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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022

Filed:

Apr. 27, 2020
Applicant:

Boston Dynamics, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);

Inventors:

Alex Khripin, Waltham, MA (US);

Alfred Anthony Rizzi, Waltham, MA (US);

Assignee:

Boston Dynamics, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B62D 57/032 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1694 (2013.01); B25J 9/1664 (2013.01); B62D 57/032 (2013.01); G05B 2219/39082 (2013.01); G05B 2219/39215 (2013.01); G05B 2219/39325 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0217 (2013.01); Y10S 901/01 (2013.01); Y10S 901/09 (2013.01); Y10S 901/46 (2013.01);
Abstract

A control system may receive a first plurality of measurements indicative of respective joint angles corresponding to a plurality of sensors connected to a robot. The robot may include a body and a plurality of jointed limbs connected to the body associated with respective properties. The control system may also receive a body orientation measurement indicative of an orientation of the body of the robot. The control system may further determine a relationship between the first plurality of measurements and the body orientation measurement based on the properties associated with the jointed limbs of the robot. Additionally, the control system may estimate an aggregate orientation of the robot based on the first plurality of measurements, the body orientation measurement, and the determined relationship. Further, the control system may provide instructions to control at least one jointed limb of the robot based on the estimated aggregate orientation of the robot.


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