Stabilization of a robotic system in an unstable equilibrium configuration
AssigneeMeta Platforms, Inc.
InventorsRyan Blake Elandt, Benjamin Lagosz-Sinclair, Jonathan M. Kuriloff
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Abstract
The disclosed systems for suspending cable (e.g., fiber optic cable) from an overhead powerline may include a payload subsystem for housing and dispensing a cable, a rotation subsystem for winding the cable around the powerline, an extension subsystem for raising at least a portion of the payload subsystem vertically upward from the powerline, a stabilization subsystem for stabilizing the system at least when the payload system is extended away from the powerline by the extension subsystem, and a drive subsystem for driving the system along the powerline. Various other related systems, devices, mechanisms, and methods are also disclosed.
Claims11
A system for suspending cable from an overhead powerline, the system comprising:
- a payload subsystem for housing and dispensing the cable;
- a rotation subsystem for winding the cable from the payload subsystem around the powerline;
- an extension subsystem for raising at least a portion of the payload subsystem vertically upward from the powerline;
- a stabilization subsystem comprising at least one thruster for stabilizing the system at least when the payload subsystem is extended away from the powerline by the extension subsystem;
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- a drive subsystem for driving the system along the powerline.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.