Patent ID: 9103576
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: E02B,F25C

Abstract:
1. An ice building machine for spraying a fluid comprising water to form ice, comprising: a chassis; a power generating source connected with the chassis; a locomotion device connected with the chassis and configured to move the machine; a control module electrically connected with the power generating source, the control module comprising an input/output device, wherein the control module is configured to automatically control movement of the machine along a predetermined path over a solid surface and alter movement from the predetermined path in a predetermined manner to avoid an anomaly in the solid surface detected through the input/output device, wherein the anomaly is at least one of open water, thin ice, deep snow, or a pressure ridge in the solid surface; and a fluid spray system coupled with the chassis and arranged to spray the fluid under control of the control module and powered by the power generating source, the fluid spray system arranged to access the fluid from below a lower surface of the ice building machine; wherein the control module is further configured to automatically control the fluid spray system based on at least one spray parameter and an ambient temperature.