Alternative Title
Roller Chain-Like Robot For Steel Bridge Inspection
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Description
In contrast to the current climbing robots, this research presents a new design and implementation of a roller chain-based climbing robot to provide a practical solution for steel structure inspection (bridges, poles, pipes, etc.)
The proposed roller chain-like robot has 12 joints for moving and 3 pairs of joints for turning, which makes the robot very flexible. This setup allows the robot to traverse areas of complex geometry on steel bridges. The robot utilizes permanent magnets to be able to well adhere on steel structures while moving.
Presentation Date
10 Aug 2021, 12:30-12:40 pm
Meeting Name
INSPIRE-UTC 2021 Annual Meeting
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Document Type
Poster
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Multi-directional Bicycle Robot for Steel Bridge Inspection
In contrast to the current climbing robots, this research presents a new design and implementation of a roller chain-based climbing robot to provide a practical solution for steel structure inspection (bridges, poles, pipes, etc.)
The proposed roller chain-like robot has 12 joints for moving and 3 pairs of joints for turning, which makes the robot very flexible. This setup allows the robot to traverse areas of complex geometry on steel bridges. The robot utilizes permanent magnets to be able to well adhere on steel structures while moving.
Comments
Financial support for this study was provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (USDOT/OST-R) under Grant No. 69A3551747126 through INSPIRE University Transportation Center (http://inspire-utc.mst.edu) at Missouri University of Science and Technology.