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Hinged vehicle chassis

A chassis and vehicle technology, applied in the field of vehicles, can solve the problems of lack of effective inspection, danger, and personal safety of high inspectors.

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-10-26
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO
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If there are no suitable inspection vehicles available to inspect structures, an alternative is to construct scaffolding that will allow people to enter to inspect these structures, but at a higher cost as well as a higher risk to the safety of inspectors
past inspection vehicles lacked the necessary controls to effectively inspect such surfaces

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[0024] refer to figure 1 , shows a robotic vehicle 810 according to an embodiment of the invention. Robotic vehicle 810 includes a first chassis portion 812 and a second chassis portion 814 . Drive wheels 816 are connected to the first chassis portion 812 and omni-wheels 818 are connected to the second chassis portion 814 . Each chassis section may include a control module 813 , 815 . Each control module may include a motor, a drive assembly for transferring mechanical power from the motor to the wheels, a power source (such as a battery), and a controller that can process sensed data, process stored instructions, and and / or process control commands / signals received from a remote computer / operator to control the operation of the vehicle. The control modules 813, 815 can also be connected by a flexible cable so that power and control instructions can be shared between the two modules.

[0025] The first and second chassis parts are connected together via a connection, such ...

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Abstract

A robotic vehicle chassis is provided. The robotic vehicle chassis includes a first chassis section, a second chassis section, and a hinge joint connecting the first and second chassis sections such that the first and second chassis sections are capable of rotation with respect to each other in at least a first direction. The vehicle includes a drive wheel mounted to one of the first and second chassis sections and an omni-wheel mounted to the other of the first and second chassis sections. The omni-wheel is mounted at an angle orthogonal with respect to the drive wheel. The hinge joint rotates in response to the curvature of a surface the vehicle is traversing.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application is based on, and claims priority from, U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 910,323, filed November 30, 2013, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. technical field [0003] The present invention relates to vehicles, and in particular to robotic inspection of vehicles. Background technique [0004] In the past, different inspection vehicle designs have existed for inspecting various structures such as factory equipment, ships, underwater platforms, pipelines and storage tanks. If there are no suitable inspection vehicles available to inspect the structures, an alternative is to build scaffolding which will allow people to enter to inspect the structures, but at higher cost and with higher risk to the personal safety of the inspectors. Past inspection vehicles lacked the necessary controls to effectively inspect such surfaces. However, different ways of controlling the vehicl...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B62D53/02B62D57/00F16L55/26
CPCB62D53/02B62D57/00F16L2101/30B62D61/00B60B19/003B60B19/006B60B19/12B62D63/04B62D39/00
Inventor B.帕罗特A.奥塔P.E.C.Z.冈萨雷斯F.A.拉蒂夫
Owner SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO
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