MOBILE SYSTEMS WITH VERTICAL DISPLACEMENT ROBOTS

This paper concerns the study of the problem of fabricating mobile systems having vertical displacement robots. Methods of facilitating robot motion along vertical surfaces, and the advantages and drawbacks of each method are examined. Results are given of modelling the orientation and locomotion of the transport module of a vertically mobile robot. Fuzzy model theory is used as the mathematical apparatus for modelling. An analysis is given of the mechanical system of the vertically mobile robot for a variety of industrial applications. Cleaning, painting, cutting, and inspection operations are considered as possible industrial applications. Robot designs that permit moving from one surface to another are given. Results are also provided from research on grippers used in vertically-mobile robots.