Title :
Concept for a pipe-traversing robot
Author :
Harris, Anthony ; Davis, Jacob ; Meeks, Jessica ; Monfort, Tracie ; Conrad, James M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA
Abstract :
This document describes the design of a concept for a pipe-traversing robot and its end-product. The purpose of this document is to describe a design and fabrication of a robot capable of traversing a dryer ventilation system in order to clean it. Speed, effectiveness, weight, and cost were all major criteria used during the design process. The primary goal for this robot is to reduce the number of annual house fires that occur as a result of improperly maintained dryer ventilation systems.
Keywords :
control system synthesis; mobile robots; ventilation; design; dryer ventilation system; fabrication; pipe-traversing robot; Cleaning; Ducts; Fasteners; Fires; Robots; Temperature sensors; Ventilation; Inflatable Bag; Inflatable Linear Motion for Robotics; Linear Motion Device; Pipe Traversing; Robotic Device for Pipe Traversal; TI MSP430G2553;
Conference_Titel :
Southeastcon, 2012 Proceedings of IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1374-2
DOI :
10.1109/SECon.2012.6196927
