Remote spray foam method

A method for operating a remote spray foam system, the remote spray foam system comprising:

• a mobile platform with a mast;
• a robot platform removably mounted to the mast;
• the mast extends to heights from the mobile platform to provide a controlled vertical component to the robot platform;
• the remote manipulator mounted to the robot platform;
• a spray gun;
• wherein said spray gun is a hand-held spray gun operable to spray a foam, the spray gun removably mountable to the remote manipulator;
• the spray gun having a nozzle;
• a control system in communication with the remote manipulator to position and operate the spray gun,
• and
• the remote manipulator includes a first effector;
• the first effector positioned adjacent to a trigger of the spray gun to operate the spray gun to spray the foam,
• a cleaning station mounted to the robot platform adjacent to the remote manipulator;
• the cleaning station includes a brush system and an internal nozzle cleaner system;
• the method comprising:
• remotely spraying the foam from the spray gun of the remote spray foam system by actuating the trigger with the first effector;
• said spray gun removably mountable to the remote manipulator of the remote spray foam system to spray the foam on a structure;
• and
• overriding current spraying operations and begin a cleaning process wherein a periodically cleaning occurs in response to the control system and in response to a thickness of the foam being applied or at a predetermined time interval;
• positioning the nozzle of the spray gun with respect to a first position that locates the nozzle against the brush system of the cleaning station mounted to the mobile platform;
• positioning the nozzle of the spray gun at a second position that locates the nozzle adjacent to the internal nozzle cleaner system of the cleaning station.