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US 2012/0073930 A1Published application
Drive system for mobile robot arm
AssigneeFoster-Miller, Inc.
InventorsGeoffrey B. Lansberry, Lance L. Andrus, Brian DeStefano
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Abstract
A drive system for each arm of a mobile robot, each drive system including a drive motor and an adjustable clutch system interconnected between its associated arm and the drive motor and having a high friction locked position for enabling direct drive of the arm by the drive motor and a reduced friction slip position for enabling manual movement of the associated arm without back-driving the drive motor.
Claims15
A drive system for each arm of a mobile robot, each drive system comprising:
- a drive motor;
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- an adjustable clutch system interconnected between its associated arm and said drive motor and having a high friction locked position for enabling direct drive of said arm by said drive motor and a reduced friction slip position for enabling manual movement of the associated arm without back-driving said drive motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.