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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
May. 26, 2011
Applicant:
Hagen Schempf, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventor:
Hagen Schempf, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Foster-Miller, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/022 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robot surveillance system includes a robot chassis, a drive subsystem for the chassis, a dock on the chassis, and a payout device associated with the chassis. A flying module is configured to be received in the dock and includes at least one rotor powered by a motor and a body portion including an imager. A tether is coupled to the payout device of the robot and to the flying module for allowing the flying module to climb out of the dock when powered to gain elevation for surveillance and imaging via the imager and for retracting the flying module to land on the robot and reside in the chassis dock after surveillance.