Polar long-endurance wind-driven spherical robot

Abstract

The invention discloses a long-endurance wind-powered spherical robot suitable for the polar regions. The long-endurance wind-powered spherical robot suitable for the polar region comprises an outer spherical shell, first wind blades, second wind blades, third wind blades, supporting tubes and an inner spherical shell. The inner spherical shell is fixedly connected with the outer spherical shell through a plurality of the supporting tubes, and thus a rigid structure of the spherical robot is formed; and a set of the first wind blades are fixed on the inner spherical shell, and two sets of thesecond wind blades are symmetrically installed at the front and rear ends of the inner spherical shell, and two sets of the third wind blades are symmetrically installed at the front and rear ends ofthe two sets of the second wind blades. The robot is passively driven by the wind, the inner and outer spherical shells are connected by the supporting tubes provided with damping devices, and thus the effects of damping and protecting the core components can be achieved; energy is provided through wind power generation, so that the robot has the high environmental adaptability and the characteristic of long endurance, and can be suitable for applications of exploration in unknown environments, such as the polar regions.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a polar long-endurance wind-driven spherical robot, which is a spherical robot that can be applied to the polar environment for long-endurance detection work. Background technique [0002] The polar environment is a low temperature, low light and strong wind environment. The polar regions are rich in oil and gas, iron ore and other resources, so the detection of polar regions has great strategic significance. To explore the polar environment, the application of intelligent robots has received extensive attention. How to realize the long-endurance detection of robots in the polar environment is a research problem, and the key lies in the acquisition method of robot energy and environmental adaptability and other indicators. [0003] Among them, the spherical robot, as a rolling robot, has the characteristics of high movement efficiency and low energy consumption compared with the traditional wheeled, orbital or footed mobile ro...

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Problems solved by technology

The trolley-driven type has poor controllability and limited movement speed; the counterweight-driven type is difficult to control; the deformation-driven type cannot carry other components; the wind-driven type is overly dependent on wind power

The trolley-driven and counterweight-driven robots are active-moving robots, and the driving source cannot provide long-term battery life; the deformable robot cannot carry components, so these types of spherical robots are not suitable for detection in polar environments; wind-driven spherical robots To be able to make full use of wind power for sports in polar regions with sufficient wind power, in order to obtain more detection data, the long battery life of the power supply becomes an important measure

Chinese invention patent ZL200810017895.4 discloses "a spherical robot for environmental detection driven by wind with various modes of movement". Unable to meet the needs of long-endurance and long-distance polar operations

Chinese invention patent ZL201310558991.0 discloses "a polar long-endurance wind-driven spherical robot". The robot acquires and stores energy through the solar film on the surface of the inner spherical shell, but its airbag spherical shell requires high airtightness. Moreover, the photoelectric conversion efficiency of spherical solar thin films is low, and it is impossible to truly realize long-lasting polar detection work.

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