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Ph.D. ZHANG, Houxiang [email protected]
Institute TAMS Technical Aspects of Multimodal Systems http://tams-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/hzhang 1
Technical Aspects of Multimodal SystemDept. Informatics, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences
University of Hamburg
A Novel Passive Adhesion Principle and Application for an Inspired Climbing Caterpillar Robot
H. Zhang, W. Wang
J. Zhang
@Tams/hzhang
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Ph.D. ZHANG, Houxiang [email protected]
Institute TAMS Technical Aspects of Multimodal Systems http://tams-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/hzhang 2
Technical Aspects of Multimodal SystemDept. Informatics, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences
University of Hamburg
Outline● Review of climbing robots● Attachment Methods for Climbing Robots● New Passive Adhesion Principle● On-site Test on a Climbing Caterpillar Robot● Conclusions
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Ph.D. ZHANG, Houxiang [email protected]
Institute TAMS Technical Aspects of Multimodal Systems http://tams-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/hzhang 3
Technical Aspects of Multimodal SystemDept. Informatics, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences
University of Hamburg
● A special robot
● A kind of mobile robot
● Works and moves vertically on targets
What is a climbing robot
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Ph.D. ZHANG, Houxiang [email protected]
Institute TAMS Technical Aspects of Multimodal Systems http://tams-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/hzhang 4
Technical Aspects of Multimodal SystemDept. Informatics, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences
University of Hamburg
Climbing robot technology● The last decade has seen an increasing interest in developing and
employing climbing mobile robots for – Industrial inspection;
– Conducting surveillance;
– Urban search and rescue;
– Building maintenance;
– Inspired research.
● Two important issues for climbing robots– Attachment principles for climbing robots
– Kinematics of climbing prototypes
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Ph.D. ZHANG, Houxiang [email protected]
Institute TAMS Technical Aspects of Multimodal Systems http://tams-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/hzhang 5
Technical Aspects of Multimodal SystemDept. Informatics, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences
University of Hamburg
● According to the attachment principles– Electromagnetic forceElectromagnetic force– Molecular forceMolecular force– Mechanical forceMechanical force– VacuumVacuum
Climbing robots classification
– According to kinematics● Sliding frame robot; Sliding frame robot; ● Legged robot ; Legged robot ; ● Wheeled robot and chain-Wheeled robot and chain-
trackstracks
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Ph.D. ZHANG, Houxiang [email protected]
Institute TAMS Technical Aspects of Multimodal Systems http://tams-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/hzhang 6
Technical Aspects of Multimodal SystemDept. Informatics, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences
University of Hamburg
● Electromagnetic force is not suitable for general climbing robots because it only works on ferromagnetic surfaces.
● Even if the adhesion is reliable and easy to control, actuating the electromagnet still requires a big and heavy power supply.
=>impossible to apply on light-weight climbing robots except in some special cases
Electromagnetic force
Other examples
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Ph.D. ZHANG, Houxiang [email protected]
Institute TAMS Technical Aspects of Multimodal Systems http://tams-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/hzhang 7
Technical Aspects of Multimodal SystemDept. Informatics, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences
University of Hamburg
● With the development of nanotechnology, molecular force has become a promising reliable attachment principle for climbing from the technical point of view.
● However, the benefits of this novel adhesive principle are offset by high manufacturing costs and difficulties. Based on the current level of technology, real industrial application is still some way off.
Molecular force
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Ph.D. ZHANG, Houxiang [email protected]
Institute TAMS Technical Aspects of Multimodal Systems http://tams-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/hzhang 8
Technical Aspects of Multimodal SystemDept. Informatics, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences
University of Hamburg
● Grippers are relatively prevalent. Usually climbing robots based on this attachment method work in a specialized environment such as metal-based buildings.
● A propeller is another way to provide the mechanical attachment force. It is very light, but the level of noise generated is too high.
Mechanical force
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Ph.D. ZHANG, Houxiang [email protected]
Institute TAMS Technical Aspects of Multimodal Systems http://tams-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/hzhang 9
Technical Aspects of Multimodal SystemDept. Informatics, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences
University of Hamburg
● Actuated by electrical motors in its negative pressure chamber, the climbing robot can move on the wall flexibly and continuously.
● The vacuum in the suckers is usually established by vacuum ejectors or vacuum pumps.
Vacuum
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Ph.D. ZHANG, Houxiang [email protected]
Institute TAMS Technical Aspects of Multimodal Systems http://tams-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/hzhang 10
Technical Aspects of Multimodal SystemDept. Informatics, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences
University of Hamburg
New Passive Adhesion Principle● Low Frequency Vibrating Adhesion● Simulation and Rational Testing
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Ph.D. ZHANG, Houxiang [email protected]
Institute TAMS Technical Aspects of Multimodal Systems http://tams-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/hzhang 11
Technical Aspects of Multimodal SystemDept. Informatics, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences
University of Hamburg
Low-frequency vibrating passive suckers
• Keep the merits and eliminate the shortcomings of normal active vacuum suckers
• Make it possible to avoid the usual heavy vacuum ejectors and realize an simple adsorption
• Improve the inspired technological level and flexibility of the locomotion capability
• In principle
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Ph.D. ZHANG, Houxiang [email protected]
Institute TAMS Technical Aspects of Multimodal Systems http://tams-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/hzhang 12
Technical Aspects of Multimodal SystemDept. Informatics, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences
University of Hamburg
Simulation and Rational Testing• For idea gas, the following equations represent the passive suckers’ attachment
principle. In Fig. a, the passive sucker is at the initial state, where P0, V0, M0, T0 are the inside pressure, volume, mass of air, and temperature respectively; H is the initial height of passive sucker; r is the radius of the suckers; ρ is the density of the idea air; F is the force for squeezing and lifting.
20
0 22 0
20
1( )
3 (1 )13
P r H xPV xP P
V Hr H
3 0 ( )
H xP P
H x
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Ph.D. ZHANG, Houxiang [email protected]
Institute TAMS Technical Aspects of Multimodal Systems http://tams-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/hzhang 13
Technical Aspects of Multimodal SystemDept. Informatics, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences
University of Hamburg
Simulation and Rational Testing• A DC motor is used as an oscillator to realize the pushing and lifting
movement automatically
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Ph.D. ZHANG, Houxiang [email protected]
Institute TAMS Technical Aspects of Multimodal Systems http://tams-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/hzhang 14
Technical Aspects of Multimodal SystemDept. Informatics, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences
University of Hamburg
On-site Test on a Climbing Caterpillar Robot
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Ph.D. ZHANG, Houxiang [email protected]
Institute TAMS Technical Aspects of Multimodal Systems http://tams-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/hzhang 15
Technical Aspects of Multimodal SystemDept. Informatics, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences
University of Hamburg
Conclusions● This paper introduced a new passive attachment method In order to
find an efficient and effective attachment principle which can be adopted by a smart climbing caterpillar.
● This novel passive sucker make it possible to complete our cooperated climbing caterpillar idea which meets all requirements of functionality, safety, flexibility, extensibility and easy handling while being completely automatic and able to learn by the robot itself.
● Still a lot of future work
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Ph.D. ZHANG, Houxiang [email protected]
Institute TAMS Technical Aspects of Multimodal Systems http://tams-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/hzhang 16
Technical Aspects of Multimodal SystemDept. Informatics, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences
University of Hamburg
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