An Intelligent Aerial Manipulator for Wind Turbine Inspection and Repair

Basaran Bahadir Kocer, Lachlan Orr, Brett Stephens, Yusuf Furkan Kaya, Tetiana Buzykina, Asiya Khan, Mirko Kovac

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Abstract

This study proposes aerial robots utilizing repair operations at height for wind turbines. It is aimed to decrease the risks for human health for a repair operation in risky environments. We address the wind turbine repair problem by proposing a new aerial manipulator that can leverage online detection and decision making. Our proposed system can help to reduce the time and costs for infrastructure maintenance when autonomous aerial robots are deployed intelligently.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2022 13th UKACC International Conference on Control, CONTROL 2022
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages226-227
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-6654-5200-7
ISBN (Print)978-1-6654-5201-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Event13th UKACC International Conference on Control, CONTROL 2022 - Plymouth, United Kingdom
Duration: 20 Apr 202222 Apr 2022

Publication series

Name2022 13th UKACC International Conference on Control, CONTROL 2022

Conference

Conference13th UKACC International Conference on Control, CONTROL 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityPlymouth
Period20/04/2222/04/22

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank Supergen ORE Hub for the seed funding award. This work was also supported by funding from EPSRC (award no. EP/N018494/1, EP/R026173/1, EP/R009953/1, EP/S031464/1, EP/W001136/1), NERC (award no. NE/R012229/1) and the EU H2020 AeroTwin project (grant ID 810321). Mirko Kovac is supported by the Royal Society Wolfson fellowship (RSWF/R1/18003).

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