US 12,284,761 B2
Methods and inspection robots with on body configuration
Edward A. Bryner, Pittsburgh, PA (US); and Edwin H. Cho, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Assigned to Gecko Robotics, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Filed by Gecko Robotics, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Filed on May 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/740,579.
Application 17/740,579 is a continuation of application No. 17/716,249, filed on Apr. 8, 2022, granted, now 11,865,698.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/255,880, filed on Oct. 14, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/177,141, filed on Apr. 20, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0331983 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. B62D 57/024 (2006.01); B25J 5/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 13/00 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01); B25J 19/00 (2006.01); B25J 19/02 (2006.01); B60B 19/00 (2006.01); B60B 19/12 (2006.01); B60K 1/02 (2006.01); B62D 53/02 (2006.01); G01N 29/04 (2006.01); G01N 29/22 (2006.01); G01N 29/265 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01); H05K 1/18 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 1/18 (2013.01) [B25J 5/007 (2013.01); B25J 9/0009 (2013.01); B25J 9/1617 (2013.01); B25J 9/163 (2013.01); B25J 9/1653 (2013.01); B25J 9/1664 (2013.01); B25J 9/1674 (2013.01); B25J 9/1694 (2013.01); B25J 13/006 (2013.01); B25J 13/087 (2013.01); B25J 19/0054 (2013.01); B25J 19/021 (2013.01); B25J 19/027 (2013.01); B60B 19/006 (2013.01); B60B 19/12 (2013.01); B60K 1/02 (2013.01); B62D 53/02 (2013.01); B62D 57/024 (2013.01); G01N 29/04 (2013.01); G01N 29/226 (2013.01); G01N 29/265 (2013.01); G06F 1/206 (2013.01); B60B 2360/102 (2013.01); B60B 2360/104 (2013.01); B60B 2360/109 (2013.01); B60B 2900/931 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0289 (2013.01); G01N 2291/2698 (2013.01); G06F 2200/201 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10151 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
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1. An inspection robot comprising:
a center body; and
a plurality of drive modules coupled to the center body, each drive module comprising:
a sensing circuit structured to measure a drive module operating characteristic; and
a visual indicator circuit structured to output a first visual indicator corresponding to the drive module operating characteristic,
wherein the visual indicator circuit of each of the plurality of drive modules are positioned to be simultaneously visible at a point of view,
wherein a camera of an inspection robot controller is located at the point of view, and wherein the inspection robot is structured to receive a command from the inspection robot controller in response to the first visual indicators for the plurality of drive modules.