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Climbing robot with thermal glue

Rochat, Frédéric  
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Hirschmann, Vitalis
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Barras, Thierry
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Bidaud, Philippe
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Tokhi, Mohammad O.
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2011
Field Robotics: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines
Climbing and Walking Robots (CLAWAR)

Climbing robots require an adhesion principle in order to overcome gravity. Many physical principles have been used. In this work, the use of thermal glue is proposed. The implementation of miniature thermal glue dispenser is presented with experimental results. The adhesion force depends on the surface, but 7 N/cm^2 is achieved on aluminium and synthetic surfaces. Several ideas were tested to save energy for detaching the glue foot. A climbing robot using this innovative adhesion principle was built. The strength and disadvantage of this technique are presented. The system offers an alternative solution to other commonly used method.

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conference paper
DOI
10.1142/9789814374286_0048
Author(s)
Rochat, Frédéric  
Hirschmann, Vitalis
Barras, Thierry
Bleuler, Hannes  
Mondada, Francesco  
Editors
Bidaud, Philippe
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Tokhi, Mohammad O.
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Grand, Christophe
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Virk, Gurvinder S.
Date Issued

2011

Publisher

World Scientific

Published in
Field Robotics: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines
ISBN of the book

978-981-4374-27-9

Start page

415

End page

421

Subjects

[MOBOTS]

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climbing

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robot

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adhesion

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thermal glue

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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LSRO  
Event nameEvent placeEvent date
Climbing and Walking Robots (CLAWAR)

Paris

September 6 – 8, 2011

Available on Infoscience
May 9, 2011
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/67178
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