A Finite Element Analysis in Structural Design of Wall-Troweling Robot

Abstract:

The troweling of wall space is an essential decorative process and the development of wall-troweling robots, which are expected to release labors from the burdensome pargeting tasks, is growing to be a promising sector in todays architectural industry. In this paper, a static analysis is conducted for the key components of troweling disk and vertical guiderail, based on the proposed virtual prototype of wall-troweling robots. The stress distribution across these components provides a sound basis for the structural design. With the finite element analysis module of SolidWorks package, the paper investigates the modal characteristics of the key components operating under practical conditions. The research effort in this paper is contributive to the design and manufacturing of wall-troweling robots.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 325-326)
• Pages: 1083-1086
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.325-326.1083
• Online since: June 2013
• Authors: Yu Ming Han, Mei Jing Guo
• Keywords: Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Structural Design, Virtual Prototype, Wall-Troweling Robot

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