Automated Wind Turbine Blade Damage Inspection Climbing Robot
Climbing robot utilizing rubber clamping rollers to scale wind turbine towers and inspect composite blades with HD cameras.
Project Overview
Reduces wind farm maintenance downtime. Clamps around the cylindrical wind turbine tower using high-friction pneumatic wheels, climbs to the hub height, and uses a pan-tilt zoom camera with ultrasonic testing probes to detect surface delamination and micro-cracks on blades.
Reduces wind farm maintenance downtime. Clamps around the cylindrical wind turbine tower using high-friction pneumatic wheels, climbs to the hub height, and uses a pan-tilt zoom camera with ultrasonic testing probes to detect surface delamination and micro-cracks on blades.
Climbing robot utilizing rubber clamping rollers to scale wind turbine towers and inspect composite blades with HD cameras.
Core Project Objectives
Capture continuous analog/digital sensor readings with robust noise filtering and hardware calibration.