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OwnerMohammadreza Tavakolikhaledi, Pouya Kamalinejadinventors
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A marsupial robotics system for performing an operation, such as inspection, on various surfaces is presented herein. The marsupial robotics system can be employed for performing the operation on various environments and surfaces in remotely controlled and autonomous fashions. The marsupial robotics system includes an aerial vehicle and a crawler detachably carried by the aerial vehicle and configured to perform the operation on a target surface. The aerial vehicle includes a landing structure from which the aerial vehicle is configured to attach to a deployment site. At the deployment site, the crawler is configured to detach from the aerial vehicle and move to the target surface to perform the operation on the target surface.
A marsupial robotics system comprising:
A method for performing an operation on a target surface of a structure, the method comprising:
An aerial vehicle, the aerial vehicle configured to detachably carry a crawler for performing an operation on a target surface, the aerial vehicle comprising:
A crawler, the crawler detachably carried by an aerial vehicle and configured to perform an operation on a target surface, wherein when the aerial vehicle is attached to the deployment site by a landing structure of the aerial vehicle, the landing structure comprising a housing, the crawler is configured to detach from the aerial vehicle and move to the target surface to perform the operation on the target surface, wherein the crawler, when carried by the aerial vehicle, is fully enclosed by the housing, the housing forming a landing element by which the landing structure attaches to the deployment site.
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