Line inspection robot and system
AssigneeElectric Power Research Institute, Inc.
InventorsAndrew John Phillips, Mark Major, Glynn R. Bartlett
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a diverter system to allow a line inspection robot to traverse an object. The diverter system includes a first diverter attached to a shield wire, a second diverter attached to the shield wire at a position spaced from the first diverter, and a bridge having a first end connected to the first diverter and a second end connected to the second diverter. The first diverter disengages the robot from the shield wire and onto the bridge and the second diverter disengages the robot from the bridge and onto the shield wire to allow the robot to traverse the object.
Claims11
A diverter system to allow a line inspection robot to traverse an object, comprising:
- (a) a first diverter attached to a shield wire;
- (b) a second diverter attached to the shield wire at a position spaced from the first diverter;
- (c) a bridge having a first end connected to the first diverter and a second end connected to the second diverter;
- (d) wherein the first and second diverters each include a pre-determined transition radius to allow the bridge to ride below the shield wire, and wherein the first diverter disengages the robot from the shield wire and onto the bridge and the second diverter disengages the robot from the bridge and onto the shield wire to allow the robot to traverse the object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.