Towards the Design of a User-Friendly Chimney-Cleaning Robot
Domestic chimney cleaning is still mostly a manual procedure which can be overly complex, dangerous, and expansive. This paper describes the design of a novel robotic device for chimney cleaning that aims to provide a valuable alternative solution to the traditional manual techniques with user-frien...
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| author | Giuliano Arcorace Giovanni Caruso Pietro Cavallaro Antonio Pantaleone Paglia Christian Sollazzo Manuel Tripodi Elio Matteo Curcio Francesco Lago Giuseppe Carbone |
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| description | Domestic chimney cleaning is still mostly a manual procedure which can be overly complex, dangerous, and expansive. This paper describes the design of a novel robotic device for chimney cleaning that aims to provide a valuable alternative solution to the traditional manual techniques with user-friendly and low-cost features. The proposed device enables a significant reduction in operator risks, including roof falling and soot dust contact. The paper’s content describes, in detail, the design process, including a definition of the main design requirements and steps towards the manufacturing of a preliminary prototype. Moreover, a preliminary validation is described through laboratory tests to demonstrate the engineering feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed design solution for the intended semi-autonomous chimney-cleaning application. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e2e44f963e9e4a689178a9cfd09ace8f2023-11-24T14:53:00ZengMDPI AGMachines2075-17022023-11-011111102410.3390/machines11111024Towards the Design of a User-Friendly Chimney-Cleaning RobotGiuliano Arcorace0Giovanni Caruso1Pietro Cavallaro2Antonio Pantaleone Paglia3Christian Sollazzo4Manuel Tripodi5Elio Matteo Curcio6Francesco Lago7Giuseppe Carbone8Department of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, ItalyDepartment of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, ItalyDepartment of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, ItalyDepartment of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, ItalyDepartment of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, ItalyDepartment of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, ItalyDepartment of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, ItalyDepartment of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, ItalyDepartment of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, ItalyDomestic chimney cleaning is still mostly a manual procedure which can be overly complex, dangerous, and expansive. This paper describes the design of a novel robotic device for chimney cleaning that aims to provide a valuable alternative solution to the traditional manual techniques with user-friendly and low-cost features. The proposed device enables a significant reduction in operator risks, including roof falling and soot dust contact. The paper’s content describes, in detail, the design process, including a definition of the main design requirements and steps towards the manufacturing of a preliminary prototype. Moreover, a preliminary validation is described through laboratory tests to demonstrate the engineering feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed design solution for the intended semi-autonomous chimney-cleaning application.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1702/11/11/1024designchimney cleaning robotpreliminary testing |
| spellingShingle | Giuliano Arcorace Giovanni Caruso Pietro Cavallaro Antonio Pantaleone Paglia Christian Sollazzo Manuel Tripodi Elio Matteo Curcio Francesco Lago Giuseppe Carbone Towards the Design of a User-Friendly Chimney-Cleaning Robot Machines design chimney cleaning robot preliminary testing |
| title | Towards the Design of a User-Friendly Chimney-Cleaning Robot |
| title_full | Towards the Design of a User-Friendly Chimney-Cleaning Robot |
| title_fullStr | Towards the Design of a User-Friendly Chimney-Cleaning Robot |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards the Design of a User-Friendly Chimney-Cleaning Robot |
| title_short | Towards the Design of a User-Friendly Chimney-Cleaning Robot |
| title_sort | towards the design of a user friendly chimney cleaning robot |
| topic | design chimney cleaning robot preliminary testing |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1702/11/11/1024 |
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