An Agile Bicycle-like Robot for Complex Steel Structure Inspection

Son Thanh Nguyen,Hai Nguyen,Son Tien Bui,Van Anh Ho,Trung Dung Ngo,Hung Manh La,Son Thanh Nguyen,Hai Nguyen,Son Tien Bui,Van Anh Ho,Trung Dung Ngo,Hung Manh La

This paper presents a simple but compact design of a bicycle-like robot for inspecting complex-shaped ferromagnetic structures. The design concept for versatile locomotion relies on two independently steered magnetic wheels formed in a bicycle-like configuration, allowing the robot to possess multi-directional mobility. The key feature of a reciprocating mechanism enables the robot to change its s...