TY - GEN
T1 - Mechatronics design applied to the concept of service robot to clean storage tanks
AU - Acuña, Hernan Gonzalez
AU - Esparza, Fausto J.Samiento
AU - Lengerke, Omar
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - This paper proposes a methodology of Mechatronics design applied to the concept of a service robot to clean storage tanks. Through this methodology, the system static analysis is done first, followed by dynamic analysis, and finally robot design. In some cases the cleaning process is done manually, but in tall oil tanks, workers need scaffolding or cranes. The principal, most popular cleaning method used is sandblasting, but it can give the workers health problems like acute silicosis. This is why a robot capable of working with sandblasting is proposed, changing the traditional cleaning method and improving the life quality of workers, with reduced cleaning time and improved service quality.
AB - This paper proposes a methodology of Mechatronics design applied to the concept of a service robot to clean storage tanks. Through this methodology, the system static analysis is done first, followed by dynamic analysis, and finally robot design. In some cases the cleaning process is done manually, but in tall oil tanks, workers need scaffolding or cranes. The principal, most popular cleaning method used is sandblasting, but it can give the workers health problems like acute silicosis. This is why a robot capable of working with sandblasting is proposed, changing the traditional cleaning method and improving the life quality of workers, with reduced cleaning time and improved service quality.
KW - Cleaning
KW - Climb
KW - Methodology
KW - Robot
KW - Sandblasting
KW - Storage tanks
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84892873550&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-33503-7_25
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-33503-7_25
M3 - Libros de Investigación
AN - SCOPUS:84892873550
SN - 9783642335020
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 248
EP - 257
BT - Intelligent Robotics and Applications - 5th International Conference, ICIRA 2012, Proceedings
T2 - 5th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2012
Y2 - 3 October 2012 through 5 October 2012
ER -