Modular mechanical arm for adaptive cleaning and damage detection of underwater pile foundation

US11666949B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY · CN

Inventors

• Airong Liu · 流花街道, CN
• Jiaqiao Liang · 流花街道, CN
• Jiyang Fu · 流花街道, CN
• Guowei Liu · Wuxi, CN
• Junda Chen · 流花街道, CN
• Bingcong Chen · 流花街道, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 8, 2022
• Grant date: Jun 6, 2023
• Expiry date: Aug 8, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02E10/727
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A modular mechanical arm of an underwater pile foundation structure includes a modular interface disposed at one end of the transmission arm rod, a mechanical arm connecting part disposed at the other end of the transmission arm rod. The mechanical arm connecting part is separately provided with two arm frames, each of the arm frames comprises an inner arm frame and an outer arm frame, the inner arm frame and the outer arm frame are coupled by a joint, and a soft moving and cleaning part is disposed on an inner side of each of the arm frames; the modular interface is coupled with an underwater UAV interface to transmit current and a control signal, a waterproof steering gear is built in the transmission arm rod to receive the control signal.