[0227] Additionally, the present disclosure includes implementations in accordance with the following terms:
[0228] Clause 1. A method of indicating and verifying completion of a desired surface treatment application to one or more surfaces, the method comprising the steps of:
[0229] A portable pole system is provided that includes:
[0230] a rod applicator comprising a surface treatment applicator;
[0231] a stick controller subsystem coupled to the stick applicator, the stick controller subsystem comprising: a computer program, a memory unit, and a central processing unit (CPU) coupled to the memory unit;
[0232]a selector assembly operatively coupled to the manual selector button;
[0233] indicator components; and
[0234] a power assembly coupled to the rod applicator;
[0235] The rod applicator is manually moved by the operator in a plurality of desired paths in a plurality of dwell zones to be surface treated, as well as a plurality of avoidance zones in or near a plurality of avoidance zones in which no surface treatment is to be carried out manually moving the rod applicator in a zonal path to train the portable rod system in a learning mode;
[0236] Recording and storing, with the portable pole system, the plurality of desired paths corresponding to the plurality of dwell zones, and the plurality of avoidance zone paths corresponding to the plurality of avoidance zones;
[0237] Selecting, using the portable pole system, a selected dwell zone having the one or more surfaces to be surface treated, and selecting the desired path corresponding to the selected dwell zone;
[0238] With activation of the surface treatment applicator, in the selected dwell zone, operation is in an operating mode by the operator manually moving the rod applicator in an operating path based on the desired path of said portable pole system;
[0239] using the portable pole system to compare the operating path to the desired path;
[0240] The portable wand system is used to indicate to the operator when the operating path deviates from the desired path and when the wand applicator is approaching one or more of the plurality of avoidance zones Or oriented toward one or more of the plurality of avoidance zones, thereby allowing adjustment of movement of the rod applicator and adjustment of power to the rod applicator; and verifying with the portable rod system Completing the application of the desired surface treatment to the one or more surfaces in the selected dwell zone.
[0241] Clause 2. The method of clause 1, further comprising the step of pressing the manual selector button to utilize a registration feature in the selector prior to operating the portable pole system in the operating mode. identifying a starting location in a predetermined dwell zone at one of the one or more surfaces to be surface-treated, wherein the registration feature is registered for a known location in the selected dwell zone Align the rod applicator.
[0242] Clause 3. The method of clause 1 , further comprising the step of selecting, with the manual selector button, a learning mode selection prior to training the portable pole system in the learning mode to enable the portable pole system in the learning mode. The portable pole system in learning mode.
[0243] Clause 4. The method of clause 1, wherein when the rod applicator is instructed to approach one or more of the plurality of avoidance zones and when to move toward the plurality of avoidance zones The step of orienting one or more of the avoidance zones further includes indicating when the rod applicator is approaching one or more avoidance zones of the plurality of avoidance zones and when toward the One or more of the plurality of avoidance zones are oriented to allow a feedback signal to be provided to the power assembly by the computer program to cause the power assembly to reduce all of the rod applicator's power to the surface treatment applicator, or to remove power to the surface treatment applicator of the rod applicator, thereby regulating the power of the rod applicator.
[0244] Clause 5. The method of clause 1, wherein when the rod applicator is instructed to approach one or more of the plurality of avoidance zones and when to move toward the plurality of avoidance zones The step of orienting one or more of the avoidance zones further includes indicating when the rod applicator is approaching one or more avoidance zones of the plurality of avoidance zones and when toward the One or more of the plurality of avoidance zones are oriented to allow adjustment of the rod by triggering the indicator component by the computer program to notify the operator of the incorrect position of the rod applicator Movement of the applicator, wherein the indicator member comprises a binary indicator comprising one of: a light signal coupled to the rod applicator, a surface treatment applicator flashing warning, Audio warnings, audible warnings, tactile warnings, vibration warnings, pulsation warnings, and pressure change warnings.
[0245] Clause 6. The method of clause 1, wherein providing the portable wand system further comprises providing the portable wand system with the selector assembly including a barcode assembly comprising: coupled to a barcode camera of the rod applicator, decoder electronics coupled to the rod applicator or the barcode camera, and one or more barcodes located in the plurality of dwell zones in one or more dwell zones of the zones and in one or more avoidance zones of the plurality of avoidance zones, wherein the barcode camera is designed to read the one or more avoidance zones barcode.
[0246] Clause 7. The method of clause 1, wherein providing the portable pole system further comprises providing the portable pole system having the selector assembly including a radio frequency identification (RFID) assembly, the RFID assembly comprising: a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader coupled to the rod applicator, radio frequency identification (RFID) electronics coupled to the rod applicator, and one or more radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, the one or more RFID tags are located in one or more of the plurality of dwell zones and in one or more of the plurality of avoidance zones, wherein the The RFID reader is designed to read the one or more RFID tags.
[0247] Clause 8. The method of clause 1, wherein providing the portable wand system further comprises providing the portable wand system with the selector assembly including a manual selector assembly, the manual selector assembly Comprising: a manual selection device coupled to the rod applicator, and a preprogrammed list of identifiers corresponding to, and corresponding to, the plurality of dwell zones and to the plurality of avoidance zones , the preprogrammed list is accessible using the manual selection device, the manual selection device comprising one of: a selection member on the wand applicator, a keypad device coupled to the wand applicator , and a separate mobile device with an application designed to communicate with the portable pole system.
[0248] Clause 9. The method of Clause 1, wherein the step of verifying completion of the desired surface treatment application further comprises: verifying completion of the desired surface treatment application, wherein the desired surface treatment application comprises one of the following : Sterilization operation, ultraviolet (UV) light sterilization operation, decontamination operation, disinfection operation, sterilization operation, curing operation, shot peening operation, chemical contamination detection operation, biological contamination detection operation, non-destructive inspection process, eddy current Crack detection, paint application, abrasive blasting operations, sandblasting operations, surface preheating operations, and blowpipe welding operations.
[0249] Clause 10. The method of clause 1, wherein the step of providing the portable pole system further comprises providing the portable pole system having the pole applicator including the surface treatment applicator component, the surface treatment Application components include one of the following: ultraviolet (UV) lamp components, gas diffusion components, atomizing components, sterilizing fluid, sterilizing gas, sterilizing fluid, sterilizing gas, sterilizing fluid, sterilizing gas, cleaning solution, curing component , Shot peening parts, contamination detection parts, coatings, abrasive blasting parts, sand blasting parts, surface preheating parts and blow pipe welding parts.
