SIEN: Telescopic-Arm Climbing-Support Robot
Author(s) -
Tomoyuki Yamaguchi,
Yoshiaki Sorioka,
Sunhong Park,
Shuji Hashimoto
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of robotics and mechatronics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1883-8049
pISSN - 0915-3942
DOI - 10.20965/jrm.2009.p0621
Subject(s) - robot , climbing , climb , computer science , simulation , artificial intelligence , engineering , structural engineering , aerospace engineering
SIEN represents a novel safety measure concept in making climbing service robots feasible, e.g., in keeping them from falling off a wall due to concavity, convexity, or insufficient adhesion. The wall climbing-support robot SIEN we developed uses a telescopic arm to support itself. The arm has a joint with sensors to detect robot speed and direction of movement. SIEN follows and supports the climbing robot based on feedback using detected force. SIEN enabled the robot to climb walls reliably and safely, as demonstrated in experimental results.
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