David Michael Reich

US Patent:

8401700, Mar 19, 2013

Filed:

Sep 22, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/564124

Inventors:

Chris A. Ihrke - Hartland MI, US
Lyndon Bridgwater - Houston TX, US
Myron A. Diftler - Houston TX, US
David M. Reich - Huntsville AL, US
Scott R. Askew - Houston TX, US

Assignee:

GM Global Technology Operations LLC - Detroit MI
The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Washington DC

International Classification:

G06F 19/00
G05B 15/00
B25J 17/00
B25J 5/00

US Classification:

700245, 700258, 700259, 700264, 7449003, 7449006, 31856812, 901 1, 901 9, 901 15, 901 28, 901 29, 901 46, 901 47, 901 48, 901 49, 901 50

Abstract:

The lower arm assembly for a humanoid robot includes an arm support having a first side and a second side, a plurality of wrist actuators mounted to the first side of the arm support, a plurality of finger actuators mounted to the second side of the arm support and a plurality of electronics also located on the first side of the arm support.

US Patent:

8467903, Jun 18, 2013

Filed:

Sep 22, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/564086

Inventors:

Chris A. Ihrke - Hartland MI, US
David M. Reich - Huntsville AL, US
Lyndon Bridgwater - Houston TX, US
Douglas Martin Linn - White Lake MI, US
Scott R. Askew - Houston TX, US
Myron A. Diftler - Houston TX, US
Robert Platt - Houston TX, US
Brian Hargrave - Dickenson TX, US
Michael C. Valvo - League City TX, US
Muhammad E. Abdallah - Houston TX, US
Frank Noble Permenter - Webster TX, US
Joshua S. Mehling - League City TX, US

Assignee:

GM Global Technology Operations LLC - Detroit MI
The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Washington DC

International Classification:

B25J 18/00
B25J 19/02
B25J 15/08
G06F 7/00
B25J 17/02

US Classification:

700258, 700245, 901 21, 901 28, 901 46

Abstract:

A humanoid robot includes a robotic hand having at least one finger. An actuation system for the robotic finger includes an actuator assembly which is supported by the robot and is spaced apart from the finger. A tendon extends from the actuator assembly to the at least one finger and ends in a tendon terminator. The actuator assembly is operable to actuate the tendon to move the tendon terminator and, thus, the finger.

US Patent:

8498741, Jul 30, 2013

Filed:

Sep 22, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/564088

Inventors:

Chris A. Ihrke - Hartland MI, US
Lyndon Bridgwater - Houston TX, US
David M. Reich - Huntsville AL, US
Scott R. Askew - Houston TX, US
Myron A. Diftler - Houston TX, US
Vienny Nguyen - Columbus OH, US

Assignee:

GM Global Technology Operations - Detroit MI
The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Washington DC

International Classification:

B25J 17/00
B25J 17/02
G06F 19/00
B25J 18/04

US Classification:

700245, 901 21, 901 36

Abstract:

A humanoid robot includes a torso, a pair of arms, a neck, a head, a wrist joint assembly, and a control system. The arms and the neck movably extend from the torso. Each of the arms includes a lower arm and a hand that is rotatable relative to the lower arm. The wrist joint assembly is operatively defined between the lower arm and the hand. The wrist joint assembly includes a yaw axis and a pitch axis. The pitch axis is disposed in a spaced relationship to the yaw axis such that the axes are generally perpendicular. The pitch axis extends between the yaw axis and the lower arm. The hand is rotatable relative to the lower arm about each of the yaw axis and the pitch axis. The control system is configured for determining a yaw angle and a pitch angle of the wrist joint assembly.

US Patent:

8511964, Aug 20, 2013

Filed:

Sep 22, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/564084

Inventors:

Douglas Martin Linn - White Lake MI, US
Robert O. Ambrose - Houston TX, US
Myron A. Diftler - Houston TX, US
Scott R. Askew - Houston TX, US
Robert Platt - Houston TX, US
Joshua S. Mehling - League City TX, US
Nicolaus A. Radford - League City TX, US
Phillip A. Strawser - Houston TX, US
Lyndon Bridgwater - Houston TX, US
Muhammad E. Abdallah - Houston TX, US
Chris A. Ihrke - Hartland MI, US
Matthew J. Reiland - Oxford MI, US
Adam M. Sanders - Holly MI, US
David M. Reich - Huntsville AL, US
Brian Hargrave - Dickenson TX, US
Adam H. Parsons - Tulsa OK, US
Frank Noble Permenter - Webster TX, US
Donald R. Davis - Brighton MI, US

Assignee:

GM Global Technology Operations LLC - Detroit MI
The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Washington DC

International Classification:

B25J 11/00

US Classification:

414680, 294106, 294111

Abstract:

A humanoid robot includes a torso, a pair of arms, two hands, a neck, and a head. The torso extends along a primary axis and presents a pair of shoulders. The pair of arms movably extend from a respective one of the pair of shoulders. Each of the arms has a plurality of arm joints. The neck movably extends from the torso along the primary axis. The neck has at least one neck joint. The head movably extends from the neck along the primary axis. The head has at least one head joint. The shoulders are canted toward one another at a shrug angle that is defined between each of the shoulders such that a workspace is defined between the shoulders.