The design of cable-climbing robot

Abstract

Currently, cable-climbing robot is still developing with diverse functions and working principles. The need of crossing the tower leads to its complex structure, large quality, and high processing cost, thus inappropriate for carrying in complex topography. So this paper provides a cable-climbing robot as climbing robot which is a rod-chain combination that can be installed on the ground and carried easily. The driving force of the cable-climbing robot can automatically adjust as needed and adapt to the cable's diameter. The static and dynamic analysis of the climbing robot shows the driving scheme is reasonable, and the three-dimensional modeling verifies its rationality, too.