Development of a robotic bridge maintenance system

This paper will expand on the Robotic Bridge Maintenance System (RBMS) developed by the Construction Automation and Robotics Laboratory (CARL) at North Carolina State University (NCSU). The system consists of a 4- dof robot, designed and built at NCSU, mounted on the end of a truck-mounted peeper cr...

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Published inAutomation in construction Vol. 9; no. 3; pp. 251 - 258
Main Authors Lorenc, Steven J, Handlon, Brian E, Bernold, Leonhard E
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.05.2000
Elsevier
Subjects
Applied sciences
Bridges
Buildings. Public works
Construction applications
Construction equipments
Construction works
Durability. Pathology. Repairing. Maintenance
Exact sciences and technology
Repair (reinforcement, strenthening)
Robotic bridge maintenance system
Teleoperated
Teleoperated
Construction applications
Robotic bridge maintenance system
Bridges
Construction parameter
System description
Remote operation
Performance characteristic
Maintenance
Monitoring control system
Robotics
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Summary:This paper will expand on the Robotic Bridge Maintenance System (RBMS) developed by the Construction Automation and Robotics Laboratory (CARL) at North Carolina State University (NCSU). The system consists of a 4- dof robot, designed and built at NCSU, mounted on the end of a truck-mounted peeper crane. Additionally, a containment system is mounted in front of the robot to contain the toxic waste created by the removal of the lead-based paint from the bridge beams and trusses.
ISSN:0926-5805
1872-7891
DOI:10.1016/S0926-5805(99)00040-0