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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ranjan Mukherjee, East Lansing, MI (US);
Assignee:
Board of Trustees operating Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/900 ;
Abstract
A spherical robot having a spherical body and a drive mechanism. The spherical body defines a cavity and a center. The drive mechanism is disposed within the cavity, coupled to the spherical body, wherein said drive mechanism includes a plurality of masses coupled to said body which are radially positionable within said cavity to create a moment about said center of said body, and is adapted to create a moment about the center of the body. This moment causes the body to rotate.