Sensors for robotic devices
First Claim
1. A robotic device, comprising:
- a lower surface;
means for producing a signal detectable by said robotic device; and
,a plurality of drop sensors located around a periphery of said lower surface, each drop sensor of said plurality of drop sensors comprising a body having a vertically oriented member movably located within said body, so that any said vertically oriented member of any said drop sensor of said plurality of drop sensors becomes positioned over a drop in terrain, said vertically oriented will drop downwardly from a first position to a second position to trigger, in said second position, said means for producing a signal detectable by said robotic device.
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Abstract
A robotic device having a body with an upper surface resiliently connected to a lower surface and having a bump sensor including a contact point on the lower surface, which contact pint is in its normal position when centrally located within a sensor device, which is an aperture having a conducting inner periphery, which sensor device is located in the upper surface of the robotic device, so that a bump on the upper surface is detected by the robotic device when the contact point abuts the aperture conducting inner periphery. The robotic device also includes a drop sensor for use in association with the lower surface of the robotic device with the lower surface having a periphery around which a plurality of drop sensors are located, with each drop sensor including a body located therein, a movably vertically oriented member, so that when any such member becomes positioned over a drop in terrain, the vertically oriented member will drop downwardly and trigger the production of a signal which is sensed by the robotic device.
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15 Claims
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1. A robotic device, comprising:
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a lower surface; means for producing a signal detectable by said robotic device; and
,a plurality of drop sensors located around a periphery of said lower surface, each drop sensor of said plurality of drop sensors comprising a body having a vertically oriented member movably located within said body, so that any said vertically oriented member of any said drop sensor of said plurality of drop sensors becomes positioned over a drop in terrain, said vertically oriented will drop downwardly from a first position to a second position to trigger, in said second position, said means for producing a signal detectable by said robotic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A robotic device, comprising:
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a body having an upper surface and a lower surface, said upper surface being resiliently connected to said lower surface and having a bump sensor with a contact point on said lower surface; a first sensor device located in said upper surface and being an aperture having a conducting inner periphery, with said contact point of said bump sensor being in a normal position centrally located within said first sensor device, so that a bump on said upper surface is detectable by said robotic device when said contact point of said bump sensor abuts said conducting inner periphery of the aperture of said first sensor device; means for producing a signal detectable by said robotic device; and
,a second sensor device comprising a plurality of drop sensors located around a periphery of said lower surface, each drop sensor of said plurality of drop sensors comprising a body having a vertically oriented member movably located within said body, so that any said vertically oriented member of any said drop sensor of said plurality of drop sensors becomes positioned over a drop in terrain, said vertically oriented will drop downwardly from a first position to a second position to trigger, in said second position, said means for producing a signal detectable by said robotic device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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