Design and implementation of an unmanned aerial vehicle to inspect power pylons by visual test (VT)

Power pylon networks are vital part of each country and they need regular inspection. The inspection operation usually is done by visual test (VT). This process takes time and energy and it may have several threats for inspector, so robots can do it. We made an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) which it can fly and carry necessary instruments for VT. This robot can be controlled remotely by operators. In this paper, convenient approaches for inspection and advantages and disadvantages of them were explained. Also the current pylon and power transmit equipment was introduced. After that, the new approach for inspection was presented. In this solution, the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is used for monitoring and inspection of pylons. Then design and implementation steps are presented. These steps contain the mechanical, electrical and programing parts. In the next part, an inspection operation which was done by the robot is reported. Finally the ordinary inspection and robot inspection are compared together in terms of time, money, threats and quickness.

کلیدواژه ها:

Visual test ، UAV ، Power pylon inspection ، Design ، Implementation