Vehicle
AssigneeRobocoaster Limited
InventorGino De-Gol
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Abstract
A combined multi-axial manipulator and guided vehicle (10). The combination (10) comprises a trackless guided vehicle (12), a multi axial manipulator (14) and a carrier (16) which may be configured as a passenger module.
Claims19
An autonomously guided vehicle for use in the industrial, simulation, medical, entertainment or amusement industries comprising:
- a movable base having a drive and steering system and a mounting structure for a multi axial manipulator;
- a multi axial manipulator rotatably mounted to said base mounting structure and having a elongate member pivotable relative to said base mounting structure;
- a carrier connected to said elongated member;
- an onboard guidance system configured for autonomous motion and navigation of said base within an operational environment;
- an onboard control system configured to coordinate motion and navigation of said base and movement of said multi axial manipulator.
An autonomously guided vehicle as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the multi axial manipulator is rotatably mounted to said base mounting structure about a first axis, and said elongate member is pivotable relative to said base mounting structure about a second axis, said second axis being substantially parallel to said first axis.
An autonomously guided vehicle as claimed in any preceding claim wherein said multi axial manipulator has a first elongate member and a second elongate member pivotably connected to said first elongate member.
An autonomously guided vehicle as claimed in any preceding claim wherein said drive and steering system comprises a plurality of drive and steering assemblies.
An autonomously guided vehicle as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the autonomously guided vehicle includes an onboard power source.
An autonomously guided vehicle as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the onboard guidance system is selected from the group comprising an optical tape guidance system, a laser optical guidance system, a magnetic map guidance system, an overhead reflective grid guidance system, an odometry guidance system and an on-board camera guidance system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.