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Climbing robots—off the shelf

S Chen (School of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering South Bank University, London)
T Sattar (School of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering South Bank University, London)
A Khalid (School of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering South Bank University, London)
A Fan (School of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering South Bank University, London)
B Bridge (School of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering South Bank University, London)

Industrial Robot

ISSN: 0143-991x

Article publication date: 1 October 1994

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Abstract

Outlines the development of a prototype climbing robot for remote testing using standard off‐the‐shelf components. The system construction is modularized so that it can be easily reconfigured for a different task. Describes the desired characteristics of a climbing inspection robot and how the prototype robot has been designed and constructed. Gives the system specifications and performance and concludes that laboratory operation of the CART prototype robot on a steel plate that simulates an oil storage tank has demonstrated that a cost‐effective system can be built entirely from standard, commercially available components.

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Chen, S., Sattar, T., Khalid, A., Fan, A. and Bridge, B. (1994), "Climbing robots—off the shelf", Industrial Robot, Vol. 21 No. 5, pp. 27-30. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000004163

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MCB UP Ltd

Copyright © 1994, MCB UP Limited

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