Penguin Automated Systems ,Inc. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130226343 | TELEROBOTIC COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND METHOD - A telerobotic communications system including a teleoperation centre to transmit control data and receive non-control data by wireless connection to and from a first mobile telerobot and indirectly to and from a second mobile telerobot. The first mobile telerobot includes a transceiver for receiving and transmitting control and non-control data, respectively, and also a repeater for relaying control data to a second mobile telerobot and relaying non-control data back to the teleoperation centre. The system allows the second mobile telerobot to travel beyond a communications-enabled distance of the wireless signal emitted directly by the teleoperation centre. The system may also include wireless repeaters to extend the communications distance between the first and second telerobots. | 08-29-2013 |
20110006774 | SUBSURFACE POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING MOVEMENT UNDERGROUND - A system for monitoring movement in a subsurface environment, which may be used to determine flow dynamics within a fluid mass such as an ore body, or track subsurface persons or moving assets. A plurality of underground positioning system (UPS) elements in the subsurface environment transmit characteristic signals to a plurality of antennas, which transmit the signals to a data processing apparatus. The system thus determines changes in the positions of the UPS elements to derive an indication of the motion of the fluid mass or the locations and movement of subsurface persons or assets. | 01-13-2011 |