Self-propelled robotic pallet vehicle
AssigneeStratom, Inc.
InventorsCory Dixon, Dan Ambrosio, Kevin Van Liere
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Abstract
Various aspects of the present disclosure provide a robotic pallet system that provides the ability to move palletized cargo without requiring the use of additional material handling equipment such as forklifts and K-loaders, for example. In some aspects, an integrated system may be used to interact with and control a number of robotic pallets. Such an integrated system may be used to deliver palletized cargo without additional equipment through self-propelled pallets, thereby reducing the number of personnel required to load palletized cargo by reducing the size of the team required to position the pallet inside of the aircraft and removing the need for a k-loader operator.
Claims10
A robotic pallet apparatus for loading and unloading palletized cargo, comprising:
- a pallet housing;
- at least one drive wheel coupled with the pallet housing;
- a motor coupled with the at least one drive wheel;
- a power source coupled with the motor;
- a controller coupled with the power source and the motor and configured to control the motor and the at least one drive wheel to self-propel the robotic pallet apparatus to autonomously move to a determined location;
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- a holonomic drive configured to move the robotic pallet apparatus with the at least one drive wheel to the determined location, wherein the determined location is space-constrained for the loading and unloading the palletized cargo, and the at least one drive wheel comprises a dual wheel pendulum axle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.