Design and Application of Eco-Friendly Ship Wall-Climbing Painting Robot
A wall-climbing painting robot with volatile organic compounds(VOCs)and paint mist recovery module has been designed to address the low efficiency of painting operations on the ship's outer hull in the current shipyard,as well as the environmental issues caused by the generation of paint mist and VOCs.This article provides a detailed introduction to the structure and working principle of the wall-climbing painting robot.To prevent failures such as slipping and overturning during robot operations,a force analysis is conducted.The influence of the gap size between the permanent magnet and the working wall on the adhesion force is simulated and analyzed using Maxwell software.Finally,virtual prototyping simulation using Adams software and physical prototyping experiments are performed to demonstrate that the robot can perform stable painting operations on the ship's outer hull.The feasibility of the wall-climbing painting robot is validated,along with its VOCs and paint mist recovery capabilities.