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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2009
John Lyle Vian, Renton, WA (US);
Emad William Saad, Renton, WA (US);
Gregory J. Clark, Seattle, WA (US);
Robert Daniel Kalinowski, Saint Charles, MO (US);
John Lyle Vian, Renton, WA (US);
Emad William Saad, Renton, WA (US);
Gregory J. Clark, Seattle, WA (US);
Robert Daniel Kalinowski, Saint Charles, MO (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
The different advantageous embodiments may provide an apparatus that may comprise a number of mobile robotic machines, a wireless communications system and a computer system. The number of mobile robotic machines may be capable of moving to a number of locations in a maintenance area and may be capable of performing a number of maintenance operations on a structure in the maintenance area. The wireless communications system may be capable of providing communication with the number of mobile robotic machines within the maintenance area. The computer system may be capable of exchanging information with the number of mobile robotic machines using the wireless communications system.