Design concept of a double caterpillar type robot system for crack diagnosis of rib structure of airplane wines

Crack diagnosis inside of the airplane wing is known necessary to prevent a further development of the crack. This work proposes a robotic system which is able to explore the wing and inspect the crack at the rib structure of the wing instead of human operators. A double caterpillar type robot syste...

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Main Authors: Kyu Hyuk Kim, Seokjoo Yoo, Min Hoi Song, Yi, J. S. K., Semin Oh, Jong Tae Seo, Eui-Jung Jung, Byung-Ju Yi
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
caterpillar wheel
Crack diagnosis
robot
Robots
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Summary:Crack diagnosis inside of the airplane wing is known necessary to prevent a further development of the crack. This work proposes a robotic system which is able to explore the wing and inspect the crack at the rib structure of the wing instead of human operators. A double caterpillar type robot system (DCRS) is suggested. Its design concept and components are described and a computer simulation is performed to corroborate its effectiveness.
DOI:10.1109/URAI.2012.6463041