Conformal suspension for unmanned ground vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US10065690B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-04

    申请号:US14678237

    申请日:2015-04-03

    Abstract: A ground vehicle suspension system includes first and second rocker-bogie mechanisms which are respectively secured to a chassis on opposing sides of a central axis. Each rocker-bogie mechanism includes a main link on which a first and second bogie is respectively pivotally mounted. The first and second bogie each has opposing inner and outer bogie end portions. On each bogie, an inner wheel is disposed on an inner stub axle and an outer wheel is disposed on an outer stub axle. A continuous track is guided on the inner and outer wheels of the first bogie and second bogie. A resilient member extends between the first and second bogie and is attached at one end to the inner bogie end portion of the first bogie and at an opposing end to the inner bogie end portion of the second bogie.

    Gimbaled camera object tracking system

    公开(公告)号:US09936133B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-03

    申请号:US14830023

    申请日:2015-08-19

    CPC classification number: H04N5/23261 G01S3/00 G01S3/781 H04N5/232

    Abstract: A system for automatically controlling a gimbaled camera system of a vehicle. The system includes a camera positioned relative to a body of the vehicle and one or more sensors configured to sense the pointing direction of the camera. One or more sensors are configured to monitor movement of the vehicle relative to a surface. A processor is configured to receive the sensed camera pointing direction data and vehicle movement data. The processor establishes and stores a target position representative of the position of a target object relative to the vehicle body based on an object independent association and automatically adjusts the camera pointing direction in response to the vehicle movement data such that the camera remains aimed on the target position. A method for automatically controlling the gimbaled camera system is also provided.

    AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE AVATAR
    4.
    发明申请
    AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE AVATAR 有权
    图形用户界面AVATAR的自动控制

    公开(公告)号:US20160225182A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-04

    申请号:US14608613

    申请日:2015-01-29

    Abstract: Systems (100) and methods (800) for visually rendering a multi-dimensional model of a portion of a system (100) having mechanical joints (228-238). The methods comprise: determining a first current physical joint configuration of a first mechanical joint and a second current physical joint configuration of a second mechanical joint; determining at least one first viewing direction (d234) along a rotational axis or perpendicular to a linear extension axis (a234) of the first mechanical joint (234) having the first current physical joint configuration and at least one second viewing direction (d236) along a rotational axis or perpendicular to a linear extension axis (a236) of the second mechanical joint (236) having the second current physical joint configuration; computing an avatar view perspective direction (σ234-236) based on the first and second viewing directions; and dynamically adjusting a perspective view of a visually rendered multi-dimensional model of the system using the avatar view perspective direction.

    Abstract translation: 用于在视觉上呈现具有机械接头(228-238)的系统(100)的一部分的多维模型的系统(100)和方法(800)。 所述方法包括:确定第一机械接头的第一当前物理接头构造和第二机械接头的第二当前物理接头构造; 沿着旋转轴线或垂直于具有第一当前物理接头构造的第一机械接头(234)的线性延伸轴线(a234)和至少一个第二观察方向(d236)确定至少一个第一观察方向(d234) 旋转轴线或垂直于具有第二电流物理接头构造的第二机械接头(236)的线性延伸轴线(a236); 基于第一和第二观察方向计算化身图视角方向(σ234-236); 以及使用化身视图透视方向动态地调整系统的视觉呈现的多维模型的透视图。

    Latency smoothing for teleoperation systems
    5.
    发明授权
    Latency smoothing for teleoperation systems 有权
    远程操作系统的延迟平滑

    公开(公告)号:US09300430B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-29

    申请号:US14062521

    申请日:2013-10-24

    Abstract: Systems (100) and methods (700) for increasing a predictability of Telematic Operations (“TOs”) of a Teleoperation System (“TS”). The methods involve: measuring an inherent latency of a Communications Link (“CL”) of TS which varies unpredictably over at least a first window of time; analyzing the inherent latency, which was previously measured, to determine a first reference value useful for increasing the predictability of the TOs; using the first reference value to select an amount of controlled latency to be added to CL (120) at each of a plurality of time points (502-518); and adding the amount of controlled latency to CL at each of the plurality of time points so as to increase the predictability of the TOs. In some scenarios, the amount of controlled latency added at a first time point is different than the amount of controlled latency added at a second time point.

    Abstract translation: 用于增加远程操作系统(“TS”)的远程信息业务(“TOs”)的可预测性的系统(100)和方法(700)。 所述方法包括:测量TS的通信链路(“CL”)在至少第一时间窗口上不可预测地变化的固有等待时间; 分析先前测量的固有延迟,以确定有用于增加TO的可预测性的第一参考值; 使用第一参考值来选择在多个时间点(502-518)中的每个时刻被添加到CL(120)的受控等待时间量; 并且在多个时间点的每一个时刻将控制的等待时间量加到CL中,以增加TO的可预测性。 在某些情况下,在第一时间点添加的受控延迟量不同于在第二时间点添加的受控延迟量。

    AUTOMATIC SPOOL TENSIONING MECHANISM
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190039856A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-07

    申请号:US15668424

    申请日:2017-08-03

    Abstract: Systems (100) and methods (1400) for operating a Spool Mechanism (“SM”). The methods comprise: transitioning an operational mode of SM from a first operational mode in which a drag torque is not settable to a second operational mode in which the drag torque is settable; selectively mechanically coupling a rewind motor to a spool (612) of SM by engaging a coupler (1014) in response to the SM's transition into the second operational mode; activating the rewind motor (610) such that the rewind motor applies a motor torque having a pre-defined value selected for facilitating a setting of the drag torque to an optimal value; mechanically gradually adjusting an amount of drag resistance applied to the spool by a drag mechanism (1012); and discontinuing the mechanical adjustment of the drag resistance when the spool's speed is within a threshold percentage range of a zero resistance speed.

    Robot manipulator system
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10065313B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-04

    申请号:US15372102

    申请日:2016-12-07

    Abstract: Robotic manipulator arm has an end portion to which one or more end effector appliances can be operably mounted for performing one or more manipulator arm operations. A control system has access to a plurality of different end effector appliance parameter sets which are respectively associated with the plurality of different end effector appliances. A user interface facilitates identification to the control system of one or more of the different end effector appliances which are installed on the manipulator arm. The control system is responsive to the identification to modify a control algorithm.

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