Systems and methods of ship construction
AssigneeAbyss Defense Industries Inc.
InventorEwan FOSTER
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Abstract
A system for robotic construction of a marine vessel includes a gantry and a robot interface connected to the gantry, the gantry configured to transport the robotic interface in at least two directions. A robot configured to perform a construction operation is releasably coupled to the robot interface. A robot controller is disposed on the robot and is configured to operate the robot. The robot controller remains with the robot when the robot is removed from the gantry. A controller is operably connected to the gantry and the robot interface, the controller configured to position the gantry and to attach and release the robot from the robotic interface.
Claims7
A method of robotic construction of a marine vessel, the method comprising:
- moving a portion of a gantry to a robot;
- using a robot interface on the gantry to couple the robot to the gantry;
- using a robot controller disposed on the robot to control the robot to perform a construction operation on the marine vessel;
- separating the robot from the robot interface, wherein the robot controller remains with the robot after the separation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.