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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
James N. Buttrick, Jr., Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61B 10/04 (2006.01); F16M 3/00 (2006.01); B25J 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16M 3/00 (2013.01); B25J 5/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for positioning an automated processing system, coupled with a track, are disclosed. The apparatus includes an automated chassis having drive, steering, elevation, and track-gripping components actuated by an onboard controller to permit the chassis to carry a processing system together with its track from one location to another about a work surface.