US 11,148,292 B2Granted

Controller for inspection robot traversing an obstacle

AssigneeGecko Robotics, Inc.

InventorsEdward A. Bryner, Kevin Y. Low, Joshua D. Moore, Dillon R. Jourde, Mark J. Loosararian, Edwin H. Cho, Katherine Virginia Denner

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Abstract

Controllers for inspection robots traversing an obstacle are described. In an embodiment a controller may include an obstacle sensory data circuit to interpret obstacle sensory data provided by an obstacle sensor of an inspection robot, an obstacle processing circuit to determine refined obstacle data, and an obstacle notification circuit to generate and provide obstacle notification data to a user interface device. The controller may further include a user interface circuit to interpret a user request value from the user interface device, and to determine an obstacle response command value in response to the user request value; and an obstacle configuration circuit to provide the obstacle response command value to the inspection robot during the interrogating of the inspection surface.

Claims9

Dependent claims

A controller, comprising:

an obstacle sensory data circuit structured to interpret obstacle sensory data comprising data provided an obstacle sensor of an inspection robot;
an obstacle processing circuit structured to determine refined obstacle data in response to the obstacle sensory data;
an obstacle notification circuit structured to identify one of
an obstacle or a potential obstacle, and to provide obstacle notification data in response to the refined obstacle data;
a user interface circuit structured to provide the obstacle notification data to a user interface device, wherein the user interface circuit is further structured to interpret a user request value from the user interface device, and to determine an obstacle response command value in response to the user request value;
and
an obstacle configuration circuit structured to provide the obstacle response command value to the inspection robot during an interrogation of an inspection surface.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/097,448Filed 13 Nov 2020 · continuation
Priority: 23 Dec 2016
Published: US 2021/0060783 A14 Mar 2021
Granted: 19 Oct 2021
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification95 codes

B25J 9/1669
Characterised by programming, planning systems for manipulators: characterised by special application, e.g. multi-arm co-operation, assembly, grasping
B08B 9/049
Using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes: having self-contained propelling means for moving the cleaning devices along the…
B25J 5/007
Manipulators mounted on wheels or on carriages: mounted on wheels
B25J 9/0009
Program-controlled manipulators: constructional details, e.g. manipulator supports, bases

Family

Application62/438,788Us provisional application · filed 23 Dec 2016
Application62/596,737Us provisional application · filed 8 Dec 2017
Application15/853,391Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 22 Dec 2017
Application62/815,724Us provisional application · filed 8 Mar 2019
PCT/US2020/021779Parent of this continuation · filed 9 Mar 2020
Application16/863,594Parent of this continuation · filed 30 Apr 2020
Application16/869,700Parent of this continuation · filed 8 May 2020
US 10,698,412 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 30 Jun 2020
US 2021/0060783 A1Pre-grant publication · published 4 Mar 2021
PCT/US2020/021779Parent of this continuation-in-part
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