Dual mode vehicle

A vehicle, mode technology, applied in the direction of climbing vehicles, tracked vehicles, motor vehicles, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2017-06-13
ENG SERVICES INC
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However, this approach has the disadvantages of wheel interference when overcoming obstacles in track mode and additional loads in wheel mode
All of these approaches have limitations due to the need to manually perform track wheels and wheel-to-track transitions

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[0043] refer to figure 1 , a dual mode vehicle generally indicated at 10 . Mobile vehicle 10 includes a platform 12 and a pair of track wheel drive modules 14 attached to opposite sides of the platform. Each of the track wheel drive modules 14 has a track assembly 16 and a wheel assembly 18 attached to opposite sides of the platform 12 . Each of track wheel drive modules 14 may be moved from one mode (ie, track configuration) to another mode (ie, wheel configuration) and vice versa by remote control in response to remote control commands or in an autonomous manner. For example only, track wheel drive module 14 may autonomously move from one mode to another in response to detected conditions. For example, when the robot detects a step, it can move autonomously from wheel mode to track mode. Thus, the dual mode vehicle 10 allows field flexibility depending on terrain conditions. In track mode, a pair of track assemblies 16 drives the moving vehicle 10 and in a wheel mode, a ...

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A mobile vehicle includes a platform, a pair of track assemblies and a pair of wheel assemblies. The pair of track assemblies is attached to opposing sides of the platform. The pair of wheel assemblies is attached to opposing sides of the platform. Each wheel assembly has at least a first and second wheel and a track-wheel interchange mechanism operably connected to the first and second wheel. The track-wheel interchange mechanism rotatably moves the first and second wheel from wheel mode wherein the wheels drive the mobile vehicle to a track mode wherein the track assemblies drive the mobile vehicle.

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates to moving vehicles or robots, and in particular to vehicles or robots capable of moving over various types of terrain. The mobile vehicle in this paper has two interchangeable modes, track mode and wheel mode. Background technique [0002] Mobile vehicles or robots are used in a variety of applications, such as space exploration, material transportation, and civilian, military, and law enforcement applications. For example, mobile vehicles are used by space scientists for planetary exploration and by law enforcement forces for EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics), and IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices). These applications have continued since the early 1990s. [0003] The ability of a mobile vehicle or robot to drive over widely unknown terrain with minimal human intervention, even autonomously, presents a challenge to the designer of the mobile vehicle or robot. Although most current ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B62D55/04B62D55/065B62D55/075B25J5/00B25J11/00
CPCB25J5/005B25J5/007B25J11/0025B62D55/04B62D55/065B62D55/075B60Y2200/48B62D55/02
Inventor 安德鲁·A·戈登伯格林军
Owner ENG SERVICES INC
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