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US 12,296,460 B2Granted
Live inspector robot
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorsAbdullah Mohammed Al Amri, Radwan Abdullah Basalamah
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AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorsAbdullah Mohammed Al Amri, Radwan Abdullah Basalamah
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In one aspect, a robot is disclosed for performing inspection in a facility. The robot includes a plurality of wheels, a pneumatic motor configured to drive the plurality of wheels, a transmission, and an air tank configured to supply compressed air to the pneumatic motor. The robot further includes an air compressor configured to fill the air tank with the compressed air, an extended life battery that provides power to the air compressor, a solar panel that provides power and one or more sensors. Additionally, the robot includes a processor that controls the one or more sensors to acquire inspection data and controls the pneumatic motor to position the robot within an inspection range of an inspection item, and a transceiver is coupled to the processor that receives control signaling and transmits inspection data to the operator control room.
A robot for performing inspection in a facility having an operator control room, comprising:
A method for operating a robot that performs inspection in a facility having an operator control room, the method comprising:
A non-transitory computer readable medium (CRM) storing instructions for performing operation of a robot that performs inspection in a facility having an operator control room, the operation comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.