The invention refers to a deployable docking station coupleable to a mobile robot to provide support services to the mobile robot and to selectively move in tandem with the mobile robot, the mobile robot being of the type that is capable of traversing a surface, the deployable docking station comprising: a housing; an anchor connected to the housing, wherein the deployable docking station is configured to selectively engage and disengage with the surface via the anchor; a coupling connected to the housing and configured to selectively connect and disconnect with the mobile robot, wherein when the anchor is engaged with the surface, the coupling is disconnected from the mobile robot, and when the anchor is disengaged with the surface, the coupling is connected to the mobile robot; and a sensor connected to the housing and configured to verify engagement of the anchor with the surface and connection of the coupling with the mobile robot, wherein confirmation by the sensor of engagement of the anchor with the surface is required before the coupling is configured to disconnect from the mobile robot.


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    Title :

    FIELD DEPLOYABLE DOCKING STATION FOR MOBILE ROBOTS


    Additional title:

    IM FELD EINSETZBARE ANDOCKSTATION FÜR MOBILE ROBOTER
    STATION D'ACCUEIL DÉPLOYABLE SUR LE TERRAIN POUR ROBOTS MOBILES


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    Publication date :

    2020-11-11


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / F17D Rohrleitungssysteme , PIPE-LINE SYSTEMS / H02J CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER , Schaltungsanordnungen oder Systeme für die Abgabe oder Verteilung elektrischer Leistung



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