Manuel Vega-Heredia

Adhesion Risk Assessment of An Aircraft Inspection Robot for Improving Operator Awareness

Vacuum-adhesion-based climbing robots have been developed to cater to the demands in the cleaning and inspection work of airplanes. A robot intended to clean and inspect an airplane faces a Risk of Adhesion (RoA) based on the robot and the surface conditions, such as worn-out suction cups. These sor…