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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
May. 29, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Gregg W. Podnar, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B62D 55/06 (2006.01); B25J 5/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 55/06 (2013.01); B25J 5/005 (2013.01); B25J 5/007 (2013.01); B25J 9/1679 (2013.01); G05D 1/0011 (2013.01); Y10S 901/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for moving a robotic vehicle relative to a structure. A set of tracks associated with a base of the robotic vehicle may be deployed. A number of attachment units associated with the set of tracks may be aligned with a corresponding portion of a number of structural members of the structure in a forward sequence as the set of tracks is deployed. The number of attachment units may be secured to the corresponding portion of the number of structural members in the forward sequence.