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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2011
Issa A. D. Nesnas, Pasadena, CA (US);
Jaret B. Matthews, Pasadena, CA (US);
Jeffrey E. Edlund, Pasadena, CA (US);
Joel Burdick, Pasadena, CA (US);
Pablo Abad-manterola, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Issa A. D. Nesnas, Pasadena, CA (US);
Jaret B. Matthews, Pasadena, CA (US);
Jeffrey E. Edlund, Pasadena, CA (US);
Joel Burdick, Pasadena, CA (US);
Pablo Abad-Manterola, Lake Forest, IL (US);
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Abstract
A robotic two-wheeled vehicle comprising a connection body interposed between the two wheels are described. A drum can be coaxially located in a central region of the connection body and can support a hollow arm projecting radially from the drum. A tether can be inserted in the arm and connected to a second drum. Instruments and sensors can be accommodated in a case housed inside each wheel.