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US 11,230,000 B2Granted
Mobile manipulation device
AssigneeGeorgia Tech Research Corporation
InventorsCharles Clark Kemp, Henry Mandus Clever
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Abstract
The mobile manipulation device includes a base, a lift, an arm, and a manipulator. The base is able to move across a surface underneath the base. The lift is coupled to the base. The lift moves the arm vertically. The arm moves the manipulator horizontally along one direction. The base is able to move perpendicular to the one direction.
Claims22
A mobile manipulation device, comprising:
- a unibody base comprising a first actuator and a second actuator, the first actuator and the second actuator configured to cause the mobile manipulation device to travel across a surface underneath the unibody base;
- a vertical mast directly affixed to the unibody base;
- an actuated coupling coupled to the vertical mast and including a fourth actuator, the actuated coupling configured to travel along the mast via actuation of a third actuator and including a receiving portion integrally formed within the actuated coupling;
- a telescoping arm including a proximal segment received within the receiving portion of the actuated coupling and at least one distal segment slidably engaged with and received within the proximal segment, wherein the telescoping arm extends or retracts horizontally with respect to the vertical mast via a flexible element coupled to the telescoping arm and extending between a first pulley wheel and a second pulley wheel, the second pulley wheel actuated via the fourth actuator configured in an inferior position relative to the flexible element and the first pulley wheel;
- a manipulator coupled to the at least one distal segment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.