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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2019
Applicant:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Lee Colaw, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Jose Jaime Lafon, Benbrook, TX (US);
Francisco Joaquin Martinez, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Andrew Timothy Modjeski, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/0165 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/0165 (2013.01); G05D 1/021 (2013.01); B60G 2401/14 (2013.01); B60G 2401/21 (2013.01); B60G 2500/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to certain embodiments, a device comprises a body, a mechanical propulsion system affixed to the body to cause the body to traverse a multi-oriented surface and to prevent contact between the body and the multi-oriented surface, a thrust system to apply a thrust force to the device that opposes a gravitational force acting on the device, and a payload with at least one sensor to detect a characteristics of the multi-oriented surface.