Development of cable climbing robot for maintenance of suspension bridges

Ho Moon Kim, Kyeong Ho Cho, Young Hoon Jin, Fengyi Liu, Ja Choon Koo, Hyouk Ryeol Choi

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Abstract

In this paper, we introduce a wheel-based cable climbing robot system developed for maintenance of the suspension bridges. The robot consists of three parts: a wheel based driving mechanism, adhesion mechanism, and safe landing mechanism. The driving mechanism is a combination of pantograph mechanism, and wheels driven by motors. In addition, we propose a special design of safe landing mechanism which can assure the safety of the robot on the cables when the power is lost. Finally, the proposed robotic system is manufactured and validated in the indoor experimental environments.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2012 IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering
Subtitle of host publicationGreen Automation Toward a Sustainable Society, CASE 2012
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages606-611
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9781467304283
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event2012 IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering: Green Automation Toward a Sustainable Society, CASE 2012 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 20 Aug 201224 Aug 2012

Publication series

NameIEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering
ISSN (Print)2161-8070
ISSN (Electronic)2161-8089

Conference

Conference2012 IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering: Green Automation Toward a Sustainable Society, CASE 2012
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CitySeoul
Period20/08/1224/08/12

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