TY - GEN
T1 - A Reliability Analysis Method for a Novel Inspection Robot of the Rail Conveyor
AU - Huang, Yuanhai
AU - Xu, Ying
AU - Chen, Diansheng
AU - Pan, Yue
AU - Chang, Xin
AU - Zhou, Dan
AU - Zhang, Hui
AU - Jia, Chuanbao
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 IEEE.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Belt conveyors are widely used in bulk material conveying. The rail conveyor is a new type of conveyors, which combines the advantages of belt conveyor and railroad transportation, and is more energy-saving and efficient than belt conveyors. To ensure the stable operation of the rail conveyor, inspection of the sections along its route is required. It is difficult to apply the inspection robot of belt conveyors to the rail conveyor due to the novel structure and extra inspection targets. In this paper, we propose an inspection robot for the rail conveyor. The robot is designed based on support carriages on the rail conveyor, which uses the conveyor rail as its own running rail, uses the conveyor running power as its own moving power, and carries detection devices for the track and the belt to realize the inspection along the rail conveyor. Since the proposed inspection robot is larger and heavier than support carriages, it may affect the normal operation of the conveyor when installed. In this paper, a reliability analysis method for the inspection robot is proposed, including the carry side, return side and the turnaround wheel. The inspection robot is fully adapted to the working conditions and inspection requirements of the rail conveyor, and the proposed reliability analysis method can guide the optimal design of the inspection robot.
AB - Belt conveyors are widely used in bulk material conveying. The rail conveyor is a new type of conveyors, which combines the advantages of belt conveyor and railroad transportation, and is more energy-saving and efficient than belt conveyors. To ensure the stable operation of the rail conveyor, inspection of the sections along its route is required. It is difficult to apply the inspection robot of belt conveyors to the rail conveyor due to the novel structure and extra inspection targets. In this paper, we propose an inspection robot for the rail conveyor. The robot is designed based on support carriages on the rail conveyor, which uses the conveyor rail as its own running rail, uses the conveyor running power as its own moving power, and carries detection devices for the track and the belt to realize the inspection along the rail conveyor. Since the proposed inspection robot is larger and heavier than support carriages, it may affect the normal operation of the conveyor when installed. In this paper, a reliability analysis method for the inspection robot is proposed, including the carry side, return side and the turnaround wheel. The inspection robot is fully adapted to the working conditions and inspection requirements of the rail conveyor, and the proposed reliability analysis method can guide the optimal design of the inspection robot.
KW - inspection robot
KW - rail conveyor
KW - reliability analysis
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85171597454
U2 - 10.1109/ICARM58088.2023.10218796
DO - 10.1109/ICARM58088.2023.10218796
M3 - 会议稿件
AN - SCOPUS:85171597454
T3 - 2023 8th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics, ICARM 2023
SP - 1169
EP - 1174
BT - 2023 8th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics, ICARM 2023
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 8th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics, ICARM 2023
Y2 - 8 July 2023 through 10 July 2023
ER -