Patent ID: 11904456
Assignee: GECKO ROBOTICS, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC H  B  G | IPC B  G  H

Claim 0:
1. An inspection robot, the robot comprising:
a housing;
at least one drive module comprising at least one wheel and a motor, wherein the at least one drive module is operatively coupled to the housing;
an encoder structured to provide a movement value, wherein the encoder is positioned within a footprint of the housing; and
a controller comprising:
an encoder conversion circuit structured to calculate a distance value in response to the movement value;
a location circuit structured to determine at least one of a robot location value or a robot speed value in response to the movement value; and
a position command circuit structured to provide a position action command in response to the at least one of the robot location value or the robot speed value,

wherein the at least one drive module is responsive to the position action command to move the inspection robot.