Patents by Inventor Fadl Abdel Latif
Fadl Abdel Latif has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20170334241Abstract: A multidirectional wheel for traversing a surface is provided that includes a magnet and a plurality of rollers disposed around an outer periphery of each of the hubs of the wheels. The rollers are mounted for rotation in a second axial direction that is perpendicular to a first axial direction of the wheel. The rollers are supported by a plurality of magnetically-inducible brackets attached to the hub. The brackets are optimally sized and shaped to reduce the space between the magnetized materials of the wheel and the surface upon which the wheel travels.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2016Publication date: November 23, 2017Applicants: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, HiBot CorporationInventors: Pablo Eduardo Carrasco Zanini Gonzalez, Fadl Abdel Latif, Sahejad Patel, Shigeo Hirose, Michele Guarnieri, Paulo Debenest
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Patent number: 9579927Abstract: A multidirectional wheel for traversing a surface that includes at least one hub is provided. The hub defines a first axial direction of rotation. A plurality of rollers are disposed around an outer periphery of the hub. The rollers are mounted for rotation in a second axial direction that is at an angle to the first axial direction. The wheel includes at least one magnet that is mounted to the hub. The hub is made of a magnetically inducible material that concentrates the flux of the at least one magnet toward the surface being traversed.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2014Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Brian Parrott, Pablo Eduardo Carrasco Zanini Gonzalez, Ali Outa, Fadl Abdel Latif, Hassane Trigui
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Publication number: 20160311476Abstract: A robotic vehicle chassis is provided. The robotic vehicle chassis includes a first chassis section, a second chassis section, and a hinge joint connecting the first and second chassis sections such that the first and second chassis sections are capable of rotation with respect to each other in at least a first direction. The vehicle includes a drive wheel mounted to one of the first and second chassis sections and an omni-wheel mounted to the other of the first and second chassis sections. The omni-wheel is mounted at an angle orthogonal with respect to the drive wheel. The hinge joint rotates in response to the curvature of a surface the vehicle is traversing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Ali Outa, Pablo Eduardo Carrasco Zanini Gonzalez, Fadl Abdel Latif, Brian Parrott
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Publication number: 20160282877Abstract: A system and method for determining orientation of a vehicle is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a vehicle having a hinge joint such that sections of the chassis are capable of rotation with respect to each other. A first and second wheel is mounted to one and the other of the chassis sections, respectively. Vehicle geometric data defining a distance between the hinge joint and the centers of the first and second wheels, respectively, and the diameter of the wheels is provided. Surface geometric data defining the curvature of the surface can be provided. The angle of rotation about the hinge joint is measured. An orientation of the vehicle relative to the surface based on the vehicle geometric date, the surface geometric data, and the measured angle of rotation can be determined. A system and method for determining the orientation of an object is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: Pablo Eduardo Carrasco Zanini Gonzalez, Ali Outa, Fadl Abdel Latif
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Publication number: 20160272291Abstract: A water environment robotic system that includes a control station, an underwater robotic vehicle, and a water-surface robotic vehicle. The underwater robotic vehicle is in communication with the water-surface robotic vehicle and the water-surface robotic vehicle is in communication with the control station. Accordingly, the water-surface robotic vehicle can act as a relay between the control station and the underwater robotic vehicle. The water-surface robotic vehicle is further capable of detecting the position of the underwater vehicle and automatically adjusting the position of the underwater vehicle in order to maintain general vertical alignment between the two vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Ali OUTA,, Fadl Abdel Latif, Sahejad Patel, Hassane Trigui, Ayman Mohammad Amer, Ameen Al Obedan
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Publication number: 20160268823Abstract: A deployable docking station for supporting at least one mobile robot is provided. The deployable docking station includes a housing and an anchor connected to the housing. The anchor can engage with a surface to maintain the position of the deployable docking station. The deployable docking station is further configured to couple and decouple with the at least one mobile robot. The deployable docking station can be configured to selectively alternate between a first and second condition. In the first condition, the deployable docking station is coupled with the at least one mobile robot and the at least one mobile robot can transport the deployable docking station to a desired location on the surface. In the second condition, the deployable docking station is de-coupled from the at least one mobile robot.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Pablo Carrasco Zanini Gonzalez, Ali Hussein Outa, Fadl Abdel Latif, Brian Parrott, Sahejad Patel, Hassane Trigul, Ayman Mohammad Amer, Ali Shehri
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Publication number: 20160238565Abstract: The present apparatus is configured to carry an instrument or probe and optionally deploy it against a surface, such as a metal pipeline or storage tank. The apparatus can include a sensor probe for inspecting the integrity of the surface and a first linkage that is operatively coupled to the sensor probe and configured to move the sensor probe according to a first path (in a first direction/first degree of freedom). An actuator can be operatively connected to the first linkage for moving the first linkage so as to move the sensor probe along the first path. A second linkage is operatively connected to the sensor probe and configured to passively move the sensor probe according to a second degree of freedom to cause the sensor probe to become normal to the surface when at least a portion of the apparatus contacts the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2015Publication date: August 18, 2016Inventors: Pablo Eduardo Carrasco Zanini Gonzalez, Fadl Abdel Latif, Sahejad Patel, Shigeo Hirose, Michele Guarnieri, Paulo Debenest
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Patent number: 9360311Abstract: A system and method for determining orientation of a vehicle is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a vehicle having a hinge joint such that sections of the chassis are capable of rotation with respect to each other. A first and second wheel is mounted to one and the other of the chassis sections, respectively. Vehicle geometric data defining a distance between the hinge joint and the centers of the first and second wheels, respectively, and the diameter of the wheels is provided. Surface geometric data defining the curvature of the surface can be provided. The angle of rotation about the hinge joint is measured. An orientation of the vehicle relative to the surface based on the vehicle geometric date, the surface geometric data, and the measured angle of rotation can be determined. A system and method for determining the orientation of an object is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYInventors: Pablo Eduardo Carrasco Zanini Gonzalez, Ali Outa, Fadl Abdel Latif
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Patent number: 9321306Abstract: A robotic vehicle chassis is provided. The robotic vehicle chassis includes a first chassis section, a second chassis section, and a hinge joint connecting the first and second chassis sections such that the first and second chassis sections are capable of rotation with respect to each other in at least a first direction. The vehicle includes a drive wheel mounted to one of the first and second chassis sections and an omni-wheel mounted to the other of the first and second chassis sections. The omni-wheel is mounted at an angle orthogonal with respect to the drive wheel. The hinge joint rotates in response to the curvature of a surface the vehicle is traversing.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2014Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYInventors: Ali Outa, Pablo Eduardo Carrasco Zanini Gonzalez, Fadl Abdel Latif, Brian Parrott
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Publication number: 20150153312Abstract: A modular inspection vehicle having at least first and second motion modules is provided. The first and second motion modules are connected to a chassis. The first motion module includes a first wheel mounted to the chassis. The second motion module includes second wheel mounted to the chassis, the second wheel being at an angle to the first wheel. The vehicle further includes a navigation module configured to collect position data related to the position of the vehicle, an inspection module configured to collect inspection data related to the vehicle's environment, and a communication module configured to transmit and receive data. The vehicle can also include a control module configured to receive the inspection data and associate the inspection data with received position data that corresponds to the inspection data collect at a corresponding position for transmission via the communication module.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2014Publication date: June 4, 2015Inventors: Pablo Eduardo Carrasco Zanini Gonzalez, Fadl Abdel Latif, Brian Parrott, Hassane Trigui, Sahejad Patel, Ayman Amer, Ali Outa
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Publication number: 20150151797Abstract: A robotic vehicle chassis is provided. The robotic vehicle chassis includes a first chassis section, a second chassis section, and a hinge joint connecting the first and second chassis sections such that the first and second chassis sections are capable of rotation with respect to each other in at least a first direction. The vehicle includes a drive wheel mounted to one of the first and second chassis sections and an omni-wheel mounted to the other of the first and second chassis sections. The omni-wheel is mounted at an angle orthogonal with respect to the drive wheel. The hinge joint rotates in response to the curvature of a surface the vehicle is traversing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2014Publication date: June 4, 2015Inventors: Ali Outa, Pablo Eduardo Carrasco Zanini Gonzalez, Fadl Abdel Latif, Brian Parrott
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Publication number: 20150153170Abstract: A system and method for determining orientation of a vehicle is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a vehicle having a hinge joint such that sections of the chassis are capable of rotation with respect to each other. A first and second wheel is mounted to one and the other of the chassis sections, respectively. Vehicle geometric data defining a distance between the hinge joint and the centers of the first and second wheels, respectively, and the diameter of the wheels is provided. Surface geometric data defining the curvature of the surface can be provided. The angle of rotation about the hinge joint is measured. An orientation of the vehicle relative to the surface based on the vehicle geometric date, the surface geometric data, and the measured angle of rotation can be determined. A system and method for determining the orientation of an object is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2014Publication date: June 4, 2015Inventors: Pablo Eduardo Carrasco Zanini Gonzalez, Ali Outa, Fadl Abdel Latif
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Publication number: 20150151572Abstract: A multidirectional wheel for traversing a surface that includes at least one hub is provided. The hub defines a first axial direction of rotation. A plurality of rollers are disposed around an outer periphery of the hub. The rollers are mounted for rotation in a second axial direction that is at an angle to the first axial direction. The wheel includes at least one magnet that is mounted to the hub. The hub is made of a magnetically inducible material that concentrates the flux of the at least one magnet toward the surface being traversed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2014Publication date: June 4, 2015Inventors: Brian Parrott, Pablo Eduardo Carrasco Zanini Gonzalez, Ali Outa, Fadl Abdel Latif, Hassane Trigui