Floating offshore wind turbine co-botic collaborative robotics inspection and repair

Abstract
The harsh operating environments in which wind turbines operate result in daily wear and performance degradation. Drop off in performance can be managed by regular maintenance with repair of blade surfaces. The existing approach to wind turbine maintenance involves rope assisted technicians. Inspection technologies have also been developed using quadcopters but the capability to undertake the required maintenance is limited. Using robots that can traverse wind turbine blades and deploy accurate inspection, repair and maintenance technologies the requirement to expose people to the harsh and potentially dangerous environment of a wind turbine can be negated or transformed to cobotic cooperation.

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