Patent ID: 9302286
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: B05B,B24C,B25J,B63B,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. A method for treating a surface of a large structure comprising: positioning an unmanned mobile device relative to a surface of a large structure, the mobile device moving automatically, flexibly, dynamically and substantially continuously along a virtual line relative to said surface, said mobile device comprising at least one arm, said arm comprising at least one tool affixed thereto, positioning, by data from at least one sensor operatively associated with the disposition of said at least one tool, said at least one tool relative to said surface; moving said mobile device, under processor control, along said surface, flexibly adapting the course of said mobile device relative to said surface for treatment thereof along said virtual line relative to said surface and not along a track adjacent thereto; wherein the movement of said unmanned mobile device along said surface adjacent said large structure is dynamic and substantially continuous; and treating said surface with said at least one tool, said treatment being substantially uniform across said surface, wherein, during said treating, at least one sensor operatively associated with said at least one tool governs the relationship of said at least one tool to said surface, wherein said unmanned mobile device does not move along a track.