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Analysis and Development Prospects of Robotic Clearing of Power Lines from Snow and Ice

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The article investigates the problem of mechanical clearing of power transmission line wires from snow and ice. An analysis of existing mechanical clearing methods is carried out, on the basis of which the relevance and prospects for using robots for such processes are shown. Anew concept of an adaptive spatial mobile parallel robot manipulator is presented, which allows power transmission lines to be cleared from snow and ice.

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Translated from Élektricheskie Stantsii, No. 2, February 2021, pp. 21 – 35. https://doi.org/10.34831/EP.2021.1075.2.004

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Sayapin, S.N. Analysis and Development Prospects of Robotic Clearing of Power Lines from Snow and Ice. Power Technol Eng 55, 947–959 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10749-022-01457-w

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