Publications / 1994 Proceedings of the 11th ISARC, Brighton, United Kingdom

Productivity Analysis of Bridge Inspection Robots

Anna McCrea
Pages 357-365 (1994 Proceedings of the 11th ISARC, Brighton, United Kingdom, ISBN 9780444820440, ISSN 2413-5844)
Abstract:

Major objectives in the automation of bridge inspection are the reduction of manpower costs, increase productivity and elimination of risk to human life. This paper relates a productivity study of two different robot configurations for different types of load, bridge geometry, probe specifications, task definition and motors powering (acceleration and velocity). The setting up time, including commissioning and decommissioning is considered in this. The results were then compared with the current operational and service costs, as the commercial success depends on these.

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