Analysis of Mechanical Adhesion Climbing Robot Design for Wind Tower Inspection
Journal article
Mondal, S.M., Marquez, P. L. C. and Tokhi, M. (2021). Analysis of Mechanical Adhesion Climbing Robot Design for Wind Tower Inspection. Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Technology. 1 (4), pp. 219-227. https://doi.org/10.37965/jait.2021.0013
Authors | Mondal, S.M., Marquez, P. L. C. and Tokhi, M. |
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Abstract | Maintenance of wind turbine farms is a huge task, with associated significant risks and potential hazard to the safety and well-being of people who are responsible for carrying the tower inspection tasks. Periodic inspections are required for wind turbine tower to ensure that the wind turbines are in full working order, with no signs of potential failure. Therefore, the development of an automated wind tower inspection system has been very crucial for the overall performance of the renewable wind power generation industry. In order to determine the life span of the tower, an investigation of robot design is discussed in this paper. It presents how a mechanical spring-loaded climbing robot can be designed and constructed to climb and rotate 360° around the tower. An adjustable circular shape robot is designed that allows the device to fit in different diameters of the wind generator tower. The rotational module is designed to allow the wheels to rotate and be able to go in a circular motion. The design further incorporates a suspension that allows the robot to go through any obstacle. This paper also presents a finite element spring stress analysis and Simulink control system model to find the optimal parameters that are required for the wind tower climbing |
Keywords | Adhesion force; spring stress analysis; climbing robot; wind turbine |
Year | 2021 |
Journal | Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Technology |
Journal citation | 1 (4), pp. 219-227 |
Publisher | Intelligence Science and Technology Press |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.37965/jait.2021.0013 |
Publication dates | |
Oct 2021 | |
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Accepted | 08 Sep 2021 |
Deposited | 31 Oct 2022 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Controlled |
https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/91152
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