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公开(公告)号：US20240345580A1
公开(公告)日：2024-10-17
申请号：US18731490
申请日：2024-06-03
Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.
Inventor： Mark Loosararian , Joshua Moore , Yizhu Gu , Kevin Low , Edward Bryner , Logan MacKenzie , Ian Miller , Alvin Chou , Todd Joslin
IPC: G05D1/00 , B25J5/00 , B25J9/00 , B25J9/10 , B25J9/16 , B25J13/08 , B25J19/00 , B25J19/02 , B60B19/00 , B60G17/015 , B60G17/02 , B60G21/00 , B62D37/04 , B62D57/02 , B62D57/024 , G01B7/06 , G01B11/06 , G01B11/24 , G01B11/30 , G01B17/02 , G01B17/06 , G01B17/08 , G01J3/50 , G01K13/00 , G01N29/00 , G01N29/04 , G01N29/22 , G01N29/265 , G01N29/28 , G05B19/00 , G05D1/223 , G05D1/227 , G05D1/246 , G05D1/249 , G05D1/628 , G05D1/646 , G05D1/689 , G01M3/04 , G01N21/88 , G01N27/82 , G01N29/07 , G05B15/02
CPC classification number: G05D1/0227 , B25J5/007 , B25J9/0009 , B25J9/0015 , B25J9/102 , B25J9/1602 , B25J9/1617 , B25J9/162 , B25J9/1633 , B25J9/1664 , B25J9/1666 , B25J9/1669 , B25J9/1679 , B25J9/1697 , B25J13/088 , B25J19/0029 , B25J19/02 , B60B19/006 , B60G17/015 , B60G17/02 , B60G21/002 , B60G21/007 , B62D37/04 , B62D57/02 , B62D57/024 , G01B7/105 , G01B11/0616 , G01B11/24 , G01B11/303 , G01B17/02 , G01B17/025 , G01B17/06 , G01B17/08 , G01J3/50 , G01K13/00 , G01N29/00 , G01N29/041 , G01N29/043 , G01N29/225 , G01N29/265 , G01N29/28 , G05B19/00 , G05D1/223 , G05D1/227 , G05D1/246 , G05D1/249 , G05D1/628 , G05D1/646 , G05D1/689 , G01M3/04 , G01N21/88 , G01N27/82 , G01N29/04 , G01N29/07 , G01N2291/011 , G01N2291/0231 , G01N2291/0258 , G01N2291/02854 , G01N2291/0289 , G01N2291/044 , G01N2291/051 , G01N2291/106 , G01N2291/2634 , G01N2291/2636 , G05B15/02 , G05B2219/45066
Abstract: A system includes an inspection robot comprising a main body and at least one payload; a plurality of arms, where each of the plurality of arms is pivotally mounted to the at least one payload to rotate around respective ones of a plurality of axes while the inspection robot traverses an inspection surface in a direction of travel, and where at least one of the plurality of axes is in the direction of travel; a plurality of sleds mounted to the plurality of arms; a plurality of inspection sensors coupled to the plurality of sleds such that each sensor is operationally couplable to the inspection surface; and where the plurality of sleds are distributed horizontally at adjustable positions spaced apart from each other across the at least one payload to inspect the inspection surface at a selected horizontal resolution.
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2.发明授权公开(公告)号：US11307063B2
公开(公告)日：2022-04-19
申请号：US16387237
申请日：2019-04-17
Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.
Inventor： Kevin Low , Edward Bryner , Logan MacKenzie , Joshua Moore , Michael S. Auda , Mark Cho , Edwin H. Cho
Abstract: An inspection apparatus for inspecting horizontal tubes in an industrial environment includes a drive module including a pair of wheels to engage a top tube of a vertically arranged layer of tubes, a telescoping pole, a sensor carriage assembly coupled to the telescoping pole, a lowering mechanism operationally coupled to the telescoping pole to selectively extend or retract the telescoping pole providing a selected vertical position of the sensor carriage assembly, and an encoder including a passive wheel, a spring, and a sliding coupler. The spring biases the passive wheel toward the top tube to ensure contact between the passive wheel and a surface of the top tube.
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公开(公告)号：US11144063B2
公开(公告)日：2021-10-12
申请号：US15997569
申请日：2018-06-04
Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.
Inventor： Mark Loosararian , Joshua Moore , Yizhu Gu , Kevin Low , Edward Bryner , Logan MacKenzie , Ian Miller , Alvin Chou , Todd Joslin
IPC: G05D1/02 , G01N29/00 , G01N29/22 , G01N29/265 , G01N29/28 , G01B17/02 , G05D1/00 , G01N29/07 , B62D57/02 , G05B19/00 , B25J5/00 , B60B19/00 , G01B7/06 , B25J9/16
Abstract: A system includes an inspection robot having a plurality of input sensors, the plurality of input sensors distributed horizontally relative to an inspection surface and configured to provide inspection data of the inspection surface at selected horizontal positions; a controller, comprising: a position definition circuit structured to determine an inspection robot position of the inspection robot on the inspection surface; a data positioning circuit structured to interpret the inspection data, and to correlate the inspection data to the inspection robot position on the inspection surface; and wherein the data positioning circuit is further structured to determine position informed inspection data in response to the correlating of the inspection data with the inspection robot position.
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公开(公告)号：US20180292838A1
公开(公告)日：2018-10-11
申请号：US15990046
申请日：2018-05-25
Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.
Inventor： Mark Loosararian , Joshua Moore , Yizhu Gu , Kevin Low , Edward Bryner , Logan MacKenzie , Ian Miller , Alvin Chou , Todd Joslin
Abstract: A system includes an inspection robot comprising a plurality of sensor sleds; a plurality of ultra-sonic (UT) sensors; a couplant chamber mounted to each of the plurality of sleds, each couplant chamber comprising: a cone, the cone comprising a cone tip portion at an inspection surface end of the cone; a sensor mounting end opposite the cone tip portion; a couplant entry fluidly coupled to the cone at a position between the cone tip portion and the sensor mounting end; and wherein each of the UT sensors is mounted to the sensor mounting end of one of the couplant chambers.
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公开(公告)号：US12013705B2
公开(公告)日：2024-06-18
申请号：US18341991
申请日：2023-06-27
Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.
Inventor： Mark Loosararian , Joshua Moore , Yizhu Gu , Kevin Low , Edward Bryner , Logan MacKenzie , Ian Miller , Alvin Chou , Todd Joslin
IPC: G01N29/00 , B25J5/00 , B25J9/00 , B25J9/10 , B25J9/16 , B25J13/08 , B25J19/00 , B25J19/02 , B60B19/00 , B60G17/015 , B60G17/02 , B60G21/00 , B62D37/04 , B62D57/02 , B62D57/024 , G01B7/06 , G01B11/06 , G01B11/24 , G01B11/30 , G01B17/02 , G01B17/06 , G01B17/08 , G01J3/50 , G01K13/00 , G01N29/04 , G01N29/22 , G01N29/265 , G01N29/28 , G05B19/00 , G05D1/00 , G01M3/04 , G01N21/00 , G01N21/88 , G01N27/82 , G01N29/07 , G05B15/02
CPC classification number: G05D1/0227 , B25J5/007 , B25J9/0009 , B25J9/0015 , B25J9/102 , B25J9/1602 , B25J9/1617 , B25J9/162 , B25J9/1633 , B25J9/1664 , B25J9/1666 , B25J9/1669 , B25J9/1679 , B25J9/1697 , B25J13/088 , B25J19/0029 , B25J19/02 , B60B19/006 , B60G17/015 , B60G17/02 , B60G21/002 , B60G21/007 , B62D37/04 , B62D57/02 , B62D57/024 , G01B7/105 , G01B11/0616 , G01B11/24 , G01B11/303 , G01B17/02 , G01B17/025 , G01B17/06 , G01B17/08 , G01J3/50 , G01K13/00 , G01N29/00 , G01N29/225 , G01N29/265 , G01N29/28 , G05B19/00 , G05D1/0016 , G05D1/0088 , G05D1/0094 , G05D1/0246 , G05D1/0272 , G05D1/0274 , G01M3/04 , G01N21/88 , G01N27/82 , G01N29/04 , G01N29/07 , G01N2291/011 , G01N2291/0231 , G01N2291/0258 , G01N2291/02854 , G01N2291/0289 , G01N2291/044 , G01N2291/051 , G01N2291/106 , G01N2291/2634 , G01N2291/2636 , G05B15/02 , G05B2219/45066
Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for acoustic inspection of a surface are described. An example system may include an inspection robot structured to traverse an inspection surface in a direction of travel. The inspection robot may include a payload having a plurality of arms, connected to the inspection robot, to rotate around respective ones of a plurality of axes while the inspection robot traverses the inspection surface, where each of the plurality of axes is in the direction of travel. A plurality of sleds may be connected to the plurality of arms, and a plurality of inspection sensors connected to the plurality of sleds. The plurality of inspection sensors may be spaced apart from each other at adjustable positions to inspect the inspection surface at an adjustable resolution.
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公开(公告)号：US20220011777A1
公开(公告)日：2022-01-13
申请号：US17484643
申请日：2021-09-24
Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.
Inventor： Mark Loosararian , Joshua Moore , Yizhu Gu , Kevin Low , Edward Bryner , Logan MacKenzie , Ian Miller , Alvin Chou , Todd Joslin
IPC: G05D1/02 , G01N29/00 , G01N29/22 , G01N29/265 , G01N29/28 , B62D57/02 , G05B19/00 , G01B17/02 , B25J5/00 , B60B19/00 , G01B7/06 , B25J9/16 , G05D1/00
Abstract: A system includes an inspection robot having a plurality of input sensors, the plurality of input sensors distributed horizontally relative to an inspection surface and configured to provide inspection data of the inspection surface at selected horizontal positions; a controller, comprising: a position definition circuit structured to determine an inspection robot position of the inspection robot on the inspection surface; a data positioning circuit structured to interpret the inspection data, and to correlate the inspection data to the inspection robot position on the inspection surface; and wherein the data positioning circuit is further structured to determine position informed inspection data in response to the correlating of the inspection data with the inspection robot position.
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7.发明授权公开(公告)号：US11157012B2
公开(公告)日：2021-10-26
申请号：US15988999
申请日：2018-05-24
Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.
Inventor： Mark Loosararian , Joshua Moore , Yizhu Gu , Kevin Low , Edward Bryner , Logan MacKenzie , Ian Miller , Alvin Chou , Todd Joslin
IPC: G05D1/02 , G01N29/00 , G01N29/22 , G01N29/265 , G01N29/28 , G01B17/02 , B25J5/00 , G01B7/06 , G05D1/00 , G01N29/07 , B62D57/02 , G05B19/00 , B60B19/00 , B25J9/16
Abstract: A system includes an inspection robot having a plurality of acoustic sensors coupleable to an inspection surface through a couplant chamber defining a delay line therebetween; the plurality of acoustic sensors configured to provide raw acoustic data; a controller, comprising: an acoustic data circuit structured to interpret the raw acoustic data; a thickness processing circuit structured to determine a primary mode value and a primary mode score value in response to the raw acoustic data; and wherein the thickness processing circuit is further structured to determine a thickness value in response to the primary mode value and the primary mode score value.
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公开(公告)号：US10884423B2
公开(公告)日：2021-01-05
申请号：US15997534
申请日：2018-06-04
Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.
Inventor： Mark Loosararian , Joshua Moore , Yizhu Gu , Kevin Low , Edward Bryner , Logan MacKenzie , Ian Miller , Alvin Chou , Todd Joslin
IPC: G05D1/02 , G01N29/00 , G01N29/22 , G01N29/265 , G05B19/00 , G01B17/02 , G01B7/06 , G01N29/28 , B62D57/02 , B25J5/00 , B60B19/00 , B25J9/16 , G05D1/00 , G01N29/07
Abstract: A system includes an inspection robot having a plurality of input sensors comprising a plurality of magnetic induction sensors and configured to provide inspection data of an inspection surface, wherein the inspection data comprises electromagnetic (EM) induction data, and wherein the plurality of input sensors are distributed horizontally relative to the inspection surface; wherein at least a portion of the inspection surface comprises a ferrous substrate having a non-ferrous coating thereupon; a controller, comprising: an EM data circuit structured to interpret the EM induction data, and to determine a substrate distance value in response to the EM induction data; and a thickness processing circuit structured to determine a thickness value in response to the EM induction data, the thickness value comprising a thickness of the non-ferrous coating.
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9.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20200159237A1
公开(公告)日：2020-05-21
申请号：US16687094
申请日：2019-11-18
Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.
Inventor： Mark Loosararian , Joshua Moore , Yizhu Gu , Kevin Low , Edward Bryner , Logan MacKenzie , Ian Miller , Alvin Chou , Todd Joslin
IPC: G05D1/02 , G05B19/00 , B62D57/02 , G01B7/06 , B60B19/00 , B25J5/00 , G01B17/02 , G01N29/28 , G01N29/265 , G01N29/22 , G01N29/00 , G05D1/00 , B25J9/16
Abstract: A system includes an inspection robot for performing an inspection on an inspection surface with an inspection robot, the apparatus comprising a position definition circuit structured to determine an inspection robot position on the inspection surface; a data positioning circuit structured to interpret inspection data, and to correlate the inspection data to the inspection robot position on the inspection surface; and wherein the data positioning circuit is further structured to determine position informed inspection data in response to the correlating of the inspection data with the inspection robot position, wherein the position informed inspection data comprises absolute position data.
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公开(公告)号：US20190242728A1
公开(公告)日：2019-08-08
申请号：US16387237
申请日：2019-04-17
Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.
Inventor： Kevin Low , Edward Bryner , Logan MacKenzie , Joshua Moore , Michael S. Auda , Mark Cho , Edwin H. Cho
CPC classification number: G01D11/30 , B25J9/1679 , B25J15/0019 , G01B11/24 , G05D3/125
Abstract: An inspection apparatus and methods for inspecting horizontal tubes in an industrial environment are disclosed. The apparatus can include a drive module including a pair of wheels to engage a top tube of a vertically arranged layer of tubes, a telescoping pole, a sensor carriage assembly coupled to the telescoping pole, and a lowering mechanism operationally coupled to the telescoping pole to selectively extend or retract the telescoping pole providing a selected vertical position of the sensor carriage assembly.
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