Mitigating recoil in a ballistic robot
AssigneeiRobot Corporation
InventorGrinnell More
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Abstract
Recoil mitigating devices and methods for use with projectile firing systems such as a disrupter mounted to a robotic arm. A pair of parallel spring provides dampening of axial recoil movement of the disrupter relative to the robotic arm. Forward ends of the springs are attachable to the barrel of the disrupter while rearward portions of the springs are attachable to the robotic arm by a robot mount block. The robot mount block at least partially encloses the barrel of the disrupter in connecting the parallel springs and permits axial movement of the disrupter along or through the mount during firing.
Claims20
A method of mitigating recoil exerted on a robotic support platform during firing of a disrupter, the method comprising the steps of:
- mounting first portions of a pair of spring elements to the barrel of the disrupter, the spring elements being substantially parallel to the barrel;
- mounting second portions of the spring elements to the robotic support platform;
- biasing the barrel in a forward position relative to the robotic support platform;
- and
- compressing the spring elements as the disrupter is discharged to mitigate recoil transfer to the robotic support platform,
- wherein mounting the second portions of the spring elements includes positioning the barrel of the disrupter in a passage in a robot mounting block such that the barrel of the disrupter moves rearward through the passage during compression of the spring elements.
A method of mitigating recoil exerted on a robotic support platform during firing of a disrupter, the method comprising the steps of:
- mounting first portions of a pair of spring elements to the barrel of the disrupter, the spring elements being substantially parallel to the barrel;
- mounting second portions of the spring elements to the robotic support platform;
- biasing the barrel in a forward position relative to the robotic support platform;
- and
- compressing the spring elements as the disrupter is discharged to mitigate recoil transfer to the robotic support platform,
- wherein mounting the second portions of the spring elements includes connecting a robot mounting block to the second portions of the spring elements and to the robotic support platform so that the robot mounting block at least partially encloses the barrel of the disrupter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.