Title :
Manhole cleaning robotic system (MCRS)
Author :
Rana, Animesh ; Venkateshwar ; Joshi, Gopal S.
Author_Institution :
Vels Univ., Chennai, India
Abstract :
Aimed at tackling the disadvantages of conventional manhole a new manhole cleaning robot system is designed for performing cleaning work instead of manual cleaning that is characteristic of low safety, low efficiency, long time and environmental pollution problems. cleaning operations The robot system consists of robot, suction pump, hydraulic pump station, remote control center, windlass and so on, biodegradable bags. The modular structures have been adopted in the robot, which makes it possible to assemble all subsystems in a single unit. This robotic system can reduce the complex mechanism for cleaning the manholes and even provide environmental friendly way of disposing the sludge or waste.
Keywords :
environmental factors; pollution control; service robots; sludge treatment; MCRS; biodegradable bags; environmental pollution problems; hydraulic pump station; manhole cleaning robotic system; remote control center; suction pump; windlass; Batteries; Cleaning; Humans; Materials; Probes; Robots; Vacuum technology; Automated; Easy; Easy disposa; Eco-friendly; Safer;
Conference_Titel :
Emerging Trends in Robotics and Communication Technologies (INTERACT), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chennai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9004-2
DOI :
10.1109/INTERACT.2010.5706229