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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
May. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Carnegie Mellon University, Cttec, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
David Rollinson, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Florian Enner, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Matthew Tesch, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Howie Choset, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Frederic Curtis Layton, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Carnegie Mellon University, CTTEC, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/08 (2006.01); B25J 9/12 (2006.01); B25J 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/08 (2013.01); B25J 9/065 (2013.01); B25J 9/12 (2013.01); Y10S 901/23 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for an electro-mechanical system. A system includes a plurality of connected modules. A first module of the modules includes an actuator for imparting motion on the electro-mechanical system and a data processor configured to sense a state of the first module and to command the actuator to modify the state of the first module.