Diseño e implementación de robot móvil, para la inspección de líneas eléctricas.

Abstract

A mobile robot was designed and implemented for the inspection of electrical lines, which seeks to investigate alternatives that have the main necessary characteristics to perform these inspection tasks and implement them in a robot of accessible costs. In the robot design was modeled its mechanical parts in 3D and then previously taken to a virtual simulation software (Vrep), in which the sequence of movements were programmed. The implementation and development of the robot allows to measure the temperature of the cable and to detect objects. In addition, it consists of a camera that transmits in real time the displacement of the robot and its environment. The operator controls in a remote mode the robot through a user interface. More than 30 tests were carried out in the EEASA test complex, where they were checked for correct operation thus it is concluded that the risk of performing inspections is diminished by 100%, since the operator is not in contact with the power grids. In addition to diminishing the amount of word carried out by 33%, since 3 inspections are carried out simultaneously. The research paper recommends to use the robot in favorable climates, but not work in rain.