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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Inventors:
Paul M. Bosscher, West Melbourne, FL (US);
Matthew D. Summer, Melbourne, FL (US);
Assignee:
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 55/06 (2006.01); B60S 9/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01); B62D 55/075 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 9/02 (2013.01); B62D 55/06 (2013.01); G05D 1/0276 (2013.01); B62D 55/075 (2013.01);
Abstract
An unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) includes a mast attached to a UGV body at a base end. The mast extends a predetermined distance to a mast head which can include a mast-head device. A flipper assembly includes at least one flipper arm which is rotatably mounted to the UGV body to help facilitate UGV stability and/or mobility. A flipper actuator causes the flipper arm to rotate about a flipper rotation axis. Movement of the mast between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration is selectively controlled by operation of the flipper assembly.