ROBOTIC PLATFORM
First Claim
1. A remotely operated robot comprising:
- a main frame including a front and a back, the main frame defining a length extending from the front to the back;
arms extending beyond the length of the main frame;
a plurality of compliant tracks, the plurality of compliant tracks together extending from front to back of the main frame and surrounding the main frame and the arms, the plurality of compliant tracks providing a first layer of impact protection to the main frame, each track including a compliant belt made of a flexible material, and a plurality of elastomer cleats longitudinally spaced along an outer surface of the compliant belt; and
a plurality of compliant pulleys arranged within the tracks adjacent the front and the back of the main frame, intervening between the sets of compliant tracks and the main frame to provide a second layer of impact protection to the main frame, each compliant pulley formed of a compliant polymer.
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Abstract
An articulated tracked vehicle that has a main frame includes a pair of parallel main tracks. Each main track includes a flexible continuous belt coupled to a corresponding side of the main frame. A forward section includes an elongated arm pivotally coupled to the main frame near the forward end of the main frame. The arm has a length sufficiently long to allow the forward section to extend below a main section in at least some degrees of rotation of the arm, and a length shorter than the length of the main section. The center of mass of the main section is located forward of the rearmost point reached by the end of the arm in its pivoting about a transverse axis. The main section is contained within the volume defined by the main tracks and is symmetrical about a horizontal plane, thereby allowing inverted operation of the robot.
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15 Claims
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1. A remotely operated robot comprising:
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a main frame including a front and a back, the main frame defining a length extending from the front to the back; arms extending beyond the length of the main frame; a plurality of compliant tracks, the plurality of compliant tracks together extending from front to back of the main frame and surrounding the main frame and the arms, the plurality of compliant tracks providing a first layer of impact protection to the main frame, each track including a compliant belt made of a flexible material, and a plurality of elastomer cleats longitudinally spaced along an outer surface of the compliant belt; and a plurality of compliant pulleys arranged within the tracks adjacent the front and the back of the main frame, intervening between the sets of compliant tracks and the main frame to provide a second layer of impact protection to the main frame, each compliant pulley formed of a compliant polymer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A remotely operated robot comprising:
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a main frame including a payload volume, a front, and a back, the main frame defining a length extending from the front to the back; articulated arms, each articulated arm having a proximal end positioned at an outer side of the main frame and a distal end extendable beyond a length of the main frame, each arm rotatable about the proximal end thereof without interfering with the main frame; a plurality of compliant tracks, the plurality of compliant tracks together extending from front to back of the main frame and surrounding the main frame and the arms, the plurality of compliant tracks providing a first layer of impact protection to the payload volume of the main frame, each track including a compliant belt made of a flexible material, and a plurality of elastomer cleats longitudinally spaced along an outer surface of the compliant belt; a plurality of compliant pulleys within the plurality of compliant tracks, the compliant pulleys being positioned at the front of the main frame, at the back of the main frame, and at the distal end of the arms, the compliant pulleys disposed between the sets of compliant tracks and the main frame to provide a second layer of impact protection to the payload volume of the main frame, each compliant pulley formed from a compliant polymer, wherein a center of gravity of the robot is maintained within the rotational sweep of the articulated arms. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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Specification