Design of a Micro Cable Tunnel Inspection Robot

As the ventilation system in cable tunnel is not perfect and the environment is closed, it is easy to accumulate toxic and harmful gas. It is a serious threat to the life safety of inspection staff. Therefore, a micro cable tunnel inspection robot is designed. The whole design plan mainly includes two parts: mechanical structure design and control system design. According to the functional requirements of the tunnel inspection robot, a wheel arm structure with crawler type is proposed. Some sensors are used to collect temperature, gas and image and transmit the information to the host computer in real time. The result shows the robot with crawler wheel arm structure has the advantages of small volume, quick action and high performance-price ratio. Besides, it has high obstacle crossing and avoidance ability and can adapt to a variety of complex cable tunnel environment.

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