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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2017
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Hibot Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Selim Akin, Istanbul, TR;
Thomas James Batzinger, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Selami Haydar Icli, Zurich, CH;
Christopher Paul Markman, Canton, GA (US);
Paulo Cesar Debenest, Tokyo, JP;
Michele Guarnieri, Tokyo, JP;
Giorgio Valsecchi, Tokyo, JP;
Giacomo Cimarelli, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeo Hirose, Tokyo, JP;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
This disclosure provides systems and components for an omnidirectional traction module for use in a robot, such as a crawler robot used in in situ gap inspection in a machine, such as a generator, an electric motor, or a turbomachine. The traction module may include an outer frame and a rotating frame rotatably mounted within the outer frame. At least one drive system may be mounted within the rotating frame. The at least one dive system may have a fixed orientation within the rotating frame. An actuator may be operatively connected to the rotating frame to controllably rotate the rotating frame to a desired orientation for robot travel.