Sentry robot

• US 20070208459A1
• Filed: 02/27/2007
• Published: 09/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Techwin Co., Ltd. (Hanwha Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Techwin Co., Ltd. (Hanwha Corporation)
• Inventors: Choi, Keun-kug
• Application Number:
  US11/711,308
• Publication Number:
  US 20070208459A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/245
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 23/24 Turret gun mountings feeding, loading or guiding ammunition F41A9/00; mechanical elevating or traversing systems for turret guns F41A27/18

Abstract

A monitoring and sentry robot which can perform wide and narrow monitoring in short and long ranges and can automatically shoot at a target. The sentry robot includes a base, a main body installed on the base capable of pivoting, a master camera capable of rotating with the main body, and an active camera arranged on the main body capable of rotating in left and right directions and up and down directions with respect to the main body.

Claims

1. A sentry robot comprising:

a base;

a main body pivotally installed on the base;

a master camera capable of rotating with the main body; and

an active camera arranged on the main body capable of rotating in left and right directions and up and down directions with respect to the main body.

2. The sentry robot of claim 1, wherein the master camera comprises two cameras, installed at either side of the main body.

3. The sentry robot of claim 1, further comprising a frame protruding forward and attached to the main body and the master camera is installed on the frame and is rotatable in the left and right directions and up and down directions on the frame.

4. The sentry robot of claim 1, further comprising a gun installed on the main body with an axis generally parallel to the active camera and moves with the active camera while tracking a target.

5. The sentry robot of claim 4, further comprising:

a driving portion driving movements of the main body, the master camera, the active camera, and the gun; and

a control portion controlling shooting of the gun to perform, functions of image analysis, target recognition, and target tracking by controlling the driving portion.

6. The sentry robot of claim 1, further comprising:

a base connection portion supporting the main body and connected to the base;

a main body connection portion installed on the base connection portion and which of rotates in the left and right directions with respect to the base connection portion;

a pivot ring gear fixed to the base connection portion;

a pivot drive gear engaged with the pivot ring gear and fixed to the main body connection portion;

a pivot drive motor driving the pivot drive gear;

a master camera rotation shaft arranged capable of rotating at the main body connection portion;

a master camera connection portion installed at both sides of the master camera rotation shaft; and

a motor rotating the master camera rotation shaft.

7. A sentry robot comprising:

a target monitoring system comprising a main body and a monitoring optical sensor arranged for tilting and panning movement with respect to the main body,

a target tracking system comprising a tracking optical sensor arranged for tilting and panning movement independent of the movement of the monitoring optical system,

a target tracking control system for controlling the movement, of the tracking optical sensor in response to information received from the target monitoring system.

8. The sentry robot of claim 7 further comprising a gun which is substantially aligned with the axis of the tracking optical system.

9. The sentry robot of claim 8 where the target tracking control system controls the movement of the tracking optical system to keep the gun generally pointing at a target monitored by the target monitoring system.

10. The sentry robot of claim 7 wherein the monitoring optical sensor comprises a pair of cameras mounted on either side of the main body.

11. The sentry robot of claim 7 further comprising armor disposed on the main, body.

12. The sentry robot of claim 7 further comprising a zooming system for magnifying the monitoring optical sensor.

13. The sentry robot of claim 7 wherein the monitoring optical sensor and the tracking optical sensor are ultra-low brightness cameras.