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COBEM 2017
24th ABCM International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
Development of a climbing robot with magnetic wheels
Submission Author:
Orlando Silva de Lima Junior , RJ
Co-Authors:
Marcelle Betzler Michels, Paulo Silva, Fabrício Lopes e Silva, Cristiano Carvalho, Luciano Santos Constantin Raptopoulos, Orlando Silva de Lima Junior
Presenter: Orlando Silva de Lima Junior
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2017.COB17-2215
Abstract
In this work is presented the study for the design of a robot that can climb ferromagnetic surfaces, which can be applied in inspections and maintenance tasks on vessels and similar structures. The proposed design uses for the adherence of the wheels to the surface and array of rare-earth magnets and steel wheels, arranged in two modules, each containing two wheels driven by an electric motor. In this work, studies were developed on the kinematics and dynamics of the mobile vehicle, the configuration adopted for the locomotion system and the surface adhesion. Afterwards, experiments were realized to evaluate the adhesion force for the designed wheel. As results of the work, an economical and feasible device for the locomotion on ferromagnetic surfaces was developed in a way that construction of this device is viable and knowledge on this subject was established at CEFET-RJ, Nova Iguaçu campus.
Keywords
magnetic wheels, climbing, robot, neodymium, Magnets
