Zhongcheng Gui, Xinran Zhong, Yuchen Wang, Tangjie Xiao, Yongjun Deng, Hui Yang and Rui Yang
This paper aims to present a novel robotic system for airport pavement inspection tasks.
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to present a novel robotic system for airport pavement inspection tasks.
Design/methodology/approach
The cloud-edge-terminal-based distributed architecture is designed for the proposed robotic system. Then, the following three major parts are designed and deployed, respectively: Terminal: the wheeled-robot-based data collection system. Edge: remote monitoring and data analysis system. Cloud: shared database center of the inspection data and knowledge.
Findings
Validation and application results show that the proposed system satisfies the demands of automated airport pavement inspection tasks and saves the cost of manpower and time.
Originality/value
The proposed system provides a novel solution for the full process of airport pavement inspection. Compared with the traditional manual method, the robotic system can guarantee complete coverage and provide high-precision pavement inspection results with less time and labor costs.
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Zhongcheng Gui, Yongjun Deng, Zhongxi Sheng, Tangjie Xiao, Yonglong Li, Fan Zhang, Na Dong and Jiandong Wu
This paper aims to present a new intelligent wall-climbing welding robot system for large-scale steel structure manufacture, which is composed of robot body, control system and…
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to present a new intelligent wall-climbing welding robot system for large-scale steel structure manufacture, which is composed of robot body, control system and welding system.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors design the robot system according to application requirements, validate the design through simulation and experiments and use the robot in actual production.
Findings
Experimental results show that the robot system satisfies the demands of automatic welding of large-scale ferromagnetic structure, which contributes much to on-site manufacturing of such structures.
Practical implications
The robot can work with better quality and efficiency compared with manual welding and other semi-automatic welding devices, which can much improve large-scale steel structure manufacturing.
Originality/value
The robot system is a novel solution for large-scale steel structures welding. There are three major advantages: the robot body with reliable adsorption ability, large payload capability and good mobility which meet the requirements of welding; the control system with good welding seam tracking accuracy and intelligent automatic welding ability; and friendly human – computer interface which makes the robot easy to use.