Method and apparatus for automated de-icing of aircraft
AssigneeJCAI Inc.
InventorJeffery Paul Campbell
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Abstract
A system for automated de-icing or contamination removal of an aircraft. The system includes a mobile platform, the mobile platform including a set of wheels and a swerve drive for controlling movement of the set of wheels along with a contamination removal apparatus mounted to the mobile platform for delivering contamination removal treatment to the aircraft. The system also includes a processor for receiving instructions associated with the contamination removal treatment from an external party and for controlling the mobile platform and contamination apparatus to deliver the contamination removal treatment.
Claims14
A system for automated de-icing of an aircraft comprising:
- a mobile platform, the mobile platform including a set of wheels and a swerve drive for controlling movement of the set of wheels;
- a contamination removal apparatus mounted to the mobile platform for delivering contamination removal treatment to the aircraft;
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- a processor for receiving instructions associated with the contamination removal treatment from an external party and for controlling the mobile platform and contamination removal apparatus to deliver the contamination removal treatment;
- wherein the contamination removal apparatus includes a crane arm portion and at least one spray arm portion;
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- wherein each of the at least one spray arm portions includes an upper spray arm portion pivotally connected to a lower spray arm portion.
A system for automated de-icing of an aircraft comprising:
- a mobile platform, the mobile platform including a set of wheels and a swerve drive for controlling movement of the set of wheels;
- a contamination removal apparatus mounted to the mobile platform for delivering contamination removal treatment to the aircraft;
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- a processor for receiving instructions associated with the contamination removal treatment and for controlling the mobile platform and contamination removal apparatus to deliver the contamination removal treatment;
- wherein the contamination removal apparatus includes a crane arm portion and at least one spray arm portion;
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- wherein each of the at least one spray arm portions includes an ice hammer de-icing portion pivotally connected to an ice blade de-icing portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.