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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2015
Mokpo National Maritime University Industry-academic Cooperation Foundation, Jeollanam-do, KR;
Teak-kun Nam, Jeollanam-do, KR;
Jin-man Kim, Jeollanam-do, KR;
Mokpo National Maritime University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Jeollanam-do, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed is a mobile robot for detecting and repairing damages of a hull, including: a mobile robot unit which includes at least one frame to which motor-driven drive wheels are installed, frame connectors which flexibly connect the frames with each other, and at least one robot electromagnet and adsorption module mounted on each of the frames, and is configured to be attached to the hull through the robot electromagnet so as to move or stop on a surface of the hull by the drive wheels; a stage unit which includes a rechargeable battery mounted therein to supply power to the mobile robot unit, and a docking module provided to dock with or separate from the mobile robot unit; and a connection line configured to be wound or unwound while receiving tension controlled by the stage unit, and electrically connected between the mobile robot unit and the stage unit.