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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2011
James J. Troy, Issaquah, WA (US);
Scott W. Lea, Renton, WA (US);
Gary E. Georgeson, Federal Way, WA (US);
Karl Edward Nelson, Shoreline, WA (US);
Charles M. Richards, Kent, WA (US);
James J. Troy, Issaquah, WA (US);
Scott W. Lea, Renton, WA (US);
Gary E. Georgeson, Federal Way, WA (US);
Karl Edward Nelson, Shoreline, WA (US);
Charles M. Richards, Kent, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Holonomic-motion ground vehicles (i.e., mobile platforms) that are capable of controlled movement across non-level surfaces, while carrying one or more non-destructive inspection sensors or other tools. The mobile platform comprises a frame having four (or a multiple of four) Mecanum wheels, each wheel driven by a respective independently controlled motor, and further having a plurality (e.g., two) of independently controlled suction devices. The Mecanum wheels enable holonomic motion, while the suction devices facilitate sufficiently precise control of motion on non-level surfaces.