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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.

Patent No.:

US 11648671 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023

Filed:

May. 08, 2020

Systems, methods, and apparatus for tracking location of an inspection robot

Applicant:

Gecko Robotics, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Inventors:

Edward A. Bryner, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Kevin Y. Low, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Joshua D. Moore, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Dillon R. Jourde, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Edwin H. Cho, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

William J. Pridgen, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Domenic P. Rodriguez, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Jeffrey J. Mrkonich, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Mark Cho, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Francesco H. Trogu, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Benjamin A. Guise, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Todd Joslin, Wexford, PA (US);

Logan A. MacKenzie, Penn Hills, PA (US);

Ian Miller, Aspinwall, PA (US);

Alexander C. Watt, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Assignee:

Gecko Robotics, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Attorney:

GTC Law Group PC & Affiliates

Primary Examiner:

David L Singer

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 5/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/10 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01); B25J 19/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); B25J 19/00 (2006.01); G01B 11/06 (2006.01); G01B 11/24 (2006.01); G01B 11/30 (2006.01); G01B 17/02 (2006.01); G01B 17/06 (2006.01); G01B 17/08 (2006.01); G01J 3/50 (2006.01); G01K 13/00 (2021.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B60G 17/015 (2006.01); B60G 17/02 (2006.01); B60G 21/00 (2006.01); B62D 37/04 (2006.01); B62D 57/024 (2006.01); G01M 3/04 (2006.01); G01N 21/88 (2006.01); G01N 27/82 (2006.01); G01N 29/04 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1669 (2013.01); B25J 5/007 (2013.01); B25J 9/0009 (2013.01); B25J 9/0015 (2013.01); B25J 9/102 (2013.01); B25J 9/1602 (2013.01); B25J 9/162 (2013.01); B25J 9/1617 (2013.01); B25J 9/1633 (2013.01); B25J 9/1664 (2013.01); B25J 9/1666 (2013.01); B25J 9/1679 (2013.01); B25J 9/1697 (2013.01); B25J 13/088 (2013.01); B25J 19/0029 (2013.01); B25J 19/02 (2013.01); B60G 17/015 (2013.01); B60G 17/02 (2013.01); B60G 21/002 (2013.01); B60G 21/007 (2013.01); B62D 37/04 (2013.01); B62D 57/024 (2013.01); G01B 11/0616 (2013.01); G01B 11/24 (2013.01); G01B 11/303 (2013.01); G01B 17/025 (2013.01); G01B 17/06 (2013.01); G01B 17/08 (2013.01); G01J 3/50 (2013.01); G01K 13/00 (2013.01); G05D 1/0016 (2013.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); G05D 1/0272 (2013.01); G05D 1/0274 (2013.01); G01M 3/04 (2013.01); G01N 21/88 (2013.01); G01N 27/82 (2013.01); G01N 29/04 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0289 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0207 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems, methods, and apparatus for tracking location of an inspection robot are disclosed. An example apparatus for tracking inspection data may include an inspection chassis having a plurality of inspection sensors configured to interrogate an inspection surface, a first drive module and a second drive module, both coupled to the inspection chassis. The first and second drive module may each include a passive encoder wheel and a non-contact sensor positioned in proximity to the passive encoder wheel, wherein the non-contact sensor provides a movement value corresponding to the first passive encoder wheel. An inspection position circuit may determine a relative position of the inspection chassis in response to the movement values from the first and second drive modules.

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