| 摘要 |
An aircraft maintenance robot (20) for maintaining aircraft surfaces is described, including a maintenance tool (228), for example a nozzle (78), conduits and a pump, which supply fluid to the maintenance tool, which sprays the fluid on aircraft surfaces; movable arm (34) with rotatable hinges and wrists (74) such that a manifold (44) to which the maintenance tools are coupled may be positioned in response to control signals; and a processor (100) which, after accounting for the position of the aircraft, the weather conditions, and the dimensions of the aircraft, generates the control signals used to position the maintenance tool such that the maintenance operation may be performed without human intervention. The preferred embodiment of the present invention discloses the use of the maintenance robot (20) for deicing aircraft. A wide variety of interchangeable end effectors may be used for a wide variety of applications. These may include cleaning, painting, paint removing, and even firefighting applications. |
