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US 7,802,642 B2Granted
Systems, methods and apparatus of motorised independent main-wheel drive and positioning for a mobile imaging system
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsVernon Thomas Jensen, Samuel Lee Alder
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Abstract
Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments, a mobile imaging device includes one or more motors to propel the mobile imaging device.
Claims17
A mobile imaging apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a plurality of large-diameter main wheels mounted on the base;
- at least one electric motor operably coupled to the main wheels;
- at least one control apparatus operably coupled to the at least one electric motor to actuate and control the main wheels, and
- at least one encoder on each of the plurality of large-diameter main wheels, each encoder operable to determine a position of the mobile imaging system,
- wherein the control apparatus is operable to receive data describing the position and determine an amount of force required to maintain a fixed position from data from the at least one encoder,
- wherein each electric motor operable to provide force that propels the mobile imaging apparatus in an opposite direction to the other electric motor, thus the electric motors are operable to rotate the mobile imaging device in place in a horizontal plane.
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A mobile imaging apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a plurality of main wheels mounted on the base;
- at least one electric motor operably coupled to the main wheels;
- at least one control apparatus operably coupled to the at least one electric motor to actuate and control the main wheels, and
- at least one encoder on each of the plurality of large-diameter main wheels, each encoder operable to determine a position of the mobile imaging system,
- wherein the control apparatus is operable to receive data describing the position and determine an amount of force required to maintain a fixed position from data from the at least one encoders,
- wherein each electric motor is operable to provide force that propels the mobile imaging apparatus in an opposite direction to the other electric motor, thus the electric motors are operable to rotate the mobile imaging device in place in a horizontal plane.
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