The Aircraft Cleaning Robot "Skywash"

The task of the robot system is described including possible benefits for the end user. The mobile system consists of the following components: Mobility with standart chassis, navigation with 3-D laser, manipulation with 11 degrees of freedom, fine adaption with brush system, offline-programming. System tested succesfully in 1993. In 1994 Lufthansa ordered two serial machines SW 34.