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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2016
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Pablo Carrasco Zanini, Thuwal, SA;
Ali Outa, Thuwal, SA;
Fadl Abdellatif, Thuwal, SA;
Brian Parrott, Dhahran, SA;
Sahejad Patel, Thuwal, SA;
Hassane Trigul, Thuwal, SA;
Ayman Amer, Thuwal, SA;
Ali Shehri, Thuwal, SA;
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
A deployable docking station for supporting at least one mobile robot is provided. The deployable docking station includes a housing and an anchor connected to the housing. The anchor can engage with a surface to maintain the position of the deployable docking station. The deployable docking station is further configured to couple and decouple with the at least one mobile robot. The deployable docking station can be configured to selectively alternate between a first and second condition. In the first condition, the deployable docking station is coupled with the at least one mobile robot and the at least one mobile robot can transport the deployable docking station to a desired location on the surface. In the second condition, the deployable docking station is de-coupled from the at least one mobile robot.