Methods, materials and apparatus for mobile additive manufacturing of advanced structures and roadways
OwnerRobert A. Flitsch, Frederick A. Flitschinventors
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides various aspects for mobile and automated processing utilizing additive manufacturing and the methods for their utilization. In some examples, discrete material formats for use in an Additive Manufacturing Array are disclosed. Methods of using the additive manufacturing robot, discrete materials, and the roadways produced with the additive manufacturing robot are provided. A combined function Addibot, with Additive Manufacturing capabilities, cleaning capabilities, line painting capabilities and seal coating capabilities which may be used in concert with a camera equipped aerial drone for design and characterization function is described.
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A method of repairing a roadway or a parking lot, the method comprising:
- placing at least three alignment features upon the roadway or the parking lot, wherein the at least three alignment features are visibly distinct from the roadway or the parking lot;
- surveying the roadway or the parking lot, wherein the surveying comprises scanning a surface of the roadway or the parking lot for defects and for the at least three alignment features and recording location information along with scan data;
- processing a datafile resulting from the surveying to determine a first model of locations to repair, wherein the first model of locations to repair is calibrated to the location information of the at least three alignment features;
- moving a mobile additive manufacturing robot upon of the roadway or the parking lot, wherein a movement is based upon the first model of locations to repair;
- preparing the surface of the roadway or the parking lot for a repair process with the mobile additive manufacturing robot;
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- repairing the defects in the surface of the roadway or the parking lot with the mobile additive manufacturing robot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.