Vehicle having an articulator
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
- a movement mechanism configured to facilitate movement of said vehicle;
a body coupled to said movement mechanism;
an articulator coupled to said body so as to allow operation of said articulator from said vehicle;
a coordinate measuring machine coupled to an end of the articulator; and
a plurality of retractable stabilizers, configured to provide a sufficiently rigid and stable coupling with a surface;
wherein said articulator is coupled to said body via a platform, said articulator being mounted to said platform and said platform being coupled to said body andwherein the vehicle further comprises a platform movement mechanism configured to allow movement of said platform with respect to said body to increase the range of motion of said articulator during its operation.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for a vehicle mounted articulator are described. A vehicle conveniently allows an articulator to be moved to various remote work sites. In one embodiment, the articulator can be mounted on a movable base, thereby increasing the flexibility of use and/or reach of the articulator. Such vehicle-mounted articulators can be subjected to various potentially damaging situations due to motion of the vehicle. Various features that allow safe operation of the vehicle and the articulator are disclosed.
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
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a movement mechanism configured to facilitate movement of said vehicle; a body coupled to said movement mechanism; an articulator coupled to said body so as to allow operation of said articulator from said vehicle; a coordinate measuring machine coupled to an end of the articulator; and
a plurality of retractable stabilizers, configured to provide a sufficiently rigid and stable coupling with a surface;wherein said articulator is coupled to said body via a platform, said articulator being mounted to said platform and said platform being coupled to said body and wherein the vehicle further comprises a platform movement mechanism configured to allow movement of said platform with respect to said body to increase the range of motion of said articulator during its operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for operating articulators, comprising:
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providing a movement mechanism to a vehicle so as to facilitate movement of said vehicle; mounting an articulator on said vehicle such that said articulator can be operated at different locations reachable by movements of said vehicle; mounting a coordinate measuring machine on said articulator such that the machine can precisely measure position at a variety of coordinates; and mounting a plurality of retractable stabilizers to the vehicle configured to provide a sufficiently rigid and stable coupling with a surface; wherein said mounting of said articulator to said vehicle comprises mounting said articulator to a platform that is movable relative to said vehicle and wherein said platform is movable in a translational manner. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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