This invention discloses an intelligent maintenance
robot integrating inspection and tightening of wind
turbine tower bolts and its operation and maintenance method, belonging to the field of
wind power operation and maintenance
robot technology. It solves the industry pain points of existing
tower bolt manual high-altitude operations, such as high risk, separation of inspection and maintenance, poor torque accuracy, lack of data
traceability, and traditional robots only tightening without inspection or only inspecting without tightening. This
robot includes a magnetic suction autonomous walking unit, an AI three-dimensional vision defect detection unit, a high-precision torque sensing inspection and tightening
execution unit, a lifting and fine-tuning module, and an edge control and
cloud data management unit. The magnetic suction wheel autonomously cruises along the circumference of the
flange on the inner wall of the
tower, visually completing the appearance inspection of bolt
corrosion, missing gaskets, and cracks. After the sleeve is coaxially aligned, the residual preload is detected in situ. If it is lower than the design threshold, it automatically closes the loop to tighten. Bolts that meet the standard are skipped for tightening. After tightening, the torque is re-inspected, and all parameters are archived in the cloud. This invention achieves
fully automated operation integrating appearance quality inspection, residual torque detection, intelligent re-tightening, re-inspection, and
electronic filing, significantly reducing the risks of high-altitude maintenance, improving the consistency of bolt maintenance and the level of digital management throughout the
entire life cycle, and is suitable for routine maintenance of M36~M72 high-strength bolts for all specifications of wind
turbine towers on land and offshore.