US 12,296,460 B2
Live inspector robot
Abdullah Mohammed Al Amri, Dammam (SA); and Radwan Abdullah Basalamah, Ras Tanura (SA)
Assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Jul. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/362,471.
Prior Publication US 2025/0042042 A1, Feb. 6, 2025
Int. Cl. B25J 13/00 (2006.01); B25J 5/00 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01); B25J 19/02 (2006.01)
CPC B25J 11/008 (2013.01) [B25J 5/005 (2013.01); B25J 13/006 (2013.01); B25J 13/087 (2013.01); B25J 19/023 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A robot for performing inspection in a facility having an operator control room, comprising:
a plurality of wheels;
a pneumatic motor configured to drive the plurality of wheels;
a transmission connected to the pneumatic motor and the plurality of wheels;
an air tank configured to supply compressed air to the pneumatic motor;
an air compressor configured to fill the air tank with the compressed air;
an extended life battery that provides power to the air compressor;
a solar panel that provides power to at least one of the extended life battery and the air compressor;
one or more sensors;
a processor that controls the one or more sensors and the pneumatic motor to position the robot within an inspection range of an inspection item,
wherein the processor further controls the one or more sensors to acquire inspection data from the inspection item; and
a transceiver coupled to the processor that receives control signaling and transmits the inspection data to the operator control room.