Robotic system for installing equipment on vertical surfaces of railway tunnels
US11279384B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 10, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61L3/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automated system and method of mounting wayside equipment on a surface that is adjacent to railway tracks. A robot is carried by a railway car with an included odometry system. The robot has an articulating arm that can reach between the railway car and an adjacent wall. The robot is provided with working head units. The robot can connect to, and disconnect from, the various working head units in order to perform different tasks. The tasks performed by the robot include scanning the wall for defects and obstructions that may prevent a proper mounting, drilling holes in the wall, mounting bolts in the holes, mounting brackets to the bolts, and connecting electronics units to the brackets. The robot can optionally clean the mounting site and test the mounting site for signal strength.
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