Patent ID: 8950336
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: B61B

Abstract:
1. A monorail vehicle apparatus wherein roll attitude and loading are constrained by the placement of a center of gravity, said apparatus comprising: a) a non-featured rail extending along a rail centerline; b) a monorail vehicle having a bogie for engaging said non-featured rail such that said center of gravity of said monorail vehicle has a lateral offset r c) said non-featured rail substantially lacking interlocking feature(s) to mechanically constrain said bogie; d) said non-featured rail further comprising an alignment datum for locating said bogie at a first docking location; e) said docking location comprising at least one solar surface; f) a robotic component for performing at least one mechanical operation on said at least one solar surface; and said center of gravity further having a predetermined vertical offset r