Automated Spraying System with Surface Profile Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing manual spraying of building outer walls is hazardous, time-consuming, and inefficient, especially when dealing with complex shapes, requiring trained operators and increasing construction costs and risks.
Innovation Solution
A spraying system comprising a lifting apparatus, multi-axis transfer mechanism, spraying component, driving component, surface profile detector, and controlling component, which automatically adjusts the spraying pattern based on scanned data to achieve high precision and safety.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual spraying operation is used by trained operators, then the spraying operation can be performed on building outer walls, but the operation is hazardous, time-consuming, and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical spraying system with an automated robotic spraying system. The robot equipped with spraying components can autonomously navigate and spray building outer walls, eliminating the need for human operators to perform high-altitude manual spraying operations. This substitution improves safety while maintaining or enhancing spraying efficiency through automated control and consistent operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The robotic spraying system is designed to operate autonomously without requiring human operators to physically perform the spraying task. The system includes self-navigation capabilities, automated spraying control, and integrated sensors that enable the robot to independently complete the spraying operation, thereby eliminating safety risks associated with manual high-altitude work while improving operational efficiency.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual spraying is used for complicated sprayed patterns, then the operation can be completed, but the difficulty of construction significantly increases
Solution Approach 1:
The robotic spraying system utilizes programmable parameters to adapt to different spraying patterns and building geometries. By changing operational parameters such as spraying speed, nozzle orientation, and robot trajectory through software control, the system can handle complex sprayed patterns without increasing physical construction complexity. The automated system adjusts parameters dynamically to achieve desired patterns on various building surfaces.
3Reliability
If trained operators with construction license are used, then safety can be ensured, but training qualified operators takes a lot of time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces human operators who require extensive training with an automated robotic system. The robot eliminates the need for training qualified operators while maintaining or improving safety through consistent, programmable operation. The system can be deployed immediately without the time investment required to train and license human high-altitude workers.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a spraying system and a using method thereof. The spraying system includes a lifting apparatus and a spraying apparatus. The spraying apparatus connects to the lifting apparatus and includes a stage, a multi-axis transfer mechanism, a spraying component, a driving component, a surface profile detector, and a controlling component. The multi-axis transfer mechanism is disposed on the stage. The spraying component is disposed on the multi-axis transfer mechanism and the stage. The driving component is disposed on the stage and connects to the lifting apparatus. The surface profile detector is disposed on the stage and scans an area to be sprayed to obtain scanning data. The controlling component is disposed on the stage and controls the lifting apparatus, the spraying component, and the driving component according to the scanning data and pre-stored initial data.