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Acoustic Cable Deicing Robot Kabel-Enteisungsroboter by Siyang Xu

Acoustic Cable Deicing Robot Kabel-Enteisungsroboter by Siyang Xu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award an Bronze in Futuristescht Design Competition Category.


BronzeFuturistesch· 2022

Acoustic Cable Deicing Robot Kabel-Enteisungsroboter

by Siyang Xu

A' Design Award an Bronze Winner in Futuristesch Category

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The Design

About Acoustic Cable Deicing Robot Kabel-Enteisungsroboter

Buchtext: Den akustesche Kabel-Enteisungsroboter ass e konzeptuelle Roboter, deen entwéckelt gouf fir Äis vu Stroumkabelen no Schniestierm ze entfernen. Den Apparat gëtt direkt um Kabel montéiert. E zylindresche Heizrank am Inneren vum Roboter erwiermt lues a lues d'Uewerfläch vum Kabel, bis d'Äis schmëlzt. E fräiseschützend Material op der baussenzeger Schicht verhënnert, datt sech nees Äis bilt. Zougemaach Schalter op béide Säiten halen de Roboter wärend der Aarbecht befestegt. Eng manuell Schnëttstell an eng Handy-Applikatioun erlaben et dem Operateur, Aufgaben am Viraus festzeleeën an de Fortschrëtt ze verfollegen. De Roboter soll manuell Enteisungsaarbechten a Luucht ersetzen an de Risiko fir d'Aarbechter reduzéieren.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award an Bronze

Acoustic Cable Deicing Robot Kabel-Enteisungsroboter ass e Gewënner vum A' Design Award an Bronze, enger héich prestigiéiser Unerkennung, déi un erausragend Designe vergi gëtt, déi sech duerch Kreativitéit, Erfindungsgab a Schlauheet ausgezeechnen. Bronze-Gewënner si voll Fäegkeet a opfälleg kreativ Wierker, déi déi grouss Erfahrung, d'Fantasie an d'Ressourceréichtum vun hire Designer bestätegen. Et gëtt erwaart, datt Acoustic Cable Deicing Robot Kabel-Enteisungsroboter e héich geschätzt, bewonnert a beléifte Géigestand ass, bemierkenswäert professionell an innovativ. Dëst mam Bronze ausgezeechent Design integréiert déi beschte Praktike vun der Konscht, der Wëssenschaft, vum Design an der Technologie an zeechent sech duerch Opmierksamkeet fir Detailer aus. Acoustic Cable Deicing Robot Kabel-Enteisungsroboter erfëllt Bedierfnesser exzellent, beréiert Wënsch, bezauberet Gefiller an erweckt Neigierecht.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
This is an intelligent robot that works after natural disasters.
When the snowstorm freezes the cable's outer layer in the city, the intelligent device can be used to remove the ice. The cylindrical heating ring in the middle of the deicing robot gradually heats up the cable's outer layer, and the outer layer of the cable is filled with frozen maintenance material to prevent the secondary freezing of the cable.
Dimensions & Packaging
The equipment is 310 mm long, 150 mm wide and 150 mm high.
Inner cylinder diameter 15-45 mm (adjustable according to cable diameter)
Tags
Intelligence, deicing, robot, controllable, solar energy, protection
Production Technology
High manganese steel is a high-metal material, and composite metal chromium fusion, hard and rust-proof. Titanium plating Technology can be used to enhance Surface friction
Design Challenge
It is difficult to search for deicing solutions in various countries in the process. The feedback of these programs varies greatly, and the starting point of the design should also take into account the degree of scientific and technological development of the country and whether the public can accept the arrival of new technology.
There are many disputes in the selection of materials, the materials of the equipment should take into account both high temperature and low temperature resistance, and work in different environments.
The data of cable diameter also varies from country to country, and the authors design an adjustable width of the inner diameter.
Research
The design is a conceptual design to solve the problem of production recovery under natural disasters.
The author hopes to improve the urban recovery after the snowstorm through this design.
Power outages occur in most cities after a snowstorm.
In the design process with the team members of multi-country questionnaires and disaster inquiries. These data reflect how different countries deal with the removal of cable ice. The purpose of the design is to improve some workers who work at height and reduce the risk factor at work.
Inspiration
In some extremely cold areas of various countries, power transmission is lost every year because a snowstorm freezes the cable. Let many cities into the paralysis without electricity.
And the handling of ice has always been done manually, so it is hazardous to work in the cold high air. A cable with a distance of 10 meters often takes workers 3-4 hours to clean.
Project Duration
The design plan begins in March 2019 and ends in November 2020 in the United States.
Operation Flow
There is a symmetrical closed switch on the left and right sides of the device, which is manually used to prevent the robot from automatically opening and falling off from the cable while it is working.
One side of the robot has a manual interface on which users can preset their work.
Secondly, the deicing robot also has control of the APP.
The operator can check the progress of the equipment on APP.
If the equipment is damaged, the user can stop the robot from working in time and rush to repair it.
In the working state, the equipment will flash orange light to prevent other organisms' interference, and the color can be set on its own.
Patents
No patent
Team Members
Zhouping Wei
Image Credits
image #1:Siyang Xu,image #2:Siyang Xu,image #3:Siyang Xu,image #3:Siyang Xu

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