Inventors:
Clark Thompson - Rosharon TX, US
Ronald Presswood - Houston TX, US
International Classification:
B66D001/48
Abstract:
A platform apparatus is disclosed including an end effector, a plurality of tension members, a plurality of controllers and a digital processing unit in command communication with the controllers, where each tension member is connected at its distal end to a vertex of the end effector and at its proximal end to one of the controllers, where the controllers control a length of each tension member, thereby controlling the position of the end effector within a volume defined by locations of the controllers and where the digital processing unit controls the controllers. The apparatus can also include a plurality of support members which support the tension members and/or the controllers, one or more controllers allocated to each support member. Methods are also described for the installation and used of the platform apparatus of this invention.