Mechanical design of the finder, a teleoperated robot for vibration damper recover on power line

The vibration damper slippage is the most common power failure on high-voltage power lines, the special robot used to solve this problem has not yet been seen. This paper describes one of the latest solutions by presenting the design of a teleoperated robot called the “Finder”. Based on the mobile platform, the Finder can cross simple obstacles, pull back the damper to the correct position, and screw the bolt of the damper. Special consideration was taken early into the design phase to account for the context of power utility operation and to customize the mechanism of each module. The prototype incorporates several key mechanical design features, which are described in detail. The Finder is now tested under the lab condition and will undertake specific project.