Design of Climbing Mechanism for a Tree Climbing Robot

Authors

  • Hariskrishna TV Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita school of engineering, Amrita Vishwavidyapeetham, Amrita Nagar, Coimbatore, INDIA, 641112 Author
  • PDPR Harshavardhan Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita school of engineering, Amrita Vishwavidyapeetham, Amrita Nagar, Coimbatore, INDIA, 641112 Author
  • Vineet Pandey Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita school of engineering, Amrita Vishwavidyapeetham, Amrita Nagar, Coimbatore, INDIA, 641112 Author

Keywords:

Bio-inspired, Stomatapod, gripper, tree climbing robot

Abstract

Evolution in nature has given organisms a highly efficient body. These organisms if imitated can be very useful in design of efficient tools, structures or machines. We have devised a mechanism inspired by shrimp known as Stomatapod- whose entire body acts like a distributed foot facilitating it move in the most rugged terrains with agility. Hence this locomotive mechanism has been imitated to make an efficient climber. The grippers are designed in such a way that they hold the trunk of the tree- within a defined range, using the concept of passive compliance. This mechanism can be used to climb poles or straight trees. This mechanism is different from the existing ones.

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Published

2014-04-30

Issue

Special Issue-3 (Apr 2014)

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Articles

How to Cite

Design of Climbing Mechanism for a Tree Climbing Robot. (2014). International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, 1(3.Special Issue), 85-88. https://ijcet.evegenis.org/index.php/ijcet/article/view/3877