Title :
R&D phases of a mobile robot prototype applied to underground distribution lines
Author :
Allan, J.-F. ; Reiher, S. ; Lambert, G. ; Lavoie, S.
Author_Institution :
Expertise Robot. et Civil Dept., Hydro-Quebec´´s Res. Inst. (IREQ), Varennes, QC, Canada
Abstract :
This video summarizes the R&D phases of the first robot prototype designed to operate and maintain equipment in vaults for Hydro-Québec´s underground distribution lines, carried out between 2003 and 2009. Detailed segments discuss project´s context, proof of concept, simulations, description and design of robotic platform subsystems, prototype testing at IREQ in the lab and in an outdoor vault, field testing in Montreal on a Joslyn switch in a de-energized vault, and the future of the project.
Keywords :
control engineering computing; mobile robots; telerobotics; underground distribution systems; Hydro-Quebec underground distribution lines; IREQ; Joslyn switch; R and D phases; de-energized vault; mobile robot prototype; robotic platform subsystem design; underground distribution lines;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2010 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Taipei
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6674-0
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.2010.5649069
