Title :
A robot capable of moving on a vertical wall using thrust force
Author :
Nishi, Akira ; Ohkura, Mitsushi ; Miyagi, Hiromori
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Miyazaki Univ., Japan
Abstract :
A robot capable of driving on a vertical wall using the thrust force has been developed. It has the propeller and its thrust force is inclined to the wall side to produce the frictional force between the wheels and wall surface. The effect of strong wind on the robot is very important on the wall of high-rise buildings. The minimum required thrust force and its angles are obtained for the assumed wind gust by the computer simulations
Keywords :
control system CAD; digital simulation; force control; mobile robots; CAD; computer simulations; frictional force; mobile robots; thrust force; vertical wall moving robots; Computer simulation; Engines; Fires; Inspection; Laboratories; Legged locomotion; Mobile robots; Propellers; Safety; Wheels;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems '90. 'Towards a New Frontier of Applications', Proceedings. IROS '90. IEEE International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Ibaraki
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.1990.262424
