An automated building faade cleaner includes a cleaning module attached to multiple guide cables. The cleaning module can be moved along a height of the building by hoists secured to a top of the building. A cleaning fluid is fed into the cleaning module by a fluid supply module. The liquid is sprayed onto the building from nozzles in the cleaning module. A suction line, connected to a suction module, provides suction within the cleaning module for collecting loose water and dirt produced by the cleaning module. The building faade cleaner may be automated to operate without human interaction.

A carpet tack strip removal tool. The carpet tack strip removal tool provides a device for lifting carpet tack strips from a floor surface while remaining allowing a user to remain in a standing position. The carpet tack strip removal tool includes an elongated shaft having a head at an end. The head includes a pry bar arm for placing between the flooring surface and the tack strip to be lifted, and a fulcrum lever for providing mechanical advantage when a lifting force is applied to a lifting arm. When moved from a setup position to the lifting position, the pry bar arm lifts and removed the carpet tack strip from the floor surface.

The invention relates to the field of washing and cleaning building facilities. The aim of the invention is to create an automated device for safely and efficiently cleaning the outside surfaces of windows situated at any height. The present automated window-cleaning device comprises a window frame with glazing, a raising mechanism, a cleaning fluid supply mechanism, and a control unit. The raising mechanism includes two vertical guides fastened on the outside along the edges of the window frame, parallel to one another, each vertical guide having disposed therein a toothed strip mounted on an upper and a lower toothed pulley, wherein the upper toothed pulley is connected to an electric motor. The toothed strip is encircled by an aluminium fork, to which is attached a wiper blade containing a magnet.

This invention relates to a working device on an inclined surface, consisting of a working robot and a trailer that can run on an inclined surface, as well as a cable connecting the working robot and the trailer. There is a positioning system detects the relative position of the working robot and the trailer. The trailer can recognize the position of the working robot and autonomously move following the working robot. A power supply is installed on the trailer to supply continuous power to the working robot via the cable. The invention also covers a cleaning method for the solar panel array with the above-mentioned working device in a solar power station. The invention is characterized with low investment, easy installation and removal, operator-friendly management and maintenance.

Disclosed is a method for controlling cleaning at least a portion of a building facade (104a). A multi-dimensional map of a facade (104a) is cleaned from an elevator platform (200) of an elevator system is received. According to the map, an ordered sequence of instructions is determined. The instructions comprise robotic arm instructions and elevator platform instructions that are temporally intertwined to execute a cleaning pattern covering at least part of facade (104a). The robotic arm instructions are forwarded to control one or more robotic arms (206) and the elevator platform instructions are forwarded to control the elevation of the elevator platform (200). A corresponding device (221, 213) and non-transient memory (223), and a system having the device, are also disclosed.

A temporary upright post includes rail supports for holding temporary lateral guardrails and a mounting system for mounting to a permanent upright stanchion of a permanent railing system for an elevated surface. The mounting system includes a longitudinal bore in the lower portion of the upright post that removably receives the stanchion with a loose fit, and the mechanical securement tightens the post to the stanchion to secure them together for use and loosens to release the post for installation and removal. Example embodiments also include a support bearing that is repositionable to contact and support the post in an elevated position on the stanchion, up and away from the elevated surface, or to disengage from mechanical interference with the stanchion so the post can be lowered to the use position.

An infrared ray radiated from a region of a surface of an object to which a coating film (20) of a coating material is provided is detected by an infrared sensor (42). The coating film (20) includes a porous ceramic particle (22) and a binder (24), and the ceramic particle (22) includes a compound represented by a compositional formula of any of A.sub.aR.sub.bAl.sub.cO.sub.4, A.sub.aR.sub.bGa.sub.cO.sub.4, R.sub.x, Al.sub.yO.sub.12, and R.sub.xGa.sub.yO.sub.12. Here, A is one or more elements selected from a group consisting of Ca, Sr, and Ba, and R is one or more elements selected from a group consisting of rare earth elements. Also, a is equal to or greater than 0.9 and equal to or less than 1.1, b is equal to or greater than 0.9 and equal to or less than 1.1, c is equal to or greater than 0.9 and equal to or less than 1.1, x is equal to or greater than 2.9 and equal to or less than 3.1, and y is equal to or greater than 4.9 and equal to or less than 5.1. A porosity of the ceramic particle (22) is equal to or greater than 20% and equal to or less than 40%.

An apparatus for treating a surface of a structure includes a main carriage having an accessory carriage that is vertically movable with respect to the main carriage.

Provided are an imaging apparatus, an imaging method, an imaging program, and an imaging system capable of easily making an imaging plan. The imaging apparatus (100) includes an imaging evaluation map acquiring section (101) that acquires an imaging evaluation map, and an imaging point selecting section (102) that selects an imaging point suitable for imaging an object and an imaging condition at the imaging point on the basis of the acquired imaging evaluation map. In the imaging evaluation map, an evaluation value that represents an evaluation of imaging in a case where an object is imaged at a specific position under a specific imaging condition is set at a plurality of imaging candidate positions for each of a plurality of imaging conditions.

Provided are an imaging evaluation map, an imaging evaluation map generating device, an imaging evaluation map generating method, and an imaging evaluation map generating program capable of easily making an imaging plan. A coordinate space setting section (31) that sets a coordinate space including an object, an imaging candidate position setting section (32) that sets a plurality of imaging candidate positions in the coordinate space, an imaging condition setting section that sets an imaging condition for the object (33), a characteristic part setting section (34) that sets a plurality of characteristic parts for the object, an evaluation standard setting section (35) that sets an evaluation standard for imaging based on the imaging candidate position and the imaging condition for each characteristic part, an evaluation value calculating section (36) that calculates an evaluation value that represents an evaluation of imaging in a case where an object is imaged under the imaging condition set by the imaging condition setting section (33) at the imaging candidate positions set by the imaging candidate position setting section (32) for each imaging candidate position, and an imaging evaluation map generating section (37) that generates an imaging evaluation map in which the evaluation value is determined for each imaging candidate position are provided. In a case where the evaluation value for each imaging candidate position is calculated, the evaluation value calculating section (36) calculates individual evaluation values for the respective characteristic parts according to the evaluation standard, and calculates a sum of the obtained individual evaluation values for the respective characteristic parts as the evaluation value.