A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
ROBOTIC VEHICLE
The present invention provides a robotic vehicle (101, 151, 301, 501) configured to spray thermally insulating material (311) onto an internal surface of a building, and allow the thermally insulating material to solidify whereby to form a covering (313) of the internal surface. The internal surface is the underside of the floor (204, 304, 410) of the building in an underfloor cavity (202, 302, 408) and the floor is a suspended floor. The robotic vehicle (101, 151, 301, 501) comprises a spray nozzle (104, 154, 312, 508) to spray the thermally insulating material. The robotic vehicle (101, 151, 301, 501) also comprises a hose coupling the spray nozzle to a source of the thermally insulating material located outside the underfloor cavity. The robotic vehicle (101, 151, 301, 501) also comprises a propulsion system (102, 152, 327, 502) configured to move the robotic vehicle (101, 151, 301, 501) relative to the internal surface. The robotic vehicle (101, 151, 301, 501) also comprises a sensor configured to identify the position of the internal surface to be sprayed. The robotic vehicle (101, 151, 301, 501) is configured to be introduced into the cavity and remotely operated to move the robotic vehicle relative to the internal surface by the propulsion system to spray the thermally insulating material onto the internal surface.
ROBOTIC VEHICLE
The present invention provides a robotic vehicle (101, 151, 301, 501) configured to spray thermally insulating material (311) onto an internal surface of a building, and allow the thermally insulating material to solidify whereby to form a covering (313) of the internal surface. The internal surface is the underside of the floor (204, 304, 410) of the building in an underfloor cavity (202, 302, 408) and the floor is a suspended floor. The robotic vehicle (101, 151, 301, 501) comprises a spray nozzle (104, 154, 312, 508) to spray the thermally insulating material. The robotic vehicle (101, 151, 301, 501) also comprises a hose coupling the spray nozzle to a source of the thermally insulating material located outside the underfloor cavity. The robotic vehicle (101, 151, 301, 501) also comprises a propulsion system (102, 152, 327, 502) configured to move the robotic vehicle (101, 151, 301, 501) relative to the internal surface. The robotic vehicle (101, 151, 301, 501) also comprises a sensor configured to identify the position of the internal surface to be sprayed. The robotic vehicle (101, 151, 301, 501) is configured to be introduced into the cavity and remotely operated to move the robotic vehicle relative to the internal surface by the propulsion system to spray the thermally insulating material onto the internal surface.
ROBOTIC VEHICLE
ROBOTISCHES FAHRZEUG
VÉHICULE ROBOTISÉ
LIPINSKI TOMASZ B (author) / CHILDS PETER RN (author) / HOLLOWAY MATHEW (author)
2021-03-24
Patent
Electronic Resource
English