Design of a Curved Surface Adaptive Permanent Magnet Wall Climbing Robot

Abstract

At present, there are more and more wall climbing robots applied to metal surfaces at home and abroad, and traditional wall climbing robots can no longer meet the needs of reality. In this paper, a wall climbing robot structure based on a flexible track with variable curvature is designed. By increasing the contact area between the caterpillar and the contact surface, the structure principle, static analysis, and simulation of the influence of wall thickness and air gap on the adsorption capacity of the permanent magnet are introduced. The prototype is manufactured to verify its feasibility. The result proves that. The wall climbing robot designed in this paper can move with the load on the variable curvature elevation and has a certain adaptive ability of variable curvature and obstacle surmounting ability.