The Innovative Design and Performance Testing of a Mobile Robot for the Automated Installation of Spacers on Six-Split Transmission Lines †
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Related Research
3. Modeling
3.1. The Impact of the Robot on the Wire
3.2. Forward Analysis of Robot
3.3. Wheel Cross-Section Analysis
4. Mechanical Design
4.1. Subsection
4.2. Transfer Mechanism for Spacer
4.3. Installation Mechanism
4.4. Control System
5. Integration and Assembly
5.1. Integrated Design
5.2. Prototype Assembly
5.3. Spacer Installation Process Design
5.4. Installation Process Design
6. Tests and Discussion
6.1. Forward Capacity Test
6.2. Installation of Spacers
6.3. Discussion
7. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Name | Parameters |
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Weight of robot G | 510 kg |
Weight of spacer G1 | 20 kg |
Maximum moving speed V | 200 mm/s |
Maximum slope moving capability | 15° |
Position accuracy | ±10 mm |
Dimension | 2490 mm × 106 mm × 165 mm |
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Pan, J.; Cheng, Y.; Hu, C.; Jiang, M.; Ma, Y.; Meng, F.; Shi, Q. The Innovative Design and Performance Testing of a Mobile Robot for the Automated Installation of Spacers on Six-Split Transmission Lines. Machines 2025, 13, 432. https://doi.org/10.3390/machines13050432
Pan J, Cheng Y, Hu C, Jiang M, Ma Y, Meng F, Shi Q. The Innovative Design and Performance Testing of a Mobile Robot for the Automated Installation of Spacers on Six-Split Transmission Lines. Machines. 2025; 13(5):432. https://doi.org/10.3390/machines13050432
Chicago/Turabian StylePan, Jie, Yongfeng Cheng, Chunhua Hu, Ming Jiang, Yong Ma, Fanhao Meng, and Qiang Shi. 2025. "The Innovative Design and Performance Testing of a Mobile Robot for the Automated Installation of Spacers on Six-Split Transmission Lines" Machines 13, no. 5: 432. https://doi.org/10.3390/machines13050432
APA StylePan, J., Cheng, Y., Hu, C., Jiang, M., Ma, Y., Meng, F., & Shi, Q. (2025). The Innovative Design and Performance Testing of a Mobile Robot for the Automated Installation of Spacers on Six-Split Transmission Lines. Machines, 13(5), 432. https://doi.org/10.3390/machines13050432