Safe Local Aerial Manipulation for the Installation of Devices on Power Lines: AERIAL-CORE First Year Results and Designs

The power grid is an essential infrastructure in any country, comprising thousands of kilometers of power lines that require periodic inspection and maintenance, carried out nowadays by human operators in risky conditions. To increase safety and reduce time and cost with respect to conventional solu...

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Published inApplied sciences Vol. 11; no. 13; p. 6220
Main Authors Cacace, Jonathan, Orozco-Soto, Santos M., Suarez, Alejandro, Caballero, Alvaro, Orsag, Matko, Bogdan, Stjepan, Vasiljevic, Goran, Ebeid, Emad, Rodriguez, Jose Alberto Acosta, Ollero, Anibal
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.07.2021
Subjects
aerial manipulation
Automation
Birds
Cables
Design
Diverters
Electric power grids
Electricity distribution
Electrostatic discharges
Heavy vehicles
Helicopters
Inspection
inspection and maintenance
Installation
Maintenance
Operators
Power lines
Preliminary designs
Robots
Unmanned aerial vehicles
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Summary:The power grid is an essential infrastructure in any country, comprising thousands of kilometers of power lines that require periodic inspection and maintenance, carried out nowadays by human operators in risky conditions. To increase safety and reduce time and cost with respect to conventional solutions involving manned helicopters and heavy vehicles, the AERIAL-CORE project proposes the development of aerial robots capable of performing aerial manipulation operations to assist human operators in power lines inspection and maintenance, allowing the installation of devices, such as bird flight diverters or electrical spacers, and the fast delivery and retrieval of tools. This manuscript describes the goals and functionalities to be developed for safe local aerial manipulation, presenting the preliminary designs and experimental results obtained in the first year of the project.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app11136220