Vehicle having an articulated suspension and method of using same

a technology of vehicle and suspension, applied in the field of vehicles, can solve the problems of affecting the safety of vehicles,
US20050023052A1Inactive Publication Date: 2005-02-03LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP
Publication Date
2005-02-03
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A vehicle includes a chassis and a plurality of wheel assemblies articulated with the chassis, each of the plurality of wheel assemblies comprising a rotatable wheel spaced away from the chassis. A vehicle includes a chassis and an articulated suspension system mounted to the chassis. A method includes comprising articulating at least one of a plurality of wheel assemblies with a chassis, each of the wheel assemblies including a rotatable wheel spaced apart from the chassis. A vehicle includes a chassis and articulatable means for rolling the chassis along a path.
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[0001] The earlier effective filing date is claimed of co-pending U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60 / 449,271, entitled “Unmanned Ground Vehicle,” filed Feb. 21, 2003, in the name of Michael S. Beck, et al. (Docket No. 2059.005190 / VS-00607), for all common subject matter.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] 1. Field of the Invention

[0003] This invention relates to vehicle and, in particular, to a vehicle having an articulated suspension and a method of using the vehicle.

[0004] 2. Description of the Related Art

[0005] Technological advances continually permit engineers and scientists to expand the arenas into which automated or robotic techniques can be applied. Speed, efficiency, cost, and safety frequently drive the adoption and / or application of these techniques. However, several factors retard the application of robotic technologies to vehicles, and especially to land vehicles. For instance, vehicles are designed to travel. This functionality raises a host of challenging i...

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