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Climbing robotA mobile robot for traversing any surface consisting of a number of interconnected segments, each interconnected segment having an upper 'U' frame member, a lower 'U' frame member, a compliant joint between the upper 'U' frame member and the lower 'U' frame member, a number of linear actuators between the two frame members acting to provide relative displacement between the frame members, a foot attached to the lower 'U' frame member for adherence of the segment to the surface, an inter-segment attachment attached to the upper 'U' frame member for interconnecting the segments, a power source connected to the linear actuator, and a computer/controller for independently controlling each linear actuator in each interconnected segment such that the mobile robot moves in a caterpillar like fashion.
Document ID
19940016021
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Kerley, James J. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
May, Edward L. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Ecklund, Wayne D. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
November 2, 1993
Subject Category
Mechanical Engineering
Report/Patent Number
Patent Number: NASA-CASE-GSC-13442-1
Patent Application Number: US-PATENT-APPL-SN-843861
Patent Number: US-PATENT-5,257,669
Accession Number
94N20494
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
NASA-CASE-GSC-13442-1|US-PATENT-5,257,669
Patent Application
US-PATENT-APPL-SN-843861

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