Service Robot for Motion on the Vertical Oriented Walls

Abstract:

The paper submitted presents a new-generation mobile platform specially designed for the service robot destined for motion on vertical oriented walls, e.g. on glass façade systems of tower buildings. The platform has been developed goal-directly as a motive system allowing special technological extensions to be installed with a view to inspecting, assembling or washing. It uses a stepping principle alternating step by step the motion of legs and body. A holding system was created based on the vacuum principle with greater number of parallel suction cups associated with the smart vacuum technique. Component rotational motive units are fitted with servo-actuators with electro motors being controlled on the level of modular systems based on an embedded PC.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 282)
• Pages: 39-44
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.282.39
• Online since: January 2013
• Authors: František Novotný, Marcel Horák, Martin Plavec
• Keywords: Service Robot, Servo Actuator, Special Service Application, Vacuum, Vertical Walls

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