Systems and methods for unloading a structure
AssigneeModology Design Group
InventorMark D. Hall
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Abstract
A method of unloading a structure including a plurality of linear actuators includes extending the plurality of linear actuators to support the structure on the plurality of linear actuators at a first location, retracting the plurality of linear actuators to lower the structure onto one or more crawlers, and sending instructions to the one or more crawlers, receipt of the instructions causing the one or more crawlers to travel across a first surface to carry the structure from the first location to a second location.
Claims19
A method of unloading a structure comprising (i) a first portion rotatably coupled to a second portion and (ii) a plurality of linear actuators, the method comprising:
- rotating the first portion across a first surface and the second portion across the first surface to move the plurality of linear actuators to positions overhanging edges of the first surface;
- extending the plurality of linear actuators to support the structure on the plurality of linear actuators at a first location;
- retracting the plurality of linear actuators to lower the structure onto one or more crawlers;
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- sending instructions to the one or more crawlers, receipt of the instructions causing the one or more crawlers to travel across a second surface to carry the structure from the first location to a second location.
A method of unloading a structure comprising a plurality of linear actuators, the method comprising:
- extending the plurality of linear actuators to support the structure on the plurality of linear actuators at a first location;
- retracting the plurality of linear actuators to lower the structure onto one or more crawlers;
- sending instructions to the one or more crawlers, receipt of the instructions causing the one or more crawlers to travel across a first surface to carry the structure from the first location to a second location;
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- sending instructions to a crawler storage device comprising a ramp, the instructions causing the crawler storage device to operate the ramp to unload the one or more crawlers from the crawler storage device.
A method of unloading a structure comprising a plurality of linear actuators onto a first surface, the method comprising:
- positioning a plurality of crawlers under the plurality of linear actuators such that the plurality of crawlers and the plurality of linear actuators support the structure;
- retracting a first linear actuator supported by a first crawler;
- sending instructions to the first crawler, receipt of the instructions causing the first crawler to move away from the first linear actuator;
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- extending the first linear actuator to the first surface to support the structure.
A method of unloading a structure comprising (i) a first portion rotatably coupled to a second portion and (ii) a plurality of linear actuators, the method comprising:
- rotating the first portion across a first surface and the second portion across the first surface to move the plurality of linear actuators from above the first surface to positions overhanging edges of the first surface;
- extending the plurality of linear actuators to lift the structure off of the first surface;
- retracting the plurality of linear actuators to lower the structure onto a plurality of crawlers;
- sending instructions to the plurality of crawlers, receipt of the instructions causing the plurality of crawlers to travel across a second surface to carry the structure to a second location;
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- extending the plurality of linear actuators onto the second surface to lift the structure off of the plurality of crawlers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.