6 accepted papers
This letter presents CCRobot-IV, the fourth version of a climbing robot designed for bridge cable-inspection tasks. CCRobot-IV inherits design features from the previous CCRobot series, and has improved capability for crossing cables with obstacles such as helical ribs, small metal accessories, and
This paper presents CCRobot-V, the fifth version of CCRobot, a cooperative serial multi-robot system for bridge cable inspection and maintenance that uses silkworm-like locomotion to climb the entire length of super-long stay cable at high speeds while carrying heavy inspection/maintenance equipment…
A Flying-type cable climbing robot, CCRobot-IV-F, is presented in this paper. It is a climbing precursor of the fourth version of CCRobot, designed to surpass the abilities of previous robots with high climbing speed and obstacle-crossing capability. CCRobot-IV-F weighs less than 10 kg and a no-load…
This paper presents a novel Cable Climbing Robot CCRobot-III, which is the third version designed for bridge cable inspection tasks, aiming at surpassing previous versions in terms of climbing speed and payload capacity. Benefiting from Split-type Wire-driven design, CCRobot-III can climb along a 90…
This project aims at developing a bio-inspired climbing robotic technology for cable inspection on the cable-stayed bridge. The design and implementation of a palm-based cable climbing robot: CCRobot-II with mass 25 kg, maximal payload 30kg and maximal length 1.1 m are described. CCRobot-II consists…