Patents by Inventor Uluc Saranli

Uluc Saranli 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).

  • Single actuator per leg robotic hexapod
    Patent number: 6481513
    Abstract: A mobile robot comprising a body and at least six compliant legs each having only one actuator. The compliant legs are mounted to the body for movement relative thereto in a single degree of freedom. A controller is operably coupled to the actuator of each compliant leg, the controller selectively actuates the actuators to drive the compliant legs in an alternating tripod gait.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignees: McGill University, The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Martin Buehler, Daniel E. Koditschek, Uluc Saranli
  • Single actuator per leg robotic hexapod
    Publication number: 20010054518
    Abstract: A mobile robot comprising a body and at least six compliant legs each having only one actuator. The compliant legs are mounted to the body for movement relative thereto in a single degree of freedom. A controller is operably coupled to the actuator of each compliant leg, the controller selectively actuates the actuators to drive the compliant legs in an alternating tripod gait.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2001
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Inventors: Martin Buehler, Daniel E. Koditschek, Uluc Saranli