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Aircraft maintenance robot

  • US 5,318,254 A
  • Filed: 06/28/1991
  • Issued: 06/07/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A robotic aircraft deicer for distributing deicing fluid to surfaces of an aircraft, comprising:

  • nozzles for spraying the deicing fluid on the surfaces of the aircraft;

    delivering means for delivering the deicing fluid to said nozzles;

    positioning means for positioning said nozzles to deliver the deicing fluid to the surfaces of the aircraft; and

    control means coupled to said positioning means and operable to automatically control said positioning means such that the deicing fluid may be delivered to the surfaces of the aircraft without substantial intervention of a human operator, said control means comprising;

    a first processor;

    means for entering physical dimensions of the aircraft into said first processor, said first processor operable to generate a plurality of control signals in response to entry of said dimensions into said first processor;

    means for entering weather information into said first processor, said first processor operable to adjust said control signals to account for said weather information; and

    means for transmitting said control signals from said first processor to said positioning means.

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