Meta Platforms, Inc.

Facebook, Inc.

Fabricair Canada Inc.

Jonathan M Kuriloff

Benjamin J Lagosz-Sinclair

G Gregory Penza

Wayne Michael Kachmar

Alex Symington

Daniela Roeper

Xinghua Jia

Jonathan Parkin

John L Jayne

Caner Oktayer

Ryan Blake Elandt

John C Senft, Iv

John J Webster

The disclosed systems for suspending cable (e.g., fiber optic cable) from an overhead powerline may include a payload subsystem for housing and dispensing a cable along an overhead powerline, a rotation subsystem for winging the cable from the payload subsystem around the powerline, an extension subsystem for moving the payload subsystem to avoid obstacles, an obstacle detection subsystem for automatically detecting obstacles encountered along the powerline, a drive subsystem for driving the system along the powerline, and at least one processor for controlling the payload subsystem, rotation subsystem, extension subsystem, obstacle detection subsystem, and drive subsystem in a manner that avoids obstacles as the system moves along the powerline. Various other related systems, devices, components, and methods are also disclosed.

Robotic system obstacle recognition

The disclosed system may include (1) a drive subsystem that translates along a powerline conductor, (2) a rotation subsystem that rotates a segment of fiber optic cable about the powerline conductor while the drive subsystem translates along the powerline conductor such that the segment of fiber optic cable is wrapped helically about the powerline conductor, and (3) an extension subsystem that (a) mechanically couples the rotation subsystem to the drive subsystem, and (b) selectively extends the rotation subsystem away from the drive subsystem and the powerline conductor to avoid obstacles along the powerline conductor. Various other systems and methods are also disclosed.

Systems and methods for installing fiber optic cable onto a powerline conductor

A bulkhead removal device is including a bulkhead cutting system for cutting a bulkhead in a wind turbine blade, a positioning system for positioning the bulkhead cutting system, and a deployment assembly for moving the bulkhead cutting system inside the wind turbine blade. A method for cutting a bulkhead inside a wind turbine blade is also provided which includes moving a bulkhead cutting system inside a wind turbine blade, positioning the bulkhead cutting system, and cutting a bulkhead with the bulkhead cutting system.

Bulkhead removal device and method

The disclosed systems for suspending cable (e.g., fiber optic cable) from an overhead powerline may include a payload subsystem for housing and dispensing a cable, a rotation subsystem for winding the cable around the powerline, an extension subsystem for raising at least a portion of the payload subsystem vertically upward from the powerline, a stabilization subsystem for stabilizing the system at least when the payload system is extended away from the powerline by the extension subsystem, and a drive subsystem for driving the system along the powerline. Various other related systems, devices, mechanisms, and methods are also disclosed.

Stabilization of a robotic system in an unstable equilibrium configuration

The disclosed robotic system may include (1) a drive subsystem that translates the robotic system along a powerline conductor and (2) a rotation subsystem coupled to the drive subsystem, where (a) the rotation subsystem is coupled to a container that defines an arcuate volume about an axis such that the container partially surrounds the powerline conductor when the axis aligns with the powerline conductor, (b) the container carries a segment of fiber optic cable coupled to the powerline conductor, and (c) the rotation subsystem, while the drive subsystem translates the robotic system along the powerline conductor, rotates the container about the powerline conductor while the axis is aligned with the powerline conductor such that the segment of fiber optic cable is wrapped helically about the powerline conductor. Various other systems and methods are also disclosed.

Systems and methods for installing fiber optic cable about a powerline conductor

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Jonathan M Kuriloff