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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2020
Applicant:
The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Biruk Assefa Gebre, North Bergen, NJ (US);
Kishore Pochiraju, Belmar, NJ (US);
Assignee:
The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 49/10 (2006.01); B60B 19/00 (2006.01); B60B 19/14 (2006.01); B62D 11/00 (2006.01); B62D 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 49/102 (2013.01); B60B 19/006 (2013.01); B60B 19/14 (2013.01); B62D 11/003 (2013.01); B62D 11/04 (2013.01); H02K 2201/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A magnetically coupled ball drive system for actuation of spherical surfaces and wheels is disclosed. An internal support structure interacts with exterior drive wheels magnetically to produce rotational motion. A related improvement involving reduction of slip due to insufficient traction is also presented to establish a design for a more robust and versatile device that can be used in robotics or for producing vehicle locomotion.