A human-inspired pole climbing robot

In this paper, we present a robotic pole climber that can be used for moving up lighting poles, telephone line poles, or similar poles for the purpose of cleaning, maintenance, or inspection. The proposed design is inspired from human climbers, which use a strap and their weight to stably climb pole...

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Published in2008 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems p. 4199
Main Authors Sadeqi, A., Moradi, H., Ahmadabadi, M.N.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.09.2008
Subjects
Humans
Leg
Legged locomotion
Mobile robots
Robots
Springs
Wheels
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Summary:In this paper, we present a robotic pole climber that can be used for moving up lighting poles, telephone line poles, or similar poles for the purpose of cleaning, maintenance, or inspection. The proposed design is inspired from human climbers, which use a strap and their weight to stably climb poles. The major advantage of this design is in its capability of carrying high payloads and its natural stability. The other features of the robot are its simple design, ease of control, light weight, simple mechanism and fast climbing speed.
ISBN:9781424420575
1424420571
ISSN:2153-0858
2153-0866
DOI:10.1109/IROS.2008.4651254