Robotics components, systems and solutions to address the civil engineering use-cases and challenges around surveying, maintaining and deploying telec

扩大电信网络需要增加新的基础设施或重新使用旧的基础设施，以及网络将需要定期维护。重新使用旧的基础设施可能很有诱惑力，可以节省安装新基础设施所需的成本和时间。然而，在旧基础设施上勘测和添加新电缆可能会面临一些障碍，包括旧电缆相互缠绕，灰尘和淤泥堵塞，甚至因外部因素而坍塌。通过开发一种连接在标准电缆杆端的连续式蛇形机器人，可以解决勘测和重复利用旧基础设施所面临的许多问题。连续体机器人可以用来绕过已有的电缆，为要安装的新电缆创建路径。它可以配备用于检查的摄像头，以及可以用来清除任何堵塞的喷水装置。该项目涉及设计、制造和控制这类机器人，以克服围绕测量、维护和部署电信的挑战。

Expanding the telecom network needs either adding new infrastructure or reusing old ones, as well as the network will need regular maintenance. Reusing old infrastructure could be tempting to save up the cost and time installing new infrastrcutre could use. However surveying and adding new cables to the old infrastructure can face some obstacles including old cables twisting over each other, dust and silt congestions or even collapses from external factors. Through developing a continuum snake robot attached to the end of a standard cabling rod many of the problems facing surveying and reusing old infrastructure could be solved. The continuum robot can be used to manuever around preexisting cables creating a path for new cables to be installed. It can be supplied with camera for inspection as well as water jets that can be used to remove any blockage. The project deals with designing, manufacturing and controlling such robots to over come challenges around surveying, maintaining and deploying telecoms