A simple robot manipulator able to negotiate power line hardware

This paper presents a reasoned approach to specifying the number of degrees of freedom on a power line-mounted inspection robot, which is capable of climbing around obstacles found on overhead conductors, including jumper cables. A summary of the robot's hardware design is also provided, with e...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lorimer, T., Boje, E.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Actuators
Brushless motors
Grippers
Inspection
Joints
kinematics
power line inspection
Prototypes
Robotics
Robots
Online Access:Request full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:This paper presents a reasoned approach to specifying the number of degrees of freedom on a power line-mounted inspection robot, which is capable of climbing around obstacles found on overhead conductors, including jumper cables. A summary of the robot's hardware design is also provided, with experience gained on a first prototype influencing major design aspects on a second prototype, which in turn has resulted in a far more robust, field-oriented machine.
DOI:10.1109/CARPI.2012.6473376