Development of a Pre-Commercial Demonstrator Inspection Robotic Platform Based on Innvotek’s Vortex Vacuum Suction Technology

基于 Innvotek 涡流真空抽吸技术开发预商用演示检测机器人平台

• 批准号: 80127
• 金额: $ 22.28万
• 依托单位: INNVOTEK LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=80127
• 关键词: Development; Pre; Commercial; Demonstrator; Inspection

The VORTEX proposal seeks to develop a vortex suction technology robot that will autonomously navigate the vertical surfaces of such structures while deploying a combination of non-destructive inspection techniques. Air suction through a nozzle of a specific geometry create a vortex and initiate a force that attaches the robot to a vertical surface while its wheels move it around. The VORTEX project will create a system that can rapidly and economically inspect any large vertical structures, Wind turbine and airplane wings, fuselage and other confine space, saving huge amounts currently spent during the manual periodic inspections.The VORTEX platform will provide the industry with a portable flexible and multifunctional platform for surveying any assets with complex geometries in hazardous environment and will be able to survey non-magnetic structures including rough and uneven surfaces.

VORTEX的提案旨在开发一种涡流抽吸技术机器人，该机器人将自主导航此类结构的垂直表面，同时部署无损检测技术的组合。通过特定几何形状的喷嘴吸入空气，产生一个漩涡，并启动一个力，使机器人附着在垂直表面上，而它的轮子则使它四处移动。VORTEX项目将创建一个系统，可以快速，经济地检查任何大型垂直结构，风力涡轮机和飞机机翼，机身和其他有限空间，VORTEX平台将为行业提供一个便携、灵活和多功能的平台，用于在危险环境中测量任何具有复杂几何形状的资产，并将能够测量非包括粗糙和不平坦表面的磁性结构。