Design and Testing of a Novel Adhesion and Locomotion Method for Wall Climbing Vehicles

<p>The objective of this project was to design, construct and test a wall climbing vehicle which uses a novel vacuum tread system for both adhesion <em>and</em> locomotion. The design and manufacturing of this proof of concept vehicle is detailed with particular emphasis on the design decisions that proved most impactful to the performance of both the vehicle and the tread system. Adhesion performance was characterized by a series of tests that validate the concept, but also identify improvements and design recommendations for future embodiments of the adhesion/locomotion system.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

MS in Mechanical Engineering

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Mechanical Engineering

Year dc:date.available

2016

Author dc:creator

• Stefani, Jim R

Contributors dc:contributor

• Thomas Mackin

• Wall-Climbing
• vacuum
• sliding tread adhesion
• robot
• vehicle
• timing belt
• Electro-Mechanical Systems

Identifier

10.15368/theses.2016.74

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:theses-2722