Authors
Muhammad Fairuz Abdul Jalal*, Khairul Salleh Mohamed Sahari, Ho Ming Fei,
Justin Chan Tuck Leong
Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti
Tenaga Nasional, Kajang, Selangor 43000, Malaysia
*
Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]
Corresponding Author
Muhammad Fairuz Abdul Jalal
Received 19 July 2018, Accepted 12 November 2018, Available Online 1 December
2018.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2991/jrnal.2018.5.3.3
Keywords
Inspection robot; transmission line; slider
Abstract
The high-voltage transmission line had been used primarily for power distribution
from power plant or power station to the end users. However, the transmission
line is highly prone to damage due to exposure to various thermal–mechanical
loadings and material degradation. Therefore, periodical inspection on
transmission line after prolonged service is needed to prevent any failure
before it happens. In this paper, we present a new design of three arms
inspection robot for transmission lines. The robot is able to transverse
along the line and bypass the in-line obstacles namely the anti-vibration
hammers, spacer, strain clamps and others. The design of the inspection
robot in term of the robot design and configuration with slotted cam at
each arm is presented. The detailed analysis via simulation with respect
to the robot stability; kinematic and movement analysis; and power consumption
during operation is executed to make sure the proposed design able to do
the inspection without any unexpected difficulties. Later, the lab testing
on the developed prototype is done for feasibility study and validation.
Copyright
© 2018 The Authors. Published by ALife Robotics Corp. Ltd.
Open Access
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