Orthogonal legged walking robot
First Claim
1. A robot for moving along terrain comprising:
- a body;
means for moving the body, said moving means including legs;
each leg exhibiting an overlapping gait with respect to every other leg and comprised of a pedestal which has an axis that is disposed essentially in a z direction; and
means for positioning the axis of the pedestal at a desired ground engaged location with respect to an r, θ
plane, where r and θ
are directions mutually orthogonal to each other and the z direction;
said moving means also able to move the body in any of r, θ
heading and z dimensions, said heading defined by a direction in which the movable body is pointing.
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Abstract
The present invention pertains to a robot for moving along uneven terrain. The robot comprises a body having an exterior surface and a device for defining the terrain around the body. There is also a device for moving the body. The moving device includes legs, at least one of which are capable of being independently positioned adjacent to any portion of the exterior surface of the body. The robot is also comprised of a device for controlling the moving device. The controlling device is connected to the defining device such that the body moves along the terrain in a desired path. In an alternative embodiment, the moving device includes legs, each of which can exhibit an overlapping gait with respect to another leg while moving the body. In a preferred embodiment, each leg is comprised of a shoulder that is rotatable in a angular direction. Each leg is also comprised of a pedestal which has an axis that is disposed in essentially a z direction, where the z direction is perpendicular to the angular direction. There is also a device for linking the shoulder and the pedestal such that the pedestal can be moved in an r direction to a desired r position with respect to the shoulder, where the r direction is perpendicular to the z and the angular directions. The robot moves along the terrain which it defines with the defining device by positioning each leg in a desired place determined by the controlling device and then moving the body forward to reposition itself.
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13 Claims
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1. A robot for moving along terrain comprising:
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a body; means for moving the body, said moving means including legs;
each leg exhibiting an overlapping gait with respect to every other leg and comprised of a pedestal which has an axis that is disposed essentially in a z direction; andmeans for positioning the axis of the pedestal at a desired ground engaged location with respect to an r, θ
plane, where r and θ
are directions mutually orthogonal to each other and the z direction;
said moving means also able to move the body in any of r, θ
heading and z dimensions, said heading defined by a direction in which the movable body is pointing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A robot for moving along terrain comprising:
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a body having a member having an axis, said member extending in essentially a z direction from the body; means for moving the body, said moving means including legs; each leg comprised of a pedestal which has an axis that is disposed essentially in the z direction; and means for positioning the axis of the pedestal at a desired location with respect to an r, θ
plane where r and θ
are directions mutually orthogonal to each other;
with the positioning means including a shoulder that is rotatable in the θ
direction and means for linking the shoulder and the pedestal such that the pedestal can be moved in the r direction to a desired r position with respect to the shoulder, and wherein each shoulder has an axis and each axis of each shoulder of each leg is disposed on the axis of the member, each shoulder being stacked on top of each other;
wherein each of said pedestals have a length that corresponds to the height of its respective shoulder stacked on the member such that all the pedestals have a bottom that together form a second r, θ
plane. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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