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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2016
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Matthew S. Moses, Lafayette, CO (US);
Christopher Y. Brown, Olney, MD (US);
Charbel G. Rizk, Sykesville, MD (US);
Jason E. Tiffany, Columbia, MD (US);
Michael D. Kutzer, Baltimore, MD (US);
David H. Scheidt, Edgewater, MD (US);
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a head section having a selectively actuated first plurality of claws, a tail section having a selectively actuated second plurality of claws, and a linear actuator operably coupling the head section to the tail section. The linear actuator is configured to be selectively extended and retracted. The vehicle is configured to move forward within an enclosed space by extending the linear actuator, while the first plurality of claws is not actuated and the second plurality of claws is actuated, then retracting the linear actuator, while the first plurality of claws is actuated and the second plurality of claws is not actuated.