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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2015
The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Aaron Burmeister, San Diego, CA (US);
Kurt Talke, San Diego, CA (US);
Abraham Hart, San Diego, CA (US);
Narek Pezeshkian, Glendale, CA (US);
Saam Ostovari, San Diego, CA (US);
Leah C. Kelley, Cambridge, MA (US);
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A system includes a first drive module connected to a first end of a linkage arm and a second drive module connected to a second end of the linkage arm. Two magnetic wheels are connected to each of the first and second drive modules. The first and second drive modules may be independently controlled or controlled using a coordinated controller. The linkage arm may include a first linkage arm portion having at least one degree of freedom with respect to a connected second linkage arm portion, which may be connected via a hinged or ball-joint connection. One or both ends of the linkage arm may have at least one degree of freedom with respect to its respectively connected drive module. Additional linkage arms and drive modules may be connected to form a multi-segment system.