Operating A Mobile Robot
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1. A method of operating a mobile mission robot, the method comprising:
- driving the robot according to a drive command issued by a remote operator control unit in communication with the robot, the robot having a gripper thereon for retaining and transporting a repeater in communication with the operator control unit and the robot; and
deploying the repeater by releasing the repeater from the gripper at a first distance from the operator control unit; and
driving the robot to a second distance from the operator control unit, the second distance being greater than the first distance;
wherein the repeater is configured to;
receive a communication signal from the operator control unit and retransmit that communication signal to the robot;
orreceive a communication signal from the robot and retransmit that communication signal to the operator control unit.
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Abstract
A robot system that includes an operator control unit, mission robot, and a repeater. The operator control unit has a display. The robot includes a robot body, a drive system supporting the robot body and configured to maneuver the robot over a work surface, and a controller in communication with the drive system and the operator control unit. The repeater receives a communication signal between the operator control unit and the robot and retransmits the signal.
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1. A method of operating a mobile mission robot, the method comprising:
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driving the robot according to a drive command issued by a remote operator control unit in communication with the robot, the robot having a gripper thereon for retaining and transporting a repeater in communication with the operator control unit and the robot; and deploying the repeater by releasing the repeater from the gripper at a first distance from the operator control unit; and driving the robot to a second distance from the operator control unit, the second distance being greater than the first distance; wherein the repeater is configured to; receive a communication signal from the operator control unit and retransmit that communication signal to the robot;
orreceive a communication signal from the robot and retransmit that communication signal to the operator control unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating a mobile mission robot, the method comprising:
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driving the robot into a tunnel according to a drive command issued by a remote operator control unit in communication with the robot; and deploying a repeater at an entrance of the tunnel along an axis defined by the tunnel, the repeater having a direct line of sight into the tunnel along or in parallel to the tunnel axis, the repeater configured to; receive a communication signal from the operator control unit and retransmit that communication signal to the robot positioned in the tunnel;
orreceive a communication signal from the robot and retransmit that communication signal to the operator control unit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A remote controller comprising:
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a computing processor; a display in communication with the computing processor; and a network interface in communication with the computing processor, the network interface receiving and displaying on the display images or video from first and second robots simultaneously, the first robot being an access point for the second robot by transporting and routing signals from both robots to the network interface. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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