Climbing Robot for Ferromagnetic Surfaces with Dynamic Adjustment of the Adhesion System

This paper presents a climbing robot with wheeled locomotion and adhesion through permanent magnets, developed with the intention of being used in the inspection of different types of man-made ferromagnetic structures, such as towers for wind turbines, fuel storage tanks, and ship hulls. In this pap...

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Main Authors: Manuel F. Silva, Ramiro S. Barbosa, António L. C. Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Robotics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/906545