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Conformable track assembly for a robotic crawler

  • US 8,002,365 B2
  • Filed: 11/13/2007
  • Issued: 08/23/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A suspension system for a lightweight robotic vehicle having tandem tracks, the suspension system comprising:

  • a frame;

    a forward guide coupled to the frame and configured to receive a looped portion of a first endless track around the forward guide;

    a rearward guide coupled to the frame and configured to receive a looped portion of the first endless track around the rearward guide; and

    at least one deflector operable with the frame between the forward guide and the rearward guide, the at least one deflector being configured to downwardly deflect a ground-engaging portion of the first endless track between the forward guide and the rearward guide to form a peaked area,whereby the lightweight robotic vehicle is selectively stabilized on the peaked area of the first endless track and a peaked area of a second endless track associated in tandem with the first endless track by an articulated arm.

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