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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2012
Karl Martin Reichard, State College, PA (US);
Christopher Mark Rogan, State College, PA (US);
Elisha M. Hughes, State College, PA (US);
Nathaniel John Hobbs, State College, PA (US);
Heath Fred Hofmann, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Karl Martin Reichard, State College, PA (US);
Christopher Mark Rogan, State College, PA (US);
Elisha M. Hughes, State College, PA (US);
Nathaniel John Hobbs, State College, PA (US);
Heath Fred Hofmann, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);
Abstract
Advances in robot performance have been limited by a lack of advances in the mature field of battery technology. The focus of robotic power systems must expand from the use of single energy devices to the inclusion of multiple devices which can be optimized for a robotic platform. The challenge lies in the development of the hardware and control algorithms for a scalable power delivery architecture which satisfies the power and energy requirements of most unmanned ground vehicles. This invention is directed to an architecture which is easily scalable and facilitates the use of a wide variety of energy storage/generation devices, while focusing on the system control algorithm and its stability. The experimental results for an example system are presented demonstrating that the architecture functions properly when faced with real world robotic power demands.