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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2018
Applicant:
Foster-miller, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Inventor:
Jamie Gordon Nichol, Carlisle, MA (US);
Assignee:
Foster-Miller, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 55/084 (2006.01); B62D 55/065 (2006.01); B62D 55/075 (2006.01); B25J 15/02 (2006.01); B62D 55/125 (2006.01); B25J 5/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 55/084 (2013.01); B25J 5/007 (2013.01); B25J 15/0206 (2013.01); B62D 55/065 (2013.01); B62D 55/075 (2013.01); B62D 55/125 (2013.01); G05D 1/0011 (2013.01); G05D 2201/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A compact ground robot includes a vehicle body, a forward pair of track assemblies mounted to the vehicle body, and a rearward pair of track assemblies mounted to the vehicle body. All the track assemblies are foldable underneath the vehicle body for compact transport of the robot. All the track assemblies unfold to a deployed position supporting the vehicle body for deployment of the robot. Each track assembly may include a drive sprocket, a flipper, and a tack about the sprocket and flipper.