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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2010
Jonathan R. Salton, Albuquerque, NM (US);
James H. Buttz, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Justin Garretson, Albuquerque, NM (US);
David R. Hayward, Wetmore, CO (US);
Clinton G. Hobart, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Jamieson K. Deuel, Jr., Albuquerque, NM (US);
Jonathan R. Salton, Albuquerque, NM (US);
James H. Buttz, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Justin Garretson, Albuquerque, NM (US);
David R. Hayward, Wetmore, CO (US);
Clinton G. Hobart, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Jamieson K. Deuel, Jr., Albuquerque, NM (US);
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, MN (US);
Abstract
A robotic vehicle having two or more tracked mobility platforms that are mechanically linked together with a two-dimensional coupling, thereby forming a composite vehicle of increased mobility. The robotic vehicle is operative in hazardous environments and can be capable of semi-submersible operation. The robotic vehicle is capable of remote controlled operation via radio frequency and/or fiber optic communication link to a remote operator control unit. The tracks have a plurality of track-edge scallop cut-outs that allow the tracks to easily grab onto and roll across railroad tracks, especially when crossing the railroad tracks at an oblique angle.