and is attached at one end to the inner bogie end portion of the first bogie and at an opposing end to the inner bogie end portion of the second bogie.

Conformal suspension for unmanned ground vehicle

Force and torque sensors () include a load-bearing element (), and strain gauges () mounted on the load-bearing element () so that the strain gauges () generate outputs responsive to external forces and moments applied to the load-bearing element (). The strain gauges () are configured, and the responsive outputs of the strain gauges () are processed such that the force and moment measurements generated by the sensors () are substantially immune from drift due to thermally-induced strain in the load-bearing element ().

Force and torque sensors

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Melbourne, FL, United States of America

Nicholas Murphy-DuBay