Mobile Inspection Robot
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1. A mobile inspection robot comprising:
- a robot body;
a drive system supporting the robot body and configured to maneuver the robot over a work surface;
a controller in communication with the drive system and executing a control system; and
a sensor system in communication with the controller;
wherein the control system comprises a control arbitration system and a behavior system in communication with each other, the behavior system executing an inspection behavior, the inspection behavior influencing execution of commands by the control arbitration system based on sensor signals received from the sensor system to identify and inspect electrical equipment.
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Abstract
A mobile inspection robot that includes a robot body and a drive system supporting the robot body and configured to maneuver the robot over a work surface. A controller communicates with the drive system and a sensor system. The controller executes a control system that includes a control arbitration system and a behavior system in communication with each other. The behavior system executes an inspection behavior, the inspection behavior influencing execution of commands by the control arbitration system based on sensor signals received from the sensor system to identify and inspect electrical equipment.
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60 Claims
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1. A mobile inspection robot comprising:
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a robot body; a drive system supporting the robot body and configured to maneuver the robot over a work surface; a controller in communication with the drive system and executing a control system; and a sensor system in communication with the controller; wherein the control system comprises a control arbitration system and a behavior system in communication with each other, the behavior system executing an inspection behavior, the inspection behavior influencing execution of commands by the control arbitration system based on sensor signals received from the sensor system to identify and inspect electrical equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of operating a mobile robot, the method comprising:
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driving the robot according to a drive command; maneuvering the robot adjacent electrical equipment; and obtaining a local sensory perception of the electrical equipment using a sensor system of the robot. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A mobile inspection robot comprising:
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a robot body; a drive system supporting the robot body and configured to maneuver the robot over a work surface; a controller in communication with the drive system; a mast disposed on the robot body and arranged substantially vertical with respect to the work surface; at least one scanner payload disposed on the mast and monitoring environmental parameters about the robot. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A method of monitoring environmental parameters, the method comprising:
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receiving sensor data from a mobile inspection robot; processing the received sensor data on a computing processor; electronically displaying a model of an environment about the robot; and electronically displaying the processed sensor data. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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