COORDINATED ACTION ROBOTIC SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS
First Claim
1. A coordinated action robotic system comprising:
- a plurality of robotic vehicles, each comprising a platform and at least one manipulator movable relative thereto; and
a remote operator control station comprisinga respective controller for each manipulator, anda mapping module to map movement of each manipulator relative to its platform so that operation of said controllers for manipulator movement in a given direction produces corresponding movement of the respective manipulators in the given direction.
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Abstract
A coordinated action robotic system may include a plurality of robotic vehicles, each including a platform and at least one manipulator movable relative thereto. The robotic system may also include a remote operator control station that may include a respective controller for each manipulator. The remote operator control station may also include a mapping module to map movement of each manipulator relative to its platform. Operation of the controllers for manipulator movement in a given direction produces corresponding movement of the respective manipulators in the given direction such that the robotic vehicles may be controlled as if they were one robotic vehicle. The coordinated movement may result in increased operational efficiency, increased operational dexterity, and increased ease of controlling the robotic vehicles.
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24 Claims
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1. A coordinated action robotic system comprising:
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a plurality of robotic vehicles, each comprising a platform and at least one manipulator movable relative thereto; and a remote operator control station comprising a respective controller for each manipulator, and a mapping module to map movement of each manipulator relative to its platform so that operation of said controllers for manipulator movement in a given direction produces corresponding movement of the respective manipulators in the given direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A coordinated action robotic system comprising:
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a plurality of robotic vehicles, each comprising a platform, at least one manipulator movable relative to said platform, and a sensor arrangement for sensing a relative position and orientation between said platform and said at least one manipulator; and a remote operator control station comprising a respective controller for each manipulator, and a mapping module to map to a common coordinate system, movement of each manipulator based upon the relative position and orientation between each platform and at least one manipulator so that operation of said controllers for manipulator movement in a given direction produces corresponding movement of the respective manipulators in the given direction. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of coordinating robotic action in a robotic system comprising a plurality of robotic vehicles, each comprising a platform and at least one manipulator movable relative thereto, and a remote operator control station comprising a respective controller for each manipulator, the method comprising:
mapping movement using the remote operator control station of each manipulator relative to its platform so that operation of the controllers for manipulator movement in a given direction produces corresponding movement of the respective manipulators in the given direction. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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