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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2009
Chris A. Ihrke, Hartland, MI (US);
Lyndon Bridgwater, Houston, TX (US);
David M. Reich, Huntsville, AL (US);
Charles W. Wampler, Ii, Birmingham, MI (US);
Scott R. Askew, Houston, TX (US);
Myron A. Diftler, Houston, TX (US);
Vienny Nguyen, Columbus, OH (US);
Chris A. Ihrke, Hartland, MI (US);
Lyndon Bridgwater, Houston, TX (US);
David M. Reich, Huntsville, AL (US);
Charles W. Wampler, II, Birmingham, MI (US);
Scott R. Askew, Houston, TX (US);
Myron A. Diftler, Houston, TX (US);
Vienny Nguyen, Columbus, OH (US);
GM Global Technology Operations, Detroit, MI (US);
The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A humanoid robot includes a torso, a pair of arms, a neck, a head, a wrist joint assembly, and a control system. The arms and the neck movably extend from the torso. Each of the arms includes a lower arm and a hand that is rotatable relative to the lower arm. The wrist joint assembly is operatively defined between the lower arm and the hand. The wrist joint assembly includes a yaw axis and a pitch axis. The pitch axis is disposed in a spaced relationship to the yaw axis such that the axes are generally perpendicular. The pitch axis extends between the yaw axis and the lower arm. The hand is rotatable relative to the lower arm about each of the yaw axis and the pitch axis. The control system is configured for determining a yaw angle and a pitch angle of the wrist joint assembly.