Robotic Grit-blasting: Engineering Challenges

Manamperi, P; Brooks, PA; Kaluarachchi, W; Peters, G; Ho, A; Lie, S; To, AW; Paul, G; Rushton-Smith, D; Webb, SS; Liu, D; Dissanayake, G

Robotic Grit-blasting: Engineering Challenges

Manamperi, P Brooks, PA Kaluarachchi, W Peters, G Ho, A Lie, S

To, AW Paul, G

Rushton-Smith, D Webb, SS Liu, D

Dissanayake, G

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Publisher:: 2011 Austroads Bridge Conference (ABC 2011)
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Austroads 8th Bridge Conference: Sustainable Bridges: The Thread of Society, 2011, pp. 321 - 330
Issue Date:: 2011-01

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dc.contributor.author	Manamperi, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Brooks, PA	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kaluarachchi, W	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Peters, G	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ho, A	en_US
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dc.contributor.author	To, AW	en_US
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dc.contributor.author	Rushton-Smith, D	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Webb, SS	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Liu, D https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1581-5582	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Dissanayake, G https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7992-0680	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Ponnampalam, V	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Madrio, H	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Ancich, E	en_US
dc.date	2011-10-31	en_US
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dc.identifier.citation	Austroads 8th Bridge Conference: Sustainable Bridges: The Thread of Society, 2011, pp. 321 - 330	en_US
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dc.description.abstract	Infrastructure shortage and aging are worldwide issues. Australia, in particular, faces unique challenges in maintaining infrastructures such as roadways and bridges. Corrosion is the primary cause of failure in steel bridges, and is minimised by painting the steel structure. Stripping of rust and deteriorated paint by grit-blasting is an effective and practical method. However, grit-blasting operation is extremely labour intensive and hazardous. It is one of the biggest expenditure items in bridge maintenance operations. Robotics technologies can provide effective solutions to assist bridge maintenance workers in grit blasting. Since 2005, the NSW Roads & Traffic Authority (RTA) and the Centre of Excellence for Autonomous Systems at the University of Technology, Sydney have been working together in developing a robotic system for assisting bridge maintenance workers, with the ultimate objective of preventing human exposure to hazardous and dangerous dust containing rust, paint particles and lead, relieving human workers from labor intensive tasks, and reducing costs associated with bridge maintenance. A prototype robotic system has been developed and tested in both lab setup and on-site. Many engineering issues have been identified for deploying such a system in the field. This paper will present these issues and discuss the solutions.	en_US
dc.publisher	2011 Austroads Bridge Conference (ABC 2011)	en_US
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dc.title	Robotic Grit-blasting: Engineering Challenges	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
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Abstract:

Infrastructure shortage and aging are worldwide issues. Australia, in particular, faces unique challenges in maintaining infrastructures such as roadways and bridges. Corrosion is the primary cause of failure in steel bridges, and is minimised by painting the steel structure. Stripping of rust and deteriorated paint by grit-blasting is an effective and practical method. However, grit-blasting operation is extremely labour intensive and hazardous. It is one of the biggest expenditure items in bridge maintenance operations. Robotics technologies can provide effective solutions to assist bridge maintenance workers in grit blasting. Since 2005, the NSW Roads & Traffic Authority (RTA) and the Centre of Excellence for Autonomous Systems at the University of Technology, Sydney have been working together in developing a robotic system for assisting bridge maintenance workers, with the ultimate objective of preventing human exposure to hazardous and dangerous dust containing rust, paint particles and lead, relieving human workers from labor intensive tasks, and reducing costs associated with bridge maintenance. A prototype robotic system has been developed and tested in both lab setup and on-site. Many engineering issues have been identified for deploying such a system in the field. This paper will present these issues and discuss the solutions.

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