Zhou Xiaolong

Mechanical design and research of a novel power lines inspection robot

This paper proposes a novel mechanical structure for power transmission lines inspection robot. The proposed structure composed of two identical lifting arms which are connected through middle girders with two rotational joints. Symmetric mechanical structure is adopted as a whole. There are four mainly units, including motion units, open-close units, pressing units and rotating joints. Walking and obstacle-overcoming experiments on the simulative lines achieve the desired effects in the lab. It proves the validity of the mechanical structure design and the maneuverability of the robot.

Research of climbing tower robot based on under actuated gripper

The design of climbing tower robot is mainly consisted of two parts, including structure and control system. The mechanical structure is composed of two under actuated gripper and a linear moving body. Based on the tower environment, the structure of gripper is designed. Further analyzing the stress of climbing gripper and optimizing the structure, the climbing gripper based on under actuated gripper is developed. The control system includes a control box and the robot body, the two communicate via WIFI. Finally the testing is doing in the condition of tower. The experimental results show that the design principle of the prototype is reasonable, and the structure of gripper is feasible and the control system is simple and easy to operate.