CCRobot-III: a Split-type Wire-driven Cable Climbing Robot for Cable-stayed Bridge Inspection
Ning Ding,Zhenliang Zheng,Junlin Song,Zhenglong Sun,Tin Lun Lam,Huihuan Qian,Ning Ding,Zhenliang Zheng,Junlin Song,Zhenglong Sun,Tin Lun Lam,Huihuan Qian
This paper presents a novel Cable Climbing Robot CCRobot-III, which is the third version designed for bridge cable inspection tasks, aiming at surpassing previous versions in terms of climbing speed and payload capacity. Benefiting from Split-type Wire-driven design, CCRobot-III can climb along a 90-110mm diameter bridge cable in inchworm-like gait at a speed of up to 12m/min, and carrying more th...