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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2011
Applicants:
Andrew John Phillips, Harrisburg, NC (US);
Mark Major, San Antonio, TX (US);
Glynn R. Bartlett, Boerne, TX (US);
Inventors:
Andrew John Phillips, Harrisburg, NC (US);
Mark Major, San Antonio, TX (US);
Glynn R. Bartlett, Boerne, TX (US);
Assignee:
Electric Power Research Institute, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 13/08 (2006.01); G05D 3/00 (2006.01); B25J 5/00 (2006.01); B61B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to an overhead transmission line inspection robot and system for inspecting transmission line components and right of way conditions. The line inspection robot includes at least one drive system for propelling the robot along a line, a platform adapted to pivot relative to the at least one drive system, and a control system adapted to control the robot.