BIOLOGICALLY INSPIRED COMPLIANT LOCOMOTION FOR REMOTE VEHICLES
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1. A tracked remote vehicle configured to provide a uniform ground contact pressure when operating, the tracked remote vehicle comprising:
- an active suspension system including one or more of active sensing with both reactive and predictive responses to the terrain, active bogie wheels, a center-of-gravity shifting payload or device, and independent autonomous flipper control.
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Abstract
A method for providing a uniform ground contact pressure when operating a tracked remote vehicle comprises: sensing the terrain below the remote vehicle using a series of proximity sensors that are configured to measure a distance from an underside of a chassis of the remote vehicle to the terrain directly beside a track of the remote vehicle; monitoring, mapping, and classifying an upcoming terrain; and adapting the remote vehicle'"'"'s track profile, flipper position, arm position, and center of balance based on the upcoming terrain.
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1. A tracked remote vehicle configured to provide a uniform ground contact pressure when operating, the tracked remote vehicle comprising:
an active suspension system including one or more of active sensing with both reactive and predictive responses to the terrain, active bogie wheels, a center-of-gravity shifting payload or device, and independent autonomous flipper control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A tracked remote vehicle configured to provide a uniform ground contact pressure when operating, the tracked remote vehicle comprising:
a passive suspension system to enhance track contact over uneven ground and including one or more of a suspended bogie wheels, a compliant bogie strip, jamming tracks, open track cells, and flap-cleated tracks. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for providing a uniform ground contact pressure when operating a tracked remote vehicle, the method comprising:
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sensing the terrain below the remote vehicle using a series of proximity sensors that are configured to measure a distance from an underside of a chassis of the remote vehicle to the terrain directly beside a track of the remote vehicle; monitoring, mapping, and classifying an upcoming terrain; and adapting the remote vehicle'"'"'s track profile, flipper position, arm position, and center of balance based on the upcoming terrain. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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