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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2020
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Anthony Paul Dohi, Pasadena, CA (US);
Steven Niels Christensen, San Mateo, CA (US);
Mark Sox Setrakian, Los Angeles, CA (US);
David Loyal Christensen, Burbank, CA (US);
Grant Masaru Imahara, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Morgan T. Pope, Burank, CA (US);
Scott Frazier Watson, Marina Del Ray, CA (US);
Günter D. Niemeyer, Pasadena, CA (US);
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and corresponding control methods providing a ballistic robot that flies on a trajectory after being released (e.g., in non-powered flight as a ballistic body) from a launch mechanism. The ballistic robot is adapted to control its position and/or inflight movements by processing data from onboard and offboard sensors and by issuing well-timed control signals to one or more onboard actuators to achieve an inflight controlled motion. The actuators may move an appendage such as an arm or leg of the robot or may alter the configuration of one or more body links (e.g., to change from an untucked configuration to a tucked configuration), while other embodiments may trigger a drive mechanism of an inertia moving assembly to change/move the moment of inertia of the flying body. In-flight controlled movements are performed to achieve a desired or target pose and orientation of the robot during flight and upon landing.