Decontamination Systems and Methods

Abstract

A decontamination system for decontaminating an object of the present disclosure has a gantry moveably coupled to a track, and the gantry is situated adjacent the object. The gantry has at least one control box rotationally coupled to a first leg and at least one spray arm comprising a nozzle for spraying fluid that is rotationally coupled to the control box. Additionally, the decontamination system has logic configured for initiating spraying through the one or more nozzles in a first direction when the control box is in a first position, the logic further configured to rotate the control box to a second position based on profile data of the object.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A decontamination system for decontaminating an object, comprising:
 a gantry moveably coupled to a track, the gantry situated adjacent the object and comprising at least one control box rotationally coupled to a first leg of the gantry and at least one spray arm comprising a nozzle for spraying fluid, the spray arm rotationally coupled to the control box;   logic configured for initiating spraying through the one or more nozzles in a first direction when the control box is in a first position, the logic further configured to rotate the control box to a second position based on profile data of the object.   
     
     
         2 . The decontamination system of  claim 1 , wherein the logic is further configured for rotating the spray arm so that the one or more nozzles are spraying in a second direction based on the profile data. 
     
     
         3 . The decontamination system of  claim 1 , wherein the gantry is an inverted U-shaped comprising the first leg and a second leg. 
     
     
         4 . The decontamination system of  claim 3 , wherein the track comprises a first track parallel with a second track, the first leg moveably coupled to the first track and the second leg moveably coupled to the second track. 
     
     
         5 . The decontamination system of  claim 1 , wherein the gantry further comprises a laser scanner. 
     
     
         6 . The decontamination system of  claim 5 , wherein the logic is further configured for activating the laser scanner and the gantry, wherein the gantry moves on the track relative to the object and during movement of the gantry, the laser scanner collects the profile data indicative of a profile of the object. 
     
     
         7 . The decontamination system of  claim 6 , further comprising a central computing device, wherein the laser scanner is configured for transmitting the collected profile data to the central computing device. 
     
     
         8 . The decontamination system of  claim 7 , wherein the logic is further configured for receiving the profile data and storing the profile data in resident memory. 
     
     
         9 . The decontamination system of  claim 8 , wherein the logic is further configured for generating a spray plan corresponding to the object based upon the profile data received. 
     
     
         10 . The decontamination system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an operator device configured for receiving a user input and transmitting data indicative of the user input; and   a central computing device communicatively coupled to the operator device and comprising the logic in resident memory, wherein the logic is further configured to receive the data indicative of the user input and activate decontamination of the object based upon the user input.   
     
     
         11 . The decontamination system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a pump in fluid communication with a tank and a main pipe, the main pipe in fluid communication with the nozzles of the spray arm,   wherein the logic is further configured for monitoring a concentration of the fluid in the main pipe and modifying a speed of the pump based upon the concentration.   
     
     
         12 . The decontamination system of  claim 11 , further comprising an operator device configured for receiving user input indicating the desired concentration of the fluid in the main pipe. 
     
     
         13 . The decontamination system of  claim 12 , wherein the logic is further configured for receiving data indicative of the desired concentration and modifying the speed of the pump based upon the desired concentration. 
     
     
         14 . A decontamination method for decontaminating an object, comprising:
 initiating spray in a first direction through one or more nozzles of a spray arm rotationally coupled to a control box, the control box in a first position and rotationally coupled to a leg of a gantry that is moveably coupled to a track;   rotating the control box to a second position based on profile data of the object.   
     
     
         15 . The decontamination method of  claim 14 , further comprising rotating the spray arm so that the one or more nozzles are spraying in a second direction based on the profile data. 
     
     
         16 . The decontamination method of  claim 1 , further comprising collecting, via a laser scanner, data indicative of a profile of the object when the gantry is moving relative to the track; 
     
     
         17 . The decontamination method of  claim 16 , further comprising transmitting, by the laser scanner, the profile data to a central computing device. 
     
     
         18 . The decontamination method of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 receiving the profile data by the central computing device;   storing the profile data in resident memory by the central computing device.   
     
     
         19 . The decontamination method of  claim 14 , further comprising generating a spray plan corresponding to the object based upon the profile data received. 
     
     
         20 . The decontamination method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 receiving, by an operator device, a user input;   transmitting data indicative of the user input to a central computing device; and   receiving the data indicative of the user input; and   activating decontamination of the object based upon the user input.   
     
     
         21 . The decontamination method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 monitoring a concentration of fluid in a main pipe; and   modifying a speed of a pump based upon the concentration in the main pipe.   
     
     
         22 . The decontamination method of  claim 21 , further comprising receiving a user input indicating a desired concentration of the fluid in the main pipe. 
     
     
         23 . The decontamination method of  claim 22 , further comprising:
 receiving data indicative of the desired concentration from an operator device; and   modifying, by a central computing device, a speed of the pump based upon the data indicative of the desired concentration.   
     
     
         24 . A decontamination system for decontaminating an object, comprising:
 a gantry moveably coupled to a track, the gantry situated adjacent the object and comprising at least one control box rotationally coupled to a first leg of the gantry and at least one spray arm comprising a nozzle for spraying fluid, the spray arm rotationally coupled to the control box;   logic configured for initiating spraying through the one or more nozzles wherein the control box and the spray arm begin spraying in an initial position, the logic further configured to continuously modify positions of the control box and the spray arm in real time based on profile data of the object.