access icon openaccess Design of auxiliary robots for distribution network uninterrupted operation

This is an open access article published by the IET under the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
Received 11/10/2018, Accepted 09/01/2019, Published 25/03/2019

Here, the auxiliary robot for distribution network without power failure is designed. The robot includes the design of mobile chassis, turntable, tops, and legs. The mobile chassis is responsible for walking, power supply, and work safety support platform. It can walk flexibly and has a certain ability to overcome obstacles. The turntable not only can withstand axial and radial loads, but also can withstand tilting moments. Tops can provide reliable support and good insulation guarantee for work buckets. Outriggers serve to level out and ensure the stability of the vehicle. The experimental results show that the design of the network-assisted robot without power failure can meet the actual operation requirements.

Inspec keywords: mobile robots; power grids; power distribution reliability; vehicle dynamics; stability; failure analysis; design engineering; collision avoidance

Other keywords: radial loads; distribution network uninterrupted operation; work safety support platform; work buckets; actual operation requirements; power failure; auxiliary robot; axial loads; vehicle stability; tilting moments; mobile chassis; network-assisted robot design; reliable support; tops system; turntable design; insulation guarantee; outriggers; power supply

Subjects: Distribution networks; Stability in control theory; Mobile robots; Maintenance and reliability; Spatial variables control; Mechanical components; Robot and manipulator mechanics; Control of electric power systems; Reliability; Vehicle mechanics

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