Micro cleaning robots
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorLaura J. Aguilar
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Abstract
A system for removing debris from one or more internal structures of a work piece including a robotic cleaner sized to fit within the one or more internal structures of the work piece. The robotic cleaner includes a robotic cleaner frame, two or more rotatable members coupled with the robotic cleaner frame and a debris collecting substrate coupled with at least one of the two or more rotatable members. The debris reducing substrate is configured to perform a debris collecting operation.
Claims20
A system for removing debris from one or more internal structures of a work piece, the system comprising:
- one or more robotic cleaners sized to fit within the one or more internal structures, each of the one or more robotic cleaners including:
- a robotic cleaner frame;
- two or more rotatable members coupled with the robotic cleaner frame, each of the two or more rotatable members configured to move each of one or more robotic cleaners;
- and
- a debris collecting substrate coupled with at least one of the two or more rotatable members;
- wherein the debris collecting substrate is configured to perform a debris collecting operation;
- and
- a charging structure configured to provide power for each of the one or more robotic cleaners;
- wherein the charging structure is configured to recharge a battery of the one or more robotic cleaners.
A robotic cleaner for cleaning internal structures of a work piece, the work piece having internal structures surrounded by an enclosure having one or more access portals, the robotic cleaner comprising:
- a robotic cleaner body configured to be inserted into the work piece through the one or more access portals, the robotic cleaner body including:
- a robotic cleaner frame;
- one or more motive elements coupled with the robotic cleaner frame;
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- one or more cleaning elements coupled with the robotic cleaner frame, each cleaning element including:
- a debris collecting substrate configured to collect debris from the internal structures.
A method of removing debris from an internal structure of a work piece, the method comprising:
- accessing the internal structure of the work piece through a portal;
- inserting a robotic cleaner into the internal structure through the portal;
- wherein the robotic cleaner includes a robotic cleaner frame and one or more motive members;
- activating the robotic cleaner;
- maneuvering the robotic cleaner within the internal structure;
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- while maneuvering, collecting debris with one or more cleaning elements coupled with the robotic cleaner frame of the robotic cleaner from the internal structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.