A novel running and gripping mechanism design based on centroid adjustment

2006 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2006

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 1471-1476

  Xinglong, Zhu ^a,b   Hongguang, Wang ^a   Lijin, Fang ^a   Mingyang, Zhao ^a   Jiping, Zhou ^b  

^a SHENYANG INSTITUTE OF AUTOMATION   (China)

^b YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Centroid adjustment; Inspection of power transmission lines; Mechamism design; Mobile robot

Indexed keywords

INSPECTION; MOBILE ROBOTS; OVERHEAD LINES; ROBOTIC ARMS; TORQUE CONTROL;

CENTROID ADJUSTMENT; GRIPPING FORCE; MECHAMISM DESIGN; OVERHEAD GROUND WIRES (OGW);

GRIPPERS;

EID: 34247280992     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICMA.2006.257846     Document Type: Conference Paper

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