Production of a Wall-climbing-type Quadrotor and Its Experiment for Verifying Basic Operations

A wall-climbing-type Quadrotor, which can make a hammering test as well as a visual inspection, is proposed in this research. Such a wall-climbing-type Quadrotor can realize the movement on a wall in addition to the flight movement. It is thought that a hammering test can be feasible, because a translational movement can be achieved by a wall-run operation, keeping a check appliance contact with the wall. In this paper, the design and production of a wall-climbing-type Quadrotor is first described and then some operational experiments are conducted to demonstrate the usefulness of the proposed UAV.

I. Introduction

Rapid superannuation of infrastructure equipment called the tunnel and bridge which were improved intensively at rapid economic growth is regarded as questionable [1], [2], and the maintenance management of the existing infrastructure equipment has been an important subject [3] from a viewpoint of accident prevention. However, when doing check work using any apparatus, such as the conventional vehicles for work, there are a problem that large-scale traffic restriction is required, and a problem that danger follows on work.