Title :
Design of wall climbing robots with transition capability
Author :
Ma, Bin ; Liu, Rong ; Zhang, Rong ; Tian, Lin ; Nashunbuhe, Nashunbuhe
Author_Institution :
Beijing Univ. of Aeronaut. & Astronaut., Beijing
Abstract :
This paper presents the ongoing work and technical achievement in developing novel robots which can achieve quick motion on various wall surfaces and wall-to-wall transitions. Various aspects in mechanical design are discussed in detail, including adhesion mechanism, locomotion and transition mechanisms. ARM-based control system is also described which can make the robots operated manually and autonomously. Several prototype robots are introduced to verify the design concepts. Future directions to improve the design are elaborated.
Keywords :
mobile robots; ARM-based control system; adhesion mechanism; locomotion mechanism; mechanical design; transition capability; wall climbing robot design; Adhesives; Climbing robots; Control systems; Impellers; Micropumps; Packaging machines; Prototypes; Rotors; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness; embedded controller; mechanism; wall climbing robot;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Biomimetics, 2007. ROBIO 2007. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sanya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1761-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1758-2
DOI :
10.1109/ROBIO.2007.4522452
