Publications / 2011 Proceedings of the 28th ISARC, Seoul, Korea
Though vacuum suction pads are able to fasten items of working equipment such as gondolas easily and without causing damage to a buildings outer wall, their necessary suction force should be designed by considering various conditions such as wind force, the loads of each item of working equipment, and suction capacity. Suction force is changed by the internal vacuum pressure of pads, and the materials and shapes of an outer walls surface have a considerable influence on vacuum pressure.
In this study, we measured the vacuum suction force of pads on walls configured of various materials and shapes.