A Pressing Attachment Approach for a Wall-Climbing Robot Utilizing Passive Suction Cups

This paper proposes a pressing method for wall-climbing robots to prevent them from falling. In order to realize the method, the properties of the utilized suction cup are studied experimentally. Then based on the results, a guide rail is designed to distribute the attached suction cup force and imp...

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Main Authors: Dingxin Ge, Yongchen Tang, Shugen Ma, Takahiro Matsuno, Chao Ren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Robotics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/9/2/26