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http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/30809| Title: | Continuum Robots Collaborate for Safe Manipulation of High-Temperature Flame to Enable Repairs in Challenging Environments |
| Authors: | Dong, X Wang, M Mohammad, A Ba, W Russo, M Norton, A Kell, J Axinte, D |
| Keywords: | challenging environment;collaboration;continuum robot |
| Issue Date: | 19-Jan-2022 |
| Publisher: | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
| Citation: | Dong, X. et al. (2022) 'Continuum Robots Collaborate for Safe Manipulation of High-Temperature Flame to Enable Repairs in Challenging Environments', IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 27 (5), pp. 4217 - 4220. doi: 10.1109/TMECH.2021.3138222. |
| Abstract: | This letter presents two long continuum robots, inserted through small holes, and working collaboratively in a crammed space to manipulate an extreme-temperature (>2000 °C) flame for coating repair on aeroengines without the need of their disassembly. One robot (Adder) carries a thermal spray nozzle while the other (Observer) carries cameras and a flame ignitor, supporting the locomotion and operation of the Adder, which was demonstrated on a real aeroengine offering advantages in both operational time and repair costs. |
| URI: | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/30809 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1109/TMECH.2021.3138222 |
| ISSN: | 1083-4435 |
| Other Identifiers: | ORCiD: Xin Dong https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9337-9379 ORCiD: Mingfeng Wang https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6551-0325 ORCiD: Abdelkhalick Mohammad https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7623-125X ORCiD: Weiming Ba https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0242-466X ORCiD: Dragos Axinte https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3595-0933 |
| Appears in Collections: | Dept of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Research Papers |
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