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Maneuvering robotic vehicles having a positionable sensor head

  • US 7,654,348 B2
  • Filed: 08/21/2007
  • Issued: 02/02/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A robot, comprising:

  • a chassis having a central open volume;

    a steerable drive supporting the chassis;

    a neck extension moveably coupled to the chassis;

    a pan link extension having proximal and distal ends and being coupled to the neck extension at the proximal end with a first tilt axis actuator, the pan link extension having a one-axis actuator along a length thereof, the pan link extension having at least one angled bend;

    a sensor head coupled to the distal end of the pan link extension with a second tilt axis actuator, the sensor head movable using the first and second tilt axis actuators and the pan one-axis actuator; and

    wherein the neck extension comprises one or more conductive slip rings coupling signals to one or more of the actuators.

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