TWO WHEELED ROBOT WITH ENHANCED CLIMBING FEATURES
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1. A surveillance robot comprising:
- a pair of axially aligned drive wheels, the wheels having a maximum radius;
a housing extending between the wheels, the housing having a radius that is less than the maximum radius of the wheels and containing a transmitter, a receiver, a power supply, a drive system including at least one drive motor connecting to the wheels, the wheels rotatable in a forward direction by the at least one drive motor, thereby moving the surveillance robot in a forward direction, and a video camera connected to the transmitter; and
a tail coupled to the housing intermediate the wheels;
wherein each of the wheels comprise a hub portion, the hub portion having a plurality of paddles extending radially outward from the hub portion and each of the paddles includes a distal section and proximal section, each distal section disposed at an angle with respect to the respective proximal section and having a tip that curves toward the forward direction of rotation when the surveillance robot moves forward.
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Abstract
A robot has an electronic surveillance system embedded within a chassis disposed between two wheels. The wheels include a main body and a plurality of treads. The treads are generally disposed radially around the main body and extend distally from outer portion of the main body. The main body generally defines a plurality of compression cells and may present a substantially frustoconical outer surface.
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16 Claims
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1. A surveillance robot comprising:
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a pair of axially aligned drive wheels, the wheels having a maximum radius; a housing extending between the wheels, the housing having a radius that is less than the maximum radius of the wheels and containing a transmitter, a receiver, a power supply, a drive system including at least one drive motor connecting to the wheels, the wheels rotatable in a forward direction by the at least one drive motor, thereby moving the surveillance robot in a forward direction, and a video camera connected to the transmitter; and a tail coupled to the housing intermediate the wheels; wherein each of the wheels comprise a hub portion, the hub portion having a plurality of paddles extending radially outward from the hub portion and each of the paddles includes a distal section and proximal section, each distal section disposed at an angle with respect to the respective proximal section and having a tip that curves toward the forward direction of rotation when the surveillance robot moves forward. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A surveillance robot comprising:
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a pair of axially aligned drive wheels, each wheel having a maximum radius; a housing extending between the wheels, the housing having a radius that is less than the maximum radius of the wheels;
the housing containing a transmitter and receiver, a power supply, a drive system including at least one drive motor connecting to the wheels, and a video camera connected to the transmitter; anda rear tail extending from the housing, the tail including a floor engaging end portion; wherein each of the wheels have a hub portion having a radius and a plurality of paddles extending from the hub portion, a plurality of open space crush zones defined in the hub portion by open spaces, the radius of each of the hub portions being less than 65% the maximum radius of each of the wheels, each of the paddles includes a distal section and proximal section, each distal section disposed at an angle with respect to the respective proximal section and having a tip that curves toward the forward direction of rotation when the surveillance robot moves forward. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A surveillance robot comprising:
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only a pair of axially aligned drive wheels, each wheel having a maximum radius and a plurality of arcuate paddles extending radially outward therefrom, the arcuate paddles having a tip pointing in the direction of the forward rotation of the wheels whereby when the wheels rotate forwardly the surveillance robot moves forwardly, a drive system including at least one drive motor connecting to the wheels, and a video camera connected to the transmitter; a rear tail extending from the housing, the tail including a floor engaging end portion. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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