CBA2016-0399 Robótica e Mecatrônica

A ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR IN SITU HYDROPOWER TURBINE HARD COATING

Renan Salles de Freitas¹; Estevão F. Ferrão¹; Gabriel Alcantara C. S.¹; Eduardo Elael M. S.¹; Ramon R. Costa¹

¹ Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Resumo

Hard coating of hydropower turbine's blades increase power generation efficiency and system's life cycle. Currently, blade coating is an ex situ process limited to unassembled turbines. EMMA is a robotic solution for in situ hard coating maintenance. The system operates in the confined turbine's environment, and complies the hard coating process requirements. The proposed system is composed of modular and customized rails, a robotic manipulator, and sensors for control, localization and mapping. The simulations and field tests validate the concepts considered so far and rise several challenges for future works.

Palavras-chave: Hard coating; manipulator; robotics; robot calibration; rail system; hydropower

Como citar

Renan Salles de Freitas; Estevão F. Ferrão; Gabriel Alcantara C. S.; Eduardo Elael M. S.; Ramon R. Costa. “A ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR IN SITU HYDROPOWER TURBINE HARD COATING”. XXI Congresso Brasileiro de Automática. CBA2016. 2016. Código: CBA2016-0399