Safety device deployment robot for power transmission tower and operation method of safety device deployment robot

Abstract

The safety device deployment robot comprises an iron tower truss and further comprises a machine body, a clamping mechanism, an adjusting mechanism and a power mechanism, the bottom of the machine body is fixedly connected with a base, the two ends of the base are each rotationally connected with a connecting rod, and the two ends of each connecting rod are each movably connected with a telescopic rod; the device has the beneficial effects that the rolling wheels are driven by the arranged power mechanism to roll on the iron tower truss, so that the device can move on the iron tower truss, and the device can move on the iron tower truss; and the monitoring camera fixed on the machine body can perform mobile deployment monitoring, and finally, the arranged adjusting mechanism can drive the monitoring camera to perform multi-direction steering, so that multi-direction deployment monitoring is facilitated, the structure is reasonable, and automatic deployment monitoring is facilitated.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of safety deployment robots, and in particular to a safety device deployment robot for a power transmission tower and an operation method thereof. Background Art

[0002] High-voltage transmission lines are the arteries of the power system. Whether they can operate safely is directly related to the stability and reliability of power supply. It is necessary to regularly inspect and maintain the transmission line towers and their accessories to ensure the safe and reliable operation of the transmission lines. At present, the inspection and maintenance of high-voltage transmission lines in China basically adopts the method of manually climbing the iron tower. The maintenance personnel carry the inspection and maintenance equipment to climb the iron tower to carry out manual inspection and complete various maintenance tasks, such as insulator detection, cleaning, iron tower maintenance, etc. This not only consumes a lot of physical strength of the maintenance personnel and affects work efficiency, but is also extremely unsafe. With the continuous construction of high-voltage and ultra-high-voltage transmission lines, the height of the transmission line towers is getting higher and higher, and manual climbing is becoming more and more inconvenient and more dangerous.

[0003] However, the existing safety deployment robots cannot be adjusted, and thus cannot adapt to tower trusses of different widths. At the same time, the existing safety deployment robots cannot be adjusted, which has a certain impact. Summary of the invention

[0004] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a safety device deployment robot for a transmission tower and an operation method thereof, and the present invention is implemented through the following technical solutions.

[0005] A safety device deployment robot for a power transmission tower and an operation method thereof, comprising a tower truss, and further comprising:

[0006] A machine body, wherein the bottom of the machine body is fixedly connected to a base, both ends of the base are rotatably connected to connecting rods, both ends of the connecting rods are movably connected to telescopic rods, one end of the telescopic rod away from the connecting rod is fixedly connected to a roller, the top of the machine body is fixedly connected to a bottom plate, the top of the bottom plate is rotatably connected to a column, one end of the column is fixedly connected to a bracket, the bracket is rotatably connected to a support rod, and one end of the support rod away from the column is fixedly connected to a surveillance camera;

[0007] A clamping mechanism, wherein the clamping mechanism cooperates with rollers to clamp on the iron tower truss;

[0008] An adjustment mechanism, the adjustment mechanism is used to adjust the direction of the monitoring deployment of the monitoring camera;

[0009] A power mechanism is used to drive the roller to move on the iron tower truss.

[0010] Preferably, one end of the telescopic rod extending to the inside of the connecting rod is fixedly connected to a limiting block, a first spring is fixedly connected to the limiting block, one end of the first spring is fixed inside the connecting rod, a sliding block is provided on the limiting block, and a sliding groove opened inside the connecting rod movably cooperates with the sliding block.

[0011] Preferably, the clamping mechanism includes an extrusion plate and a connecting column, wherein the connecting columns are two columns arranged at both ends of the bottom of the extrusion plate, and the connecting column is rotatably connected to the telescopic rod through the connecting plate. One end of the connecting column is movably connected to a movable rod, and one end of the movable rod is fixedly connected to the extrusion plate. One end of the movable rod extends to the inside of the connecting column and is fixedly connected to a movable block. The top of the movable block is fixedly connected to a second spring, and one end of the second spring is fixedly connected to the inside of the connecting column.

[0012] Preferably, pulleys are arranged on the outer surface of the extrusion plate, and three pulleys are equidistantly distributed.

[0013] Preferably, the extrusion plates are two parallel to each other.

[0014] Preferably, the adjustment mechanism includes a second servo motor, a lifting plate and a third servo motor, the second servo motor is fixedly connected to the top of the base plate, the output shaft of the second servo motor is fixedly connected to a screw rod, the lifting plate is movably connected to the column, one end of the lifting plate is rotatably connected to a swing arm, and one end of the swing arm is rotatably connected to the support rod, the screw rod penetrates the lifting plate and is threadedly matched.

[0015] Preferably, the third servo motor is fixedly connected to the top of the machine body, the output shaft of the third servo motor is fixedly connected to the first gear, and the second gear fixed on the column is meshedly connected to the first gear.

[0016] Preferably, the power mechanism includes a first servo motor and a transmission rod, the first servo motor is fixedly connected to the rear side of the machine body, the output shaft of the first servo motor is fixedly connected to a worm gear, the transmission rod is connected through the machine body, and the machine body and the transmission rod are rotatably connected, the worm wheel fixed on the transmission rod is meshed with the worm gear, and both ends of the transmission rod are fixedly connected to a first pulley.

[0017] Preferably, both ends of the connecting rod are fixedly connected with a second pulley, and the first pulley and the second pulley rotate synchronously via a transmission belt.

[0018] Preferably, the method comprises the following steps:

[0019] S1: The telescopic rods connected at both ends of the connecting rod roll on the iron tower truss through rollers. At the same time, the extrusion plate cooperates with the rollers to clamp it on the iron tower truss. The connecting column provided by the clamping mechanism can pull the extrusion plate to cooperate with the rollers to flexibly clamp the iron tower truss.

[0020] S2: The first servo motor provided in the power mechanism can drive the worm to rotate, and the worm drives the transmission rod to rotate on the machine body through the meshing worm wheel. At this time, the transmission rod can drive the first pulleys at both ends to rotate, and the first pulley can drive the second pulley connected to the connecting rod to rotate through the transmission belt, so that the roller connected through the telescopic rod can rotate, and the roller can be flexibly clamped on the iron tower truss with the extrusion plate to roll, so that the machine body can travel on the iron tower truss;

[0021] S3: When the machine body is in motion, the surveillance camera connected to the machine body can be deployed for surveillance. At the same time, the set adjustment mechanism can drive the surveillance camera to move in multiple directions, so that the surveillance can be deployed in multiple directions.

[0022] The beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0023] 1. First, the machine body can be erected on the iron tower truss. By setting and connecting, it can be displaced on the iron tower truss, and the surveillance camera fixed on the machine body can be deployed for mobile monitoring.

[0024] 2. The adjustment mechanism can adjust the direction of the surveillance camera, thereby driving the surveillance camera connected to the support rod to rotate, thereby facilitating multi-directional adjustment of the surveillance camera.

[0025] 3. The telescopic rods movably connected at both ends of the connecting rod are extended and retracted. When the telescopic rods are movable, they can push the limit block to move. The limit block can squeeze the first spring. The compressed first spring stores energy, which can generate a reaction force, and then push the roller connected to the telescopic rod to stick to the tower truss. It can be suitable for tower trusses of different widths to limit movement. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, the drawings required for use in the description of the specific implementation methods will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0027] Figure 1 : An axonometric diagram of a safety device deployment robot for a transmission tower and an operation method thereof according to the present invention;

[0028] Figure 2 : A schematic diagram of the connection between the connecting rod, the telescopic rod and the extrusion plate of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 3 : A schematic diagram of the connection between the first pulley and the second pulley of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 4: A schematic diagram of the connection between the connecting rod and the telescopic rod of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 5 : A schematic diagram of the connection between the telescopic rod, the extrusion plate and the connecting column of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 6 : A schematic diagram of the connection between the body of the present invention and the surveillance camera;

[0033] Figure 7 : The present invention Figure 6 A magnified view of middle;

[0034] Figure 8 : A schematic diagram of the interior of the body of the present invention.

[0035] The reference numerals are as follows:

[0036] 1. Machine body; 11. Base; 12. First servo motor; 121. Worm; 13. Transmission rod; 131. Worm wheel; 132. First pulley; 14. Third servo motor; 141. First gear;

[0037] 2. Connecting rod; 21. Second pulley;

[0038] 3. telescopic rod; 31. roller; 32. limit block; 321. first spring;

[0039] 4. Extruded plate;

[0040] 5. Connecting column; 51. Movable rod; 511. Movable block; 512. Second spring; 52. Connecting plate;

[0041] 6. Bottom plate; 61. Column; 611. Second gear; 62. Second servo motor; 621. Screw rod; 63. Bracket; 64. Support rod; 65. Lifting plate; 651. Swivel arm;

[0042] 7. Surveillance cameras. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0043] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0044] like Figure 1-8 As shown, the present invention has the following specific embodiments.

[0045] Example 1

[0046] A safety device deployment robot for a power transmission tower and an operation method thereof, comprising a tower truss, and further comprising:

[0047] The machine body 1 has a base 11 fixedly connected to the bottom of the machine body 1, both ends of the base 11 are rotatably connected to the connecting rod 2, both ends of the connecting rod 2 are movably connected to the telescopic rod 3, and one end of the telescopic rod 3 away from the connecting rod 2 is fixedly connected to the roller 31, and the top of the machine body 1 is fixedly connected to the bottom plate 6, and the top of the bottom plate 6 is rotatably connected to the column 61, one end of the column 61 is fixedly connected to the bracket 63, and the bracket 63 is rotatably connected to the support rod 64, and the end of the support rod 64 away from the column 61 is fixedly connected to the monitoring camera 7;

[0048] A clamping mechanism, which cooperates with the roller 31 to clamp on the tower truss;

[0049] An adjustment mechanism, the adjustment mechanism is used to adjust the direction of the monitoring deployment of the monitoring camera 7;

[0050] The power mechanism is used to drive the roller 31 to move on the tower truss.

[0051] In this embodiment, Figure 1 , 2 As shown in FIG8, first, the body 1 can be placed on the tower truss, and the roller 31 connected to the connecting rod 2 through the telescopic rod 3 can be limited on the steel beam of the tower truss. The clamping mechanism can limit the roller 31 on the tower truss, and then the roller 31 is driven to roll on the tower truss by the power mechanism, so that the device can be displaced on the tower truss, and the monitoring camera 7 fixed on the body 1 can be deployed for mobile monitoring. Finally, the adjusting mechanism can drive the monitoring camera 7 to turn in multiple directions, which is convenient for multi-directional deployment of monitoring. The structure is reasonable and convenient for automatic deployment of monitoring.

[0052] Example 2

[0053] One end of the telescopic rod 3 extending to the inside of the connecting rod 2 is fixedly connected to a limit block 32, to which a first spring 321 is fixedly connected, one end of the first spring 321 is fixed inside the connecting rod 2, a slider is provided on the limit block 32, and a slide groove provided inside the connecting rod 2 movably cooperates with the slider.

[0054] In this embodiment, Figure 4 As shown, the telescopic rod 3 movably connected at both ends of the connecting rod 2 is extended and retracted. When the telescopic rod 3 is active, it can push the limit block 32 to move. The limit block 32 can squeeze the first spring 321. The compressed first spring 321 stores energy, which can generate a reaction force, and then push the roller 31 connected to the telescopic rod 3 to stick to the tower truss, which can be suitable for tower trusses of different widths to perform limited movement.

[0055] Example 3

[0056] The clamping mechanism includes an extrusion plate 4 and a connecting column 5. The connecting column 5 is two columns arranged at both ends of the bottom of the extrusion plate 4. The connecting column 5 is rotatably connected to the telescopic rod 3 through a connecting plate 52. One end of the connecting column 5 is movably connected to a movable rod 51. One end of the movable rod 51 is fixedly connected to the extrusion plate 4. One end of the movable rod 51 extending to the inside of the connecting column 5 is fixedly connected to a movable block 511. The top of the movable block 511 is fixedly connected to a second spring 512. One end of the second spring 512 is fixedly connected to the inside of the connecting column 5.

[0057] The outer surface of the extrusion plate 4 is provided with pulleys, and the pulleys are three evenly distributed;

[0058] There are two pressing plates 4 parallel to each other.

[0059] In this embodiment, Figure 3 and 5 As shown, the roller 31 is able to fit on the tower truss, and at the same time, the extrusion plate 4 cooperates with the roller 31 to clamp the tower truss. Since the connecting column 5 is connected to the extrusion plate 4 through the movable movable rod 51, the connecting column 5 is rotated on the telescopic rod 3 through the connecting plate 52. At the same time, the movable block 511 connected to the movable rod 51 can squeeze and store energy for the second spring 512. After the second spring 512 is squeezed and stored, the extrusion plate 4 and the roller 31 can be opened. After opening, it is clamped on the tower truss. After loosening, the energy-stored second spring 512 can pull the extrusion plate 4 to cooperate with the roller 31 for flexibly clamping.

[0060] Example 4

[0061] The adjustment mechanism includes a second servo motor 62, a lifting plate 65 and a third servo motor 14. The second servo motor 62 is fixedly connected to the top of the bottom plate 6. The output shaft of the second servo motor 62 is fixedly connected to a screw rod 621. The lifting plate 65 is movably connected to the column 61. One end of the lifting plate 65 is rotatably connected to a swing arm 651, and one end of the swing arm 651 is rotatably connected to the support rod 64. The screw rod 621 penetrates the lifting plate 65 and is threadedly matched.

[0062] The third servo motor 14 is fixedly connected to the top of the machine body 1 , the output shaft of the third servo motor 14 is fixedly connected to the first gear 141 , and the second gear 611 fixed on the column 61 is meshedly connected to the first gear 141 .

[0063] In this embodiment, Figure 6 and 7As shown, the provided adjustment mechanism can adjust the direction of the monitoring camera 7, that is, by turning on the third servo motor 14 to drive the first gear 141 to rotate, the first gear 141 can drive the meshing second gear 611 to rotate, and the second gear 611 can drive the column 61 to rotate on the base plate 6, so that the base plate 6 drives the connected support rod 64 to rotate through the bracket 63, and the support rod 64 can drive the connected monitoring camera 7 to rotate, and by turning on the second servo motor 62 to drive the screw rod 621 to rotate, the screw rod 621 can drive the threaded lifting plate 65 to rise and fall, and the lifting plate 65 pulls the support rod 64 to rotate through the swing arm 651, thereby driving the monitoring camera 7 connected to the support rod 64 to rotate, so as to facilitate multi-directional adjustment of the monitoring camera 7.

[0064] Example 5

[0065] The power mechanism includes a first servo motor 12 and a transmission rod 13. The first servo motor 12 is fixedly connected to the rear side of the machine body 1. The output shaft of the first servo motor 12 is fixedly connected to a worm 121. The transmission rod 13 is connected to the machine body 1 through and through, and the machine body 1 is rotatably connected to the transmission rod 13. A worm wheel 131 fixed on the transmission rod 13 is meshedly connected to the worm 121. Both ends of the transmission rod 13 are fixedly connected to first pulleys 132.

[0066] Both ends of the connecting rod 2 are fixedly connected with the second pulley 21 , and the first pulley 132 and the second pulley 21 rotate synchronously via a transmission belt.

[0067] In this embodiment, Figure 2 , 3 As shown in 8, by turning on the first servo motor 12, the worm 121 can be driven to rotate, the worm 121 can drive the meshing worm wheel 131 to rotate, the worm wheel 131 can drive the transmission rod 13 to rotate, the transmission rod 13 can drive the first pulley 132 to rotate, the first pulley 132 drives the second pulley 21 on the connecting rod 2 to rotate through the transmission belt, so that the connecting rod 2 can rotate on the base 11, because the roller 31 is connected to the connecting rod 2 through the telescopic rod 3, and the roller 31 can be limited and moved in the connecting rod 2 through the limit block 32, so that the connecting rod 2 can drive the connected telescopic rod 3 to rotate, the telescopic rod 3 can drive the roller 31 to rotate, and then the power mechanism driving device moves on the tower truss.

[0068] The overall working principle of the present invention is as follows:

[0069] First, place the device on the tower truss, and make the telescopic rod 3 connected to both ends of the connecting rod 2 roll on the tower truss through the roller 31. At the same time, the extrusion plate 4 cooperates with the roller 31 to clamp it on the tower truss. The connecting column 5 provided by the clamping mechanism can pull the extrusion plate 4 to cooperate with the roller 31 to flexibly clamp the tower truss.

[0070] Then, the first servo motor 12 provided by the power mechanism can drive the worm 121 to rotate, and the worm 121 drives the transmission rod 13 to rotate on the machine body 1 through the meshing worm wheel 131. At this time, the transmission rod 13 can drive the first pulleys 132 at both ends to rotate, and the first pulley 132 can drive the second pulley 21 connected to the connecting rod 2 to rotate through the transmission belt, so that the connecting rod 2 drives the connected roller 31 to rotate through the telescopic rod 3, and the roller 31 can be flexibly clamped on the iron tower truss to roll with the extrusion plate 4, so that the machine body 1 can travel on the iron tower truss;

[0071] Finally, when the body 1 is traveling, the surveillance camera 7 connected to the body 1 can be deployed for surveillance. At the same time, the arranged adjustment mechanism can drive the surveillance camera 7 to move in multiple directions, so that the surveillance deployment can be carried out in multiple directions, that is, by turning on the third servo motor 14, the first gear 141 can be driven to rotate, the first gear 141 can drive the meshing second gear 611 to rotate, the second gear 611 can drive the column 61 to rotate on the base plate 6, the column 61 drives the connected support rod 64 to rotate through the bracket 63, the support rod 64 can drive the connected surveillance camera 7 to rotate, and at the same time, by turning on the second servo motor 62, the screw rod 621 can be driven to rotate, the screw rod 621 can drive the threaded lifting plate 65 to rise and fall on the column 61, the lifting plate 65 can push the support rod 64 to rotate on the bracket 63 through the swing arm 651, so that the surveillance camera 7 can be adjusted in multiple directions, which is convenient for the device to be moved and deployed.

[0072] The preferred embodiments of the present invention disclosed above are only used to help explain the present invention. The preferred embodiments do not describe all the details in detail, nor do they limit the invention to only specific implementation methods. Obviously, many modifications and changes can be made according to the content of this specification. This specification selects and specifically describes these embodiments in order to better explain the principles and practical applications of the present invention, so that those skilled in the art can understand and use the present invention well. The present invention is limited only by the claims and their full scope and equivalents.

Claims

1. A safety device deployment robot for a transmission tower and an operation method thereof, comprising a tower truss, characterized in that: Also includes: A machine body (1), wherein the bottom of the machine body (1) is fixedly connected to a base (11), both ends of the base (11) are rotatably connected to a connecting rod (2), both ends of the connecting rod (2) are movably connected to a telescopic rod (3), one end of the telescopic rod (3) away from the connecting rod (2) is fixedly connected to a roller (31), the top of the machine body (1) is fixedly connected to a bottom plate (6), the top of the bottom plate (6) is rotatably connected to a column (61), one end of the column (61) is fixedly connected to a bracket (63), the bracket (63) is rotatably connected to a support rod (64), and one end of the support rod (64) away from the column (61) is fixedly connected to a surveillance camera (7); A clamping mechanism, the clamping mechanism cooperates with a roller (31) to clamp on the iron tower truss; An adjustment mechanism, the adjustment mechanism being used to adjust the direction in which the monitoring camera (7) is deployed for monitoring; A power mechanism is used to drive the roller (31) to move in contact with the iron tower truss.

2. A safety device deployment robot for a transmission tower and an operation method thereof according to claim 1, characterized in that: One end of the telescopic rod (3) extending to the interior of the connecting rod (2) is fixedly connected to a limiting block (32), a first spring (321) is fixedly connected to the limiting block (32), one end of the first spring (321) is fixed inside the connecting rod (2), a sliding block is provided on the limiting block (32), and a sliding groove provided inside the connecting rod (2) is movably matched with the sliding block.

3. A safety device deployment robot for a transmission tower and an operation method thereof according to claim 2, characterized in that: The clamping mechanism comprises an extrusion plate (4) and a connecting column (5). The connecting column (5) is two columns arranged at both ends of the bottom of the extrusion plate (4). The connecting column (5) is rotatably connected to the telescopic rod (3) via a connecting plate (52). One end of the connecting column (5) is movably connected to a movable rod (51). One end of the movable rod (51) is fixedly connected to the extrusion plate (4). One end of the movable rod (51) extending to the inside of the connecting column (5) is fixedly connected to a movable block (511). The top of the movable block (511) is fixedly connected to a second spring (512). One end of the second spring (512) is fixedly connected to the inside of the connecting column (5).

4. A safety device deployment robot for a transmission tower and an operation method thereof according to claim 3, characterized in that: The outer surface of the extrusion plate (4) is provided with pulleys, and the number of the pulleys is three and they are evenly distributed.

5. A safety device deployment robot for a transmission tower and an operation method thereof according to claim 4, characterized in that: The extrusion plates (4) are two and are parallel to each other.

6. A safety device deployment robot for a transmission tower and an operation method thereof according to claim 5, characterized in that: The adjustment mechanism comprises a second servo motor (62), a lifting plate (65) and a third servo motor (14); the second servo motor (62) is fixedly connected to the top of the bottom plate (6); the output shaft of the second servo motor (62) is fixedly connected to a screw rod (621); the lifting plate (65) is movably connected to the column (61); one end of the lifting plate (65) is rotatably connected to a swing arm (651); one end of the swing arm (651) is rotatably connected to the support rod (64); the screw rod (621) penetrates the lifting plate (65) and is threadedly matched.

7. A safety device deployment robot for a transmission tower and an operation method thereof according to claim 6, characterized in that: The third servo motor (14) is fixedly connected to the top of the machine body (1); the output shaft of the third servo motor (14) is fixedly connected to the first gear (141); and the second gear (611) fixed on the column (61) is meshedly connected to the first gear (141).

8. A safety device deployment robot for a transmission tower and an operation method thereof according to claim 7, characterized in that: The power mechanism comprises a first servo motor (12) and a transmission rod (13), wherein the first servo motor (12) is fixedly connected to the rear side of a machine body (1), an output shaft of the first servo motor (12) is fixedly connected to a worm (121), the transmission rod (13) is connected through the machine body (1), and the machine body (1) and the transmission rod (13) are rotationally connected, a worm wheel (131) fixed on the transmission rod (13) is meshedly connected to the worm (121), and both ends of the transmission rod (13) are fixedly connected to a first pulley (132).

9. A safety device deployment robot for a transmission tower and an operation method thereof according to claim 8, characterized in that: Both ends of the connecting rod (2) are fixedly connected to a second belt pulley (21), and the first belt pulley (132) and the second belt pulley (21) rotate synchronously via a transmission belt.

10. A safety device deployment robot for a transmission tower and an operation method thereof according to claim 8, characterized in that: The steps include: S1: The telescopic rod (3) connected to both ends of the connecting rod (2) rolls on the iron tower truss through the roller (31), and at the same time, the extrusion plate (4) cooperates with the roller (31) to clamp it on the iron tower truss. The connecting column (5) provided in the clamping mechanism can pull the extrusion plate (4) to cooperate with the roller (31) to flexibly clamp the iron tower truss; S2: The first servo motor (12) provided in the power mechanism can drive the worm (121) to rotate. The worm (121) drives the transmission rod (13) in the machine body (1) through the meshing connection with the worm wheel (131). The transmission rod (13) is rotated upward, and the transmission rod (13) can drive the first pulleys (132) at both ends to rotate, and the first pulley (132) can drive the second pulley (21) connected to the connecting rod (2) to rotate through the transmission belt, so that 2 drives the connected roller (31) to rotate through the telescopic rod (3). The roller (31) cooperates with the extrusion plate (4) to be flexibly clamped on the iron tower truss to roll, thereby enabling the machine body (1) to travel on the iron tower truss; S3: When the machine body (1) is in motion, the monitoring camera (7) connected to the machine body (1) can be deployed for monitoring. At the same time, the provided adjustment mechanism can drive the monitoring camera (7) to move in multiple directions, thereby enabling monitoring to be deployed in multiple directions.

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