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US 12,759,683 B2Granted
Underwater snake robot with passive joints
AssigneeEelume AS
InventorPål Liljeback
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Abstract
An underwater snake robot 200 for performing subsea operations, the robot 200 comprising: a series of links 202, 204 that are connected to one another by one or more passive joint modules 201 for allowing a flexural motion of the robot 200; and multiple thrust devices 203 for applying thrust to the robot 200 for propulsion, for generating the flexural motion of the robot and for controlling the orientation and location of the links 202, 204.
Claims20
An underwater robot for performing subsea operations, the robot comprising:
- a series of links that are connected to one another by one or more passive joint modules for allowing a flexural motion of the robot;
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- one or more thrust devices for applying thrust to the robot for propulsion, for generating the flexural motion of the robot and for controlling the orientation and location of the links;
- wherein the cross-section of the robot, links of the robot and/or thrust device(s) of the robot fit within a diameter of less than 1 metre.
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