Highly flexible adsorption wall-climbing robot, crawling method and application thereof

Abstract

The present invention relates to a highly flexible adsorption wall-climbing robot, a crawling method and an application thereof, comprising: a frame; a first front connecting member connected to the frame through a front swinging pair, and a second front connecting member connected to the first front connecting member through a main hinge; a front walking module, the front walking module comprising a first front walking unit and a second front walking unit, the first front walking unit being connected to the second front connecting member through a first front sub-hinge, and the second front walking unit being connected to the second front connecting member through a second front sub-hinge; a second connecting assembly, the first rear connecting member being connected to the frame through a rear swinging pair, and the second rear connecting member being connected to the first rear connecting member through a main hinge; a rear walking module comprising a first rear walking unit and a second rear walking unit, the first rear walking unit being connected to the second rear connecting member through a first rear sub-hinge, and the second rear walking unit being connected to the second rear connecting member through a second rear sub-hinge. The robot has high flexibility and strong adaptability, and can be applied to crawling on walls of various shapes.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of wall-climbing robots, and in particular to a highly flexible adsorption-type wall-climbing robot, a crawling method and applications thereof. Background Art

[0002] With the development of society, the application of wall-climbing robots is becoming more and more widespread. By walking to every corner of the wall, unmanned inspection can be realized, and various processing devices can be carried out to work along the wall.

[0003] In order to adapt to walking on the wall, most of the existing wall climbing robots are adsorption type wall climbing robots, which can walk by adsorbing on the wall. However, when the wall is rough, the wall climbing robot is easy to fall off the wall, and the stability and safety performance are poor. Summary of the invention

[0004] To this end, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome the technical defects of the wall-climbing robot in the prior art, such as poor flexibility, poor stability and potential safety hazards.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides a highly flexible adsorption wall-climbing robot, comprising:

[0006] Frame;

[0007] A first connecting assembly, the first connecting assembly comprising a first front connecting member, a second front connecting member, a front swinging pair, a front main hinge, a first front secondary hinge and a second front secondary hinge, the first front connecting member is connected to the vehicle frame via the front swinging pair, and the second front connecting member is connected to the first front connecting member via a main hinge;

[0008] A front walking module, the front walking module comprising a first front walking unit and a second front walking unit, the first front walking unit and the second front walking unit can be adsorbed on a wall and walk, the first front walking unit and the second front walking unit are respectively located on both sides of the second front connecting member, the first front walking unit is connected to the second front connecting member through a first front sub-hinges, and the second front walking unit is connected to the second front connecting member through a second front sub-hinges;

[0009] a second connecting assembly, the second connecting assembly comprising a first rear connecting member, a second rear connecting member, a rear swinging pair, a rear main hinge, a first rear secondary hinge and a second rear secondary hinge, the first rear connecting member is connected to the frame via the rear swinging pair, and the second rear connecting member is connected to the first rear connecting member via a main hinge;

[0010] A rear walking module, the rear walking module comprising a first rear walking unit and a second rear walking unit, the first rear walking unit and the second rear walking unit can be adsorbed on a wall and walk, the first rear walking unit and the second rear walking unit are respectively located on both sides of the second rear connecting member, the first rear walking unit is connected to the second rear connecting member through a first rear sub-hinge, and the second rear walking unit is connected to the second rear connecting member through a second rear sub-hinge;

[0011] Wherein, the rotation axis directions of the front swing pair and the rear swing pair are perpendicular to the forward direction, and the rotation axis directions of the front main hinge, the rear main hinge, the first front sub-hinge, the second front sub-hinge, the first rear sub-hinge and the second rear sub-hinge are the forward direction of the wall-climbing robot;

[0012] The front swing pair and the rear swing pair are driven by driving sources respectively.

[0013] Preferably, the front main hinge, the rear main hinge, the first front secondary hinge, the second front secondary hinge, the first rear secondary hinge and the second rear secondary hinge are all follow-up type to make adaptive adjustments according to the wall morphology;

[0014] The front main hinge, the rear main hinge, the first front secondary hinge, the second front secondary hinge, the first rear secondary hinge and the second rear secondary hinge are respectively provided with damping to ensure the passive adaptability of the hinge pair to the wall characteristics.

[0015] Preferably, the front main hinge and the rear main hinge are follow-up type to make adaptive adjustments according to the wall surface morphology, and the front main hinge and the rear main hinge are respectively provided with damping to ensure the passive adaptability of the hinge pair to the wall surface characteristics;

[0016] The first front sub-hinge, the second front sub-hinge, the first rear sub-hinge and the second rear sub-hinge are respectively driven by different driving sources to make active adjustments according to the wall topography.

[0017] Preferably, the front main hinge and the rear main hinge are driven by different driving sources respectively so as to make active adjustments according to the wall topography;

[0018] The first front sub-hinge, the second front sub-hinge, the first rear sub-hinge and the second rear sub-hinge are follow-up type so as to make adaptive adjustments according to the wall morphology. The first front sub-hinge, the second front sub-hinge, the first rear sub-hinge and the second rear sub-hinge respectively have damping to ensure the passive adaptability of the hinge pair to the wall characteristics.

[0019] Preferably, the first front connecting member and the first rear connecting member are symmetrically arranged relative to the frame; the front swinging pair and the rear swinging pair are symmetrically arranged relative to the frame; the front walking module and the rear walking module are symmetrically arranged relative to the frame;

[0020] The first front secondary hinge and the second front secondary hinge are symmetrically arranged relative to the front main hinge; the first rear secondary hinge and the second rear secondary hinge are symmetrically arranged relative to the rear main hinge.

[0021] Preferably, an intermediate walking module is provided on the frame;

[0022] When the wall-climbing robot is in a heavy load condition, the intermediate walking module is a driven structure;

[0023] When the wall-climbing robot is in a light load condition, the intermediate walking module is a passive structure;

[0024] Among them, the large load working condition is that the load of the wall-climbing robot is greater than a preset load, and the small load working condition is that the load of the wall-climbing robot is less than or equal to a preset load.

[0025] Preferably, the front walking module and the rear walking module are both adsorption-type walking modules, and the adsorption-type walking modules are permanent magnetic adsorption, vacuum adsorption or biological adsorption.

[0026] Preferably, the front walking module and the rear walking module both include permanent magnetic adsorption wheels;

[0027] The permanent magnetic adsorption wheel comprises a driving member, a wheel body, a rotating member and a permanent magnetic suction cup, the wheel body is provided with a mounting portion recessed toward its axis, the rotating member is sleeved on the mounting portion, the permanent magnetic suction cup is fixedly arranged on the rotating member, and the driving member drives the rotating member to rotate so as to drive the permanent magnetic suction cup to rotate;

[0028] Wherein, the adsorption surface of the permanent magnetic chuck and the contact surface of the wheel body on the wall are arranged at an interval to form a preset air gap;

[0029] The position of the permanent magnetic chuck is adjusted in real time by rotating the rotating part so that the permanent magnetic chuck is parallel to the current wall surface.

[0030] The present invention discloses a crawling method of a highly flexible adsorption-type wall-climbing robot, based on the highly flexible adsorption-type wall-climbing robot, comprising:

[0031] When the crawling robot encounters an obstacle, the front swing pair and the rear swing pair cooperate to enable the crawling robot to overcome the obstacle;

[0032] The front main hinge is used to adjust the angle of the front walking module relative to the frame to adapt to the change of the large topography of the wall surface, and the first front secondary hinge and the second front secondary hinge are used to adjust the swing angles of the first front walking unit and the second front walking unit respectively to adapt to the change of the small topography of the wall surface;

[0033] The rear main hinge is used to adjust the angle of the rear walking module relative to the frame to adapt to changes in large wall topography, and the first rear secondary hinge and the second rear secondary hinge are used to adjust the swing angles of the first rear walking unit and the second rear walking unit respectively to adapt to changes in small wall topography.

[0034] The present invention discloses an application of a highly flexible adsorption-type wall-climbing robot, which is applied to one or more of the following road conditions: flat road conditions, curved road conditions, road conditions with obstacles, road conditions with convex transition surfaces between flat walls and inclined walls, road conditions with concave transition surfaces between flat walls and inclined walls, spherical road conditions and irregular road conditions.

[0035] The above technical solution of the present invention has the following advantages compared with the prior art:

[0036] In the present invention, in order to adapt to the changes of complex wall surfaces, the wall-climbing robot is provided with two swing pairs, namely a front swing pair and a rear swing pair. The actions of the two swing pairs are both driven by a driving source. Through the action of the front swing pair, the front walking module can be swung relative to the frame, and the rotation axis of the swinging action of the front walking module is perpendicular to the direction of travel; similarly, through the action of the rear swing pair, the rear walking module can be swung relative to the frame.

[0037] In the present invention, the front main hinge and the rear main hinge mainly meet the adaptability of the robot's front and rear walking modules to rugged and large terrain. The first front sub-hinge, the second front sub-hinge, the first rear sub-hinge and the second rear sub-hinge can meet the robot's adaptability to local terrain on the wall. The robot's adaptability to the wall and its working stability can be greatly improved by adjusting the main and sub-hinge. The adjustment direction of the main and sub-hinge is mainly the direction of the walking module's rotation axis. In this way, the robot's adaptability to complex walls in the direction of travel can be met.

[0038] In the present invention, the wall-climbing robot has high flexibility and strong adaptability, and can be used for walking on spherical surfaces, overcoming obstacles, walking on curved surfaces and other wall surfaces with various morphologies. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0039] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the wall-climbing robot of the present invention;

[0040] Figure 2 This is a simplified diagram of the structure of the wall-climbing robot;

[0041] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the structure of the wall-climbing robot in different multiple avoidance walking;

[0042] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the obstacle-crossing structure of the wall-climbing robot;

[0043] Figure 5Schematic diagram of a wall-climbing robot transporting on a concave transition wall.

[0044] Explanation of the reference numerals in the specification: 10, frame; 20, front traveling module; 21, first front traveling unit; 22, second front traveling unit; 30, intermediate traveling module; 40, rear traveling module; 41, first rear traveling unit; 42, second rear traveling unit; 50, first front connecting member; 51, front swing pair; 52, second front connecting member; 60, front main hinge; 61, first front secondary hinge; 62, second front secondary hinge; 70, rear swing pair; 71, second rear connecting member; 80, rear main hinge; 81, first rear secondary hinge; 82, second rear secondary hinge. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0045] The present invention is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments so that those skilled in the art can better understand the present invention and implement it, but the embodiments are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0046] Reference Figure 1-Figure 2 As shown, the present invention discloses a highly flexible adsorption wall-climbing robot, including a frame 10, a first connecting component, a front walking module 20, a second connecting component and a rear walking module 40.

[0047] The first connecting component includes a first front connecting member 50, a second front connecting member 52, a front swinging member 51, a front main hinge 60, a first front secondary hinge 61 and a second front secondary hinge 62. The first front connecting member 50 is connected to the frame 10 through the front swinging member 51, and the second front connecting member 52 is connected to the first front connecting member 50 through a main hinge.

[0048] The front walking module 20 includes a first front walking unit 21 and a second front walking unit 22. The first front walking unit 21 and the second front walking unit 22 can be adsorbed on the wall and walk. The first front walking unit 21 and the second front walking unit 22 are respectively located on both sides of the second front connecting member 52. The first front walking unit 21 is connected to the second front connecting member through the first front sub-hinge 61, and the second front walking unit 22 is connected to the second front connecting member through the second front sub-hinge 62.

[0049] The second connecting assembly includes a first rear connecting member, a second rear connecting member 71, a rear swinging member 70, a rear main hinge 80, and a first rear sub-hinge 81 and a second rear sub-hinge 82. The first rear connecting member is connected to the frame 10 via the rear swinging member 70, and the second rear connecting member 71 is connected to the first rear connecting member via a main hinge.

[0050] The rear walking module 40 includes a first rear walking unit 41 and a second rear walking unit 42. The first rear walking unit 41 and the second rear walking unit 42 can be adsorbed on the wall and walk. The first rear walking unit 41 and the second rear walking unit 42 are respectively located on both sides of the second rear connecting member 71. The first rear walking unit 41 is connected to the second rear connecting member through the first rear sub-hinge 81, and the second rear walking unit 42 is connected to the second rear connecting member through the second rear sub-hinge 82.

[0051] The rotation axis directions of the front swinging pair 51 and the rear swinging pair 70 are both perpendicular to the forward direction, and the rotation axis directions of the front main hinge 60, the rear main hinge 80, the first front sub-hinge 61, the second front sub-hinge 62, the first rear sub-hinge 81 and the second rear sub-hinge 82 are the forward direction of the wall-climbing robot. The actions of the front swinging pair 51 and the rear swinging pair 70 are driven by the driving source respectively.

[0052] The working principle of the present invention is as follows: in order to adapt to the changes of complex wall surfaces, the present invention sets two swinging pairs, namely the front swinging pair 51 and the rear swinging pair 70. The actions of the two swinging pairs are driven by the driving source. Through the action of the front swinging pair 51, the front walking module 20 can be swung relative to the frame 10. The rotation axis of the swinging action of the front walking module 20 is perpendicular to the direction of advance; similarly, through the action of the rear swinging pair 70, the rear walking module 40 can be swung relative to the frame 10. The front main hinge 60 and the rear main hinge 80 mainly meet the adaptability of the robot's front and rear walking modules 40 to the terrain of rugged wall surfaces. The first front sub-hinge 61, the second front sub-hinge 62, the first rear sub-hinge 81 and the second rear sub-hinge 82 can meet the robot's adaptability to the local terrain of the wall surface. The robot's adaptability to the wall surface can be greatly improved by adjusting the main and sub-hinges to improve its working stability. The adjustment direction of the main and sub-hinges is mainly the direction of the walking module's rotation axis. In this way, the robot's adaptability to complex wall surfaces in the direction of travel can be met.

[0053] Next, the design of the front swing pair 51, the rear swing pair 70, the front main hinge 60, the rear main hinge 80, the first front sub-hinge 61, the second front sub-hinge 62, the first rear sub-hinge 81 and the second rear sub-hinge 82 is further introduced.

[0054] In one embodiment, the front main hinge 60 , the rear main hinge 80 , the first front sub-hinge 61 , the second front sub-hinge 62 , the first rear sub-hinge 81 and the second rear sub-hinge 82 are all follow-up type to make adaptive adjustments according to the wall morphology.

[0055] To prevent the unconstrained movement of the hinges from affecting the robot, the front main hinge 60, the rear main hinge 80, the first front sub-hinge 61, the second front sub-hinge 62, the first rear sub-hinge 81 and the second rear sub-hinge 82 are respectively provided with damping to ensure the passive adaptability of the hinge pairs to the wall features.

[0056] In another embodiment, the front main hinge 60 and the rear main hinge 80 are follow-up type to make adaptive adjustments according to the wall surface morphology. The front main hinge 60 and the rear main hinge 80 are respectively equipped with damping to ensure the passive adaptability of the hinge pair to the wall surface characteristics. The first front sub-hinge 61, the second front sub-hinge 62, the first rear sub-hinge 81 and the second rear sub-hinge 82 are respectively driven by different driving sources to make active adjustments according to the wall surface topography, thus achieving active adaptation to the wall surface characteristics.

[0057] In another embodiment, the front main hinge 60 and the rear main hinge 80 are driven by different driving sources to make active adjustments according to the wall topography. The first front sub-hinge 61, the second front sub-hinge 62, the first rear sub-hinge 81 and the second rear sub-hinge 82 are follow-up types to make adaptive adjustments according to the wall topography. The first front sub-hinge 61, the second front sub-hinge 62, the first rear sub-hinge 81 and the second rear sub-hinge 82 are respectively equipped with damping to ensure the passive adaptability of the hinge pair to the wall characteristics.

[0058] In the present invention, the first front connecting member 50 and the first rear connecting member are symmetrically arranged relative to the frame 10; the front swinging member 51 and the rear swinging member 70 are symmetrically arranged relative to the frame 10; the front walking module 20 and the rear walking module 40 are symmetrically arranged relative to the frame 10; the first front sub-hinge 61 and the second front sub-hinge 62 are symmetrically arranged relative to the front main hinge 60; the first rear sub-hinge 81 and the second rear sub-hinge 82 are symmetrically arranged relative to the rear main hinge 80. The robot is arranged symmetrically front and rear with the frame 10 as the center, and this layout can greatly improve the simplicity of assembly and the flexibility of movement of the robot.

[0059] An intermediate walking module 30 is provided on the frame 10. When the wall-climbing robot is in a large load condition, the intermediate walking module 30 is a driven structure. When the wall-climbing robot is in a small load condition, the intermediate walking module 30 is a passive structure. Among them, the large load condition is that the load of the wall-climbing robot is greater than the preset load, and the small load condition is that the load of the wall-climbing robot is less than or equal to the preset load. In the present invention, when the intermediate walking module 30 is provided, the load can be increased, but the intermediate walking module 30 can also be removed, which can reduce the dead weight and improve the flexibility of the system, so as to be suitable for the working condition requirements of low load and high transportability. Those skilled in the art can make specific designs on whether to design the intermediate walking module 30 for the wall-climbing robot according to the load size of the wall-climbing robot, and whether the intermediate walking module 30 is an active or a follow-up structure.

[0060] In the present invention, the front walking module 20 and the rear walking module 40 are both adsorption walking modules, and the adsorption walking modules are permanent magnetic adsorption, vacuum adsorption or biological adsorption. The present invention is not limited to a specific movement mode (the appropriate movement mode is selected according to specific process requirements, which can be wheeled, crawler-type, chain-type, etc.), and this component adopts a modular design, which is convenient for assembly, conducive to the optimization of the robot, and can greatly improve the applicability of the robot.

[0061] When the wall surface is made of magnetic conductive material, both the front walking module 20 and the rear walking module 40 include permanent magnetic adsorption wheels.

[0062] The permanent magnetic adsorption wheel includes a driving member, a wheel body, a rotating member and a permanent magnetic suction cup. The wheel body is provided with a mounting portion recessed toward its axis, the rotating member is sleeved on the mounting portion, the permanent magnetic suction cup is fixedly arranged on the rotating member, and the driving member drives the rotating member to rotate to drive the permanent magnetic suction cup to rotate. The driving member can be a motor.

[0063] Among them, the adsorption surface of the permanent magnetic suction cup and the contact surface of the wheel body on the wall are arranged at intervals to form a preset air gap. The position of the permanent magnetic suction cup is adjusted in real time by rotating the rotating part, so that the permanent magnetic suction cup is parallel to the current wall. Specifically, the rotating shaft of the rotating part and the rotating shaft of the wheel body are in a straight line, and a bearing is also provided between the rotating part and the mounting part. When the wheel body rotates, it will not interfere with the rotating part and the permanent magnetic suction cup thereon. The wheel body can be a driving wheel or a follower wheel, and can be specifically designed according to needs. When the wheel body rolls on the wall, due to the changeable wall morphology, the contact surface between the wheel body and the wall also changes with the change of the topography. By adjusting the permanent magnetic suction cup in real time, the permanent magnetic suction cup is always parallel to the contact surface, thereby ensuring the stability of the adsorption force between the permanent magnetic suction cup and the wall, thereby improving the stability of the wall-climbing robot.

[0064] The permanent magnetic suction cup in the present invention can freely adjust the posture of the permanent magnetic suction cup, thereby ensuring the consistency and stability of the spatial posture between the permanent magnetic suction cup and the wall on different walls, which can greatly improve the wall movement stability and reliability of the wall-climbing robot. At the same time, this method is easy to unload the magnet adsorption force, and can greatly reduce the driving force required for magnet angle adjustment compared to the up and down movement method (the purpose of unloading the adsorption force is to reduce the driving force required for robot deformation and improve deformation efficiency). This process facilitates the layout and simplification of the drive mechanism.

[0065] The present invention discloses a crawling method of a highly flexible suction-type wall-climbing robot. Based on the above-mentioned highly flexible suction-type wall-climbing robot, the method comprises: when the crawling robot encounters an obstacle, the front swinging pair 51 and the rear swinging pair 70 cooperate to enable the crawling robot to overcome the obstacle; the front main hinge 60 is used to adjust the angle of the front walking module 20 relative to the frame 10 to adapt to the change of the large landform of the wall, and the first front sub-hinge 61 and the second front sub-hinge 62 are respectively used to adjust the swing angles of the first front walking unit 21 and the second front walking unit 22 to adapt to the change of the small landform of the wall; the rear main hinge 80 is used to adjust the angle of the rear walking module 40 relative to the frame 10 to adapt to the change of the large landform of the wall, and the first rear sub-hinge 81 and the second rear sub-hinge 82 are respectively used to adjust the swing angles of the first rear walking unit 41 and the second rear walking unit 42 to adapt to the change of the small landform of the wall.

[0066] The wall-climbing robot is highly dependent on the magnetic adsorption force. If the adsorption force is insufficient, the robot will fall off the wall. The main factor affecting the adsorption force is the gap between the suction cup and the wall - the air gap. The effect of the air gap on the magnetic adsorption force is a quasi-exponential decay - the adsorption force decays sharply in a quasi-exponential manner as the air gap increases. Therefore, the consistency of the spatial posture between the suction cup and the wall determines the robot's crawling stability. In the present invention, the main and secondary hinges and the swing pair can realize the flexible change of the robot to meet the robot's high adaptability to complex walls, and are suitable for all-terrain wall-climbing walking solutions. The wall-climbing robot can travel, avoid obstacles, transition, and turn on various complex walls represented by spherical surfaces. The design of the permanent magnetic adsorption wheel can greatly improve the robot's crawling ability and turning ability on complex terrains, and improve the stability and reliability of the robot's movement by ensuring the consistency and stability of the spatial posture between the magnet and the wall during the turning process.

[0067] The present invention also discloses an application of a highly flexible adsorption wall-climbing robot, and the above-mentioned highly flexible adsorption wall-climbing robot is applied to one or more of the following road conditions: flat road conditions, curved road conditions, road conditions with obstacles, road conditions with convex transition surfaces between flat walls and inclined walls, road conditions with concave transition surfaces between flat walls and inclined walls, spherical road conditions and irregular road conditions.

[0068] Reference Figure 3 As shown in the figure, the robot's posture is displayed when it moves on different walls and in different working conditions, including the robot's plane motion, curved surface motion, wall motion with obstacles, and the transfer process between different transition walls.

[0069] When the wall is flat, in this state, the front, middle and rear walking modules of the wall-climbing robot are in effective contact with the wall, and the three walking modules have effective driving capabilities. At this time, the robot's driving ability is the strongest. In this case, the robot's main and secondary hinges and swing joints are in the initial state. The robot's plane motion is not limited to horizontal plane motion, but also includes inclined plane motion. The posture of the walking module of the inclined plane motion robot is the same as that of the horizontal plane.

[0070] When the wall is a curved surface, in this state, the wall-climbing robot's swinging pair performs a corresponding swing adjustment. The purpose of the adjustment is to make the front, middle and rear three walking modules effectively contact the wall. In this case, the three walking modules have effective driving capabilities. In this case, the robot's main and secondary hinges are in the initial state, and the swinging pair intervenes in the adjustment. When the robot's working surface is a composite curved surface, the main and secondary hinges and the swinging pair are all involved in the adjustment. The adjustment goal is to ensure that all walking modules effectively contact the wall.

[0071] Reference Figure 4 As shown, when the wall has an obstacle, the wall-climbing robot moves from left to right, and when the front walking module 20 of the wall-climbing robot approaches the wall obstacle, the front swing pair 51 realizes the lifting of the front walking module 20 under the driving action of the driving component, that is, the first step shown in the figure is realized, and the middle and rear walking modules keep driving forward during the lifting of the front walking module 20, so that after the front walking module 20 completely crosses the obstacle (it can also be adjusted synchronously during the obstacle crossing process), the front swing pair 51 returns and swings to finally realize the second step shown in the figure, thus realizing the obstacle crossing movement of the front walking module 20; after the front walking module 20 completes the obstacle crossing, the three groups of walking modules move forward at the same time, and the front and rear swing pairs 70 swing towards each other during the forward movement. Finally, the third step state shown in the figure is realized. At this time, only the front and rear walking modules 40 are driving forward. When the middle walking module 30 completely crosses the obstacle (it can also be adjusted synchronously during the obstacle crossing process), the front and rear swinging pairs 70 swing back to finally reach the fourth step state shown in the figure. At this time, all three walking modules participate in driving forward; when the rear walking module 40 approaches the obstacle, the rear swinging pair 70 is adjusted, and finally reaches the fifth step state shown in the figure. At this time, the front and middle walking modules participate in driving forward. In this way, when the rear walking module 40 completely crosses the obstacle (it can also be adjusted synchronously during the obstacle crossing process), the rear swinging pair 70 returns to swing and finally realizes the sixth step shown in the figure, so that the wall obstacle crossing motion of the entire robot is realized. Different process steps in the obstacle crossing process can be serial processes-the previous step is completed before the next step is executed, or parallel processes can be used (such as: swinging and moving forward are carried out simultaneously). The specific process to be used should be selected and determined according to the specific working conditions.

[0072] Reference Figure 5As shown, it is a schematic diagram of the wall-climbing robot transporting on the concave transition wall. The wall-climbing robot moves along the arrow shown, and in this process the robot needs to realize the transport from the horizontal wall to the inclined wall. In the first step, the front walking module 20 of the wall-climbing robot completes a certain angle adjustment under the driving action of the front swing pair 51, and the final state is shown in the figure. At this time, the front walking module 20 is effectively in contact with the inclined wall, and the middle and rear walking modules are effectively in contact with the horizontal wall. At this time, all three walking modules participate in driving forward; as the robot continues to move forward, when the middle walking module 30 approaches the transition angle, the middle walking module 30 is finally effectively in contact with the inclined wall under the joint action of the front and rear swing pairs 70. The state is shown in the second step of the figure. At this time, the wall-climbing robot continues to move forward. During the forward movement, the rear walking module 40 gradually detaches from the horizontal wall. Thereafter, as the wall-climbing robot continues to move forward, the rear swing pair 70 gradually swings backward to gradually reduce the inclined angle, and finally realizes that all three walking modules are effectively in contact with the inclined wall. In this way, the transition transport of the wall-climbing robot from the horizontal wall to the inclined wall is realized.

[0073] Obviously, the above embodiments are merely examples for the purpose of clear explanation and are not intended to limit the implementation methods. For those skilled in the art, other different forms of changes or modifications can be made based on the above description. It is not necessary and impossible to list all the implementation methods here. The obvious changes or modifications derived therefrom are still within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A highly flexible adsorption wall-climbing robot, characterized in that: include: Frame; A first connecting assembly, the first connecting assembly comprising a first front connecting member, a second front connecting member, a front swinging pair, a front main hinge, a first front secondary hinge and a second front secondary hinge, the first front connecting member is connected to the vehicle frame via the front swinging pair, and the second front connecting member is connected to the first front connecting member via a main hinge; A front walking module, the front walking module comprising a first front walking unit and a second front walking unit, the first front walking unit and the second front walking unit can be adsorbed on a wall and walk, the first front walking unit and the second front walking unit are respectively located on both sides of the second front connecting member, the first front walking unit is connected to the second front connecting member through a first front sub-hinges, and the second front walking unit is connected to the second front connecting member through a second front sub-hinges; a second connecting assembly, the second connecting assembly comprising a first rear connecting member, a second rear connecting member, a rear swinging pair, a rear main hinge, a first rear secondary hinge and a second rear secondary hinge, the first rear connecting member is connected to the frame via the rear swinging pair, and the second rear connecting member is connected to the first rear connecting member via a main hinge; A rear walking module, the rear walking module comprising a first rear walking unit and a second rear walking unit, the first rear walking unit and the second rear walking unit can be adsorbed on a wall and walk, the first rear walking unit and the second rear walking unit are respectively located on both sides of the second rear connecting member, the first rear walking unit is connected to the second rear connecting member through a first rear sub-hinge, and the second rear walking unit is connected to the second rear connecting member through a second rear sub-hinge; Wherein, the rotation axis directions of the front swing pair and the rear swing pair are perpendicular to the forward direction, and the rotation axis directions of the front main hinge, the rear main hinge, the first front sub-hinge, the second front sub-hinge, the first rear sub-hinge and the second rear sub-hinge are the forward direction of the wall-climbing robot; The front swing pair and the rear swing pair are driven by a driving source respectively; An intermediate walking module is provided on the frame; When the wall-climbing robot is in a heavy load condition, the intermediate walking module is a driven structure; When the wall-climbing robot is in a light load condition, the intermediate walking module is a passive structure; The large load condition is that the load of the wall-climbing robot is greater than a preset load, and the small load condition is that the load of the wall-climbing robot is less than or equal to a preset load; When the front walking module approaches a wall obstacle, the front walking module is lifted. During the lifting of the front walking module, the middle and rear walking modules keep being driven forward. When the front walking module completely crosses the obstacle, the front swing pair returns and swings to realize the obstacle-crossing movement of the front walking module. After the front walking module completes the obstacle crossing, the three groups of walking modules move forward at the same time. During the forward movement, the front and rear swing pairs swing toward each other, and the front and rear walking modules are driven forward. When the middle walking module completely crosses the obstacle, the front and rear swing pairs swing back to back so that all three groups of walking modules participate in driving forward. When the rear walking module approaches the obstacle, the rear swing pair is adjusted, and the front and middle groups of walking modules participate in driving forward. When the rear walking module completely crosses the obstacle, the rear swing pair returns and swings to complete the wall obstacle-crossing movement.

2. The highly flexible adsorption wall-climbing robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front main hinge, the rear main hinge, the first front secondary hinge, the second front secondary hinge, the first rear secondary hinge and the second rear secondary hinge are all follow-up type to make adaptive adjustments according to the wall morphology; The front main hinge, the rear main hinge, the first front secondary hinge, the second front secondary hinge, the first rear secondary hinge and the second rear secondary hinge are respectively provided with damping to ensure the passive adaptability of the hinge pair to the wall characteristics.

3. The highly flexible adsorption wall-climbing robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front main hinge and the rear main hinge are follow-up type to make adaptive adjustments according to the wall surface morphology, and the front main hinge and the rear main hinge are respectively provided with damping to ensure the passive adaptability of the hinge pair to the wall surface characteristics; The first front sub-hinge, the second front sub-hinge, the first rear sub-hinge and the second rear sub-hinge are respectively driven by different driving sources to make active adjustments according to the wall topography.

4. The highly flexible adsorption wall-climbing robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front main hinge and the rear main hinge are driven by different driving sources respectively to make active adjustments according to the wall topography; The first front sub-hinge, the second front sub-hinge, the first rear sub-hinge and the second rear sub-hinge are follow-up type so as to make adaptive adjustments according to the wall morphology. The first front sub-hinge, the second front sub-hinge, the first rear sub-hinge and the second rear sub-hinge respectively have damping to ensure the passive adaptability of the hinge pair to the wall characteristics.

5. The highly flexible adsorption wall-climbing robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first front connecting member and the first rear connecting member are symmetrically arranged relative to the frame; the front swinging pair and the rear swinging pair are symmetrically arranged relative to the frame; the front walking module and the rear walking module are symmetrically arranged relative to the frame; The first front secondary hinge and the second front secondary hinge are symmetrically arranged relative to the front main hinge; the first rear secondary hinge and the second rear secondary hinge are symmetrically arranged relative to the rear main hinge.

6. The highly flexible adsorption wall-climbing robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front walking module and the rear walking module are both adsorption-type walking modules, and the adsorption-type walking modules are permanent magnetic adsorption, vacuum adsorption or biological adsorption.

7. The highly flexible adsorption wall-climbing robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front walking module and the rear walking module both include permanent magnetic adsorption wheels; The permanent magnetic adsorption wheel comprises a driving member, a wheel body, a rotating member and a permanent magnetic suction cup, the wheel body is provided with a mounting portion recessed toward its axis, the rotating member is sleeved on the mounting portion, the permanent magnetic suction cup is fixedly arranged on the rotating member, and the driving member drives the rotating member to rotate so as to drive the permanent magnetic suction cup to rotate; Wherein, the adsorption surface of the permanent magnetic chuck and the contact surface of the wheel body on the wall are arranged at an interval to form a preset air gap; The position of the permanent magnetic chuck is adjusted in real time by rotating the rotating part so that the permanent magnetic chuck is parallel to the current wall surface.

8. A crawling method of a highly flexible adsorption-type wall-climbing robot, based on the highly flexible adsorption-type wall-climbing robot according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: include: When the crawling robot encounters an obstacle, the front swing pair and the rear swing pair cooperate to enable the crawling robot to overcome the obstacle; The front main hinge is used to adjust the angle of the front walking module relative to the frame to adapt to the change of the large topography of the wall surface, and the first front secondary hinge and the second front secondary hinge are used to adjust the swing angles of the first front walking unit and the second front walking unit respectively to adapt to the change of the small topography of the wall surface; The rear main hinge is used to adjust the angle of the rear walking module relative to the frame to adapt to changes in large wall topography, and the first rear secondary hinge and the second rear secondary hinge are used to adjust the swing angles of the first rear walking unit and the second rear walking unit respectively to adapt to changes in small wall topography.

9. An application of a highly flexible adsorption wall-climbing robot, characterized in that: The highly flexible adsorption wall-climbing robot according to any one of claims 1 to 7 is applied to one or more of the following road conditions: Flat road conditions, curved road conditions, road conditions with obstacles, road conditions with convex transition surfaces between flat walls and inclined walls, road conditions with concave transition surfaces between flat walls and inclined walls, spherical road conditions and irregular road conditions.

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