MOBILE MANIPULATION SYSTEM WITH VERTICAL LIFT
A mobile manipulation system comprising: a base; at least one mobility component mounted to said base for rendering said base mobile; a platform; at least one robotic manipulator arm mounted to said platform; and an elevator mechanism movably supporting said platform on said base.
1 . A mobile manipulation system comprising:
a base;
at least one mobility component mounted to said base for rendering said base mobile;
a platform;
at least one robotic manipulator arm mounted to said platform; and
an elevator mechanism movably supporting said platform on said base.
2 . A mobile manipulation system according to claim 1 wherein an actuating mechanism is used to actuate said elevator mechanism.
3 . A mobile manipulation system according to claim 1 wherein said elevator mechanism allows said platform to move vertically relative to said base while remaining laterally stiff.
4 . A mobile manipulation system according to claim 1 wherein said elevator mechanism comprises a scissors lift.
5 . A mobile manipulation system according to claim 2 wherein said actuating mechanism comprises an electromagnetic device.
6 . A mobile manipulation system according to claim 2 wherein said actuating mechanism is a rotary electromagnetic motor.
7 . A mobile manipulation system according to claim 2 wherein said actuating mechanism is a linear electromagnetic motor.
8 . A mobile manipulation system according to claim 1 wherein a plurality of robotic manipulator arms are mounted to said platform.
9 . A mobile manipulation system according to claim 1 wherein said at least one mobility component comprises wheels.
10 . A mobile manipulation system according to claim 9 wherein said wheels comprise at least one from the group consisting of Mecanum wheels and “Omniwheels”.
11 . A mobile manipulation system according to claim 1 wherein the mobility of the mobile manipulation system is restricted as the height of the robotic manipulator arm becomes higher.
12 . A mobile manipulation system according to of claim 1 further comprising batteries mounted on said base.
13 . A mobile manipulation system according to claim 2 wherein:
said elevator mechanism comprises a scissors lift;
said actuating mechanism comprises a rotary electromagnetic motor; and
said at least one mobility component comprises one from the group consisting of Mecanum wheels and “Omniwheels”.
14 . A mobile robotic platform comprising an elevator mechanism which raises and lowers a platform relative to a base, and wherein the base is mobile and the platform comprises at least one robotic manipulator arm.
15 . A mobile robotic platform according to claim 14 wherein the elevator mechanism allows the platform to translate vertically while remaining laterally stiff.
16 . A mobile robotic platform according to claim 14 wherein the elevator mechanism comprises a scissors lift.
17 . A mobile robotic platform according to claim 14 wherein the elevator mechanism is actuated by an electromagnetic device.
18 . A mobile robotic platform according to claim 14 wherein the elevator mechanism is actuated by a rotary electromagnetic motor.
19 . A mobile robotic platform according to claim 14 wherein the elevator mechanism is actuated by a linear electromagnetic motor.
20 . A mobile robotic platform according to claim 14 wherein said one or more robotic manipulator arms comprise a robotic hand.
21 . A mobile robotic platform according to claim 14 wherein the base is made mobile through the use of wheels.
22 . A mobile robotic platform according to claim 21 wherein wheels comprise at least one from the group consisting of Mecanum wheels and “Omniwheels”.
23 . A mobile robotic platform according to claim 14 wherein mobility of the mobile robotic platform is restricted as the height of the at least one robotic manipulator arm becomes higher.
24 . A mobile robotic platform according to claim 14 wherein the mobile robotic platform comprises batteries and said batteries are mounted to the base.
25 . A mobile robotic platform according to claim 14 wherein:
the elevator mechanism is a scissors lift;
the scissors lift is actuated by a rotary electromagnetic motor; and
the base is made mobile through the use of wheels.
26 . A method for accessing an elevated space, the method comprising:
providing a mobile manipulation system comprising:
a base;
at least one mobility component mounted to said base for rendering said base mobile;
a platform;
at least one robotic manipulator arm mounted to said platform; and
an elevator mechanism movably supporting said platform on said base; and
actuating said elevator mechanism so as to elevate the platform.
27 . A method for accessing an elevated space, the method comprising:
providing a mobile robotic platform comprising an elevator mechanism which raises and lowers a platform relative to a base, and wherein the base is mobile and the platform comprises at least one robotic manipulator arm; and
operating the elevator mechanism so as to elevate the platform.