Laser manipulation system for controllably moving a laser head for irradiation and removal of material from a surface of a structure
First Claim
1. A laser manipulation system for controllably moving a laser head relative to a surface of an inhabitable structure and irradiating the surface with laser light from the laser head, the laser manipulation system comprising:
- a positioning mechanism coupled to the laser head, the positioning mechanism comprising;
a first-axis position system adapted to move the laser head along a first direction substantially parallel to the surface; and
a second-axis position system coupled to the first-axis position system and adapted to move the laser head along a second direction substantially parallel to the surface; and
an anchoring mechanism coupled to the positioning mechanism and releasably coupled to the structure, wherein the positioning mechanism is releasably coupled to the laser head, the second-axis position system is releasably coupled to the first-axis position system, and the anchoring mechanism is releasably coupled to the positioning mechanism, whereby the laser manipulation system can be reversibly assembled and disassembled to facilitate transportation of the laser manipulation system to locations within the structure.
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Abstract
A laser manipulation system controllably moves a laser head relative to a surface of an inhabitable structure for irradiating the surface with laser light from the laser head. The laser manipulation system includes a positioning mechanism coupled to the laser head. The positioning mechanism includes a first-axis position system adapted to move the laser head along a first direction substantially parallel to the surface. The positioning mechanism further includes a second-axis position system coupled to the first-axis position system and adapted to move the laser head along a second direction substantially parallel to the surface. The laser manipulation system further includes an anchoring mechanism coupled to the positioning mechanism and releasably coupled to the structure.
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16 Claims
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1. A laser manipulation system for controllably moving a laser head relative to a surface of an inhabitable structure and irradiating the surface with laser light from the laser head, the laser manipulation system comprising:
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a positioning mechanism coupled to the laser head, the positioning mechanism comprising; a first-axis position system adapted to move the laser head along a first direction substantially parallel to the surface; and a second-axis position system coupled to the first-axis position system and adapted to move the laser head along a second direction substantially parallel to the surface; and an anchoring mechanism coupled to the positioning mechanism and releasably coupled to the structure, wherein the positioning mechanism is releasably coupled to the laser head, the second-axis position system is releasably coupled to the first-axis position system, and the anchoring mechanism is releasably coupled to the positioning mechanism, whereby the laser manipulation system can be reversibly assembled and disassembled to facilitate transportation of the laser manipulation system to locations within the structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A laser manipulation system for controllably moving a laser head relative to a surface of an inhabitable structure and irradiating the surface with laser light from the laser head, the laser manipulation system comprising:
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means for positioning the laser head by moving the laser head along a first direction substantially parallel to the surface and along a second direction substantially parallel to the surface and substantially perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the positioning means is releasably coupled to the laser head; and means for releasably coupling the laser manipulation system to the structure, wherein the coupling means is releasably coupled to the positioning means, whereby the laser manipulation system can be reversibly assembled and disassembled to facilitate transportation of the laser manipulation system to locations within the structure.
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16. A method of controllably moving a laser head relative to a surface of an inhabitable structure and irradiating the surface with laser light from the laser head, the method comprising:
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releasably coupling the laser head to a laser manipulation system, wherein the laser manipulation system comprises a positioning mechanism releasably coupled to the laser head and an anchoring mechanism releasably coupled to the positioning mechanism, whereby the laser manipulation system can be reversibly assembled and disassembled to facilitate transportation of the laser manipulation system to locations within the structure; releasably coupling the anchoring mechanism of the laser manipulation system to the structure; and using the positioning mechanism to controllably move the laser head along a first direction substantially parallel to the surface and along a second direction substantially parallel to the surface and substantially perpendicular to the first direction.
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