Design, modelling and control of a brachiating power line inspection robot

The inspection of power lines and associated hardware is vital to ensuring the reliability of the transmission and distribution network. The repetitive nature of the inspection tasks present a unique opportunity for the introduction of robotic platforms, which offer the ability to perform more syste...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Patel, Javaad
Other Authors: Boje, Edward
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20464