Embraer S.a.

Universidade Federal De São Paulo - Unifesp

Rogério Scafutto Scotton

Marcelo Andrey De Albuquerque Bonifácio

Luiz Fernando Dos Santos

Lília Müller Guerrini

Fabio Dos Santos Da Silva

Flavio Luiz De Oliveira

Richard Waring

Maurício Pinheiro De Oliveira

Natália Vianna Correia

Thomas Waring

Celso Molina

Methods and systems for painting surfaces (especially vehicle surfaces such as exterior aircraft surfaces) are provided whereby an applied basecoat layer may be treated with plasma (e.g., a non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma) or laser radiation so as to form a treated basecoat layer which exhibits a decreased contact angle and an increased wetting energy as compared to the contact angle and wetting energy of the basecoat layer which is untreated. At least one inkjet printed color layer may be applied onto the treated basecoat layer followed by the application of a clearcoat protective layer over the one or more inkjet printed color layers.

Methods and systems for inkjet painting of surfaces, especially exterior aircraft surfaces

Methods are provided by which a treatment fluid (e.g., a liquid corrosion inhibitor) may be applied onto the interior surfaces of an aircraft fuselage. The methods include (a) deploying an automated guided vehicle (AGV) comprising a carriage assembly and a robotic spray system carried by the carriage assembly within the interior of the fuselage, (b) closing the cabin door opening of the fuselage with the AGV positioned therewithin, and (c) operating the AGV so as to move within the fuselage along a longitudinal axis thereof to spray the treatment fluid onto the surfaces thereof.

Method for applying a treatment fluid to interior surfaces of an aircraft fuselage

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Rogério Scafutto Scotton