Title:
ARTICULATED ROBOTIC SCANNER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2000054076
Kind Code:
B1
Abstract:
Apparatus and method is provided for performing detailed mine detection over variable terrain. An articulated robotic scanner (1) comprises an articulated arm (2) mounted to any vehicle such as a robot. One or more mine detectors (3) mounted at the end of the arm. The arm operates autonomously to repetitively sweep the mine detector in ever forward advancing side-to-side arcs over the terrain. The vehicle can operate autonomously or-be teleoperated. The position of the mine detector is monitored and known with respect to a known co-ordinate system. Sensors (4, 5) measure their position relative to the ground and relative to known co-ordinates of the mine detector. A controller determines the relative position of the ground and the mine detector and dynamically adjusts the mine detector's position to maintain a constant separation over variable terrain without ever contacting the ground or objects thereon.
Inventors:
DAS YOGADHISH
RUSSELL KEVIN
KIRCANSKI NENAD
GOLDENBERG A ANDREW
RUSSELL KEVIN
KIRCANSKI NENAD
GOLDENBERG A ANDREW
Application Number:
PCT/CA2000/000235
Publication Date:
November 16, 2000
Filing Date:
March 03, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT (CA)
International Classes:
F41H11/12; G01V3/15; (IPC1-7): G01V3/15
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