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Chinese Journal of Engineering Design  2025, Vol. 32 Issue (3): 346-358    DOI: 10.3785/j.issn.1006-754X.2025.04.180
Robotic and Mechanism Design     
Design and analysis of adaptive double-sided window cleaning robot for curved glass
Jie ZHOU(),Tao LI(),Guozhi LIU
School of Automation, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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Abstract  

Aiming at the problems that the existing window cleaning robots cannot work normally and have poor cleaning effects on curved glass, an adaptive double-sided window cleaning robot for curved glass has been designed. This robot adopted a dual-machine design, with both bodies consisting of multiple articulated mechanisms equipped with magnetic adhesion devices. The cleaning mechanism was composed of multiple articulated section units. During the process of the robot conforming to the curved glass, the articulated structures between adjacent mechanisms and adjacent section units formed included angles under the drive of magnetic adsorption devices, so as to achieve the self-adaptation of the robot to the curvature of curved glass surfaces. On this basis, the magnetic pole arrangement mode of the robot was optimized, and the curved-surface adaptability and motion stability of the robot were analyzed. The adaptive problem of robot caused by the changes in the thickness and curvature of curved glass was solved, and the constraint conditions for the stable operation of the robot in different postures were obtained. Finally, experimental tests were carried out in the actual working environment of the robot. The results showed that the designed robot had a good adaptive conforming effect and reliable motion stability on curved glass surfaces. The research results provide new ideas and solutions for the further development of curved glass cleaning robot technology.



Key wordswindow cleaning robot      articulated structure      dual-machine design      curved-surface adaptability      motion stability     
Received: 14 November 2024      Published: 02 July 2025
CLC:  TP 242  
Corresponding Authors: Tao LI     E-mail: 202312490100@nuist.edu.cn;litaojia@163.com
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Jie ZHOU,Tao LI,Guozhi LIU. Design and analysis of adaptive double-sided window cleaning robot for curved glass. Chinese Journal of Engineering Design, 2025, 32(3): 346-358.

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应用于曲面玻璃的自适应双面擦窗机器人设计与分析

针对现有擦窗机器人在曲面玻璃上无法正常工作、清洁效果差等问题,设计了一种应用于曲面玻璃的自适应双面擦窗机器人。该机器人整体采用双机设计,两机体在结构上均由多个机构铰接组成,各机构均设有磁吸附装置,清洁机构由多个节单元铰接组成。在机器人贴合曲面玻璃的过程中,各相邻机构以及各相邻节单元之间的铰接结构在磁吸附装置的驱动下产生夹角,以实现机器人对曲面玻璃表面弧度的自适应。在此基础上,对机器人的磁极排布方式进行了优化,并分析了机器人的曲面自适应性及运动稳定性,解决了曲面玻璃厚度及曲率变化引起的机器人自适应问题,得到了机器人在不同姿态下稳定工作的约束条件。最后,在机器人的实际工作环境中开展了实验测试。结果表明,所设计的机器人在曲面玻璃表面具有良好的自适应贴合效果和可靠的运动稳定性。研究结果为曲面玻璃清洁机器人技术的进一步发展提供了新的思路和解决方案。


关键词: 擦窗机器人,  铰接结构,  双机设计,  曲面自适应性,  运动稳定性 
Fig.1 Common types of curved glass
Fig.2 Process of multi-mechanism articulated device conforming to curved surface
Fig.3 Overall structure of indoor working machine
Fig.4 Structure of indoor cleaning mechanism
Fig.5 Overall structure of outdoor working machine
Fig.6 Two magnetic pole arrangement modes for cleaning mechanism
Fig.7 Distribution of magnetic induction line of cleaning mechanism under two magnetic pole arrangement modes
Fig.8 Three magnetic pole arrangement modes for indoor working machine
Fig.9 Distribution of magnetic induction line of indoor working machine under three magnetic pole arrangement modes
Fig.10 Overall adaptive posture of robot
Fig.11 Posture of mobile mechanism conforming to curved glass
Fig.12 Coordinate system for mobile mechanism conforming to curved glass
Fig.13 Position difference of indoor and outdoor cleaning mechanisms after conforming to curved glass
Fig.14 Diagram of indoor and outdoor cleaning mechanisms conforming to curved glass
Fig.15 Influence of thickness and curvature of curved glass on edge position difference of indoor and outdoor cleaning mechanisms

曲面玻璃内侧

曲率/m-1

曲面玻璃厚度/mm
5812
4.880.811.301.95
4.000.671.071.60
3.500.580.931.40
3.000.500.801.20
2.500.420.671.00
2.000.330.530.80
1.500.250.400.60
1.000.170.270.40
0.500.080.130.20
0.100.020.030.04
Table 1 Edge position differences of indoor and outdoor cleaning mechanisms under different thicknesses and curvatures of curved glass
Fig.16 Optimized structure of outdoor cleaning mechanism
Fig.17 Process of optimized cleaning mechanism adapting to curved glass
Fig.18 Posture of optimized cleaning mechanism conforming to curved glass
Fig.19 Force analysis of cleaning mechanism in the state of conforming to curved glass
Fig.20 Force analysis of indoor working machine during longitudinal motion of robot
Fig.21 Force analysis of moving mechanism under two postures (lateral view)
Fig.22 Diagram of force analysis of robot during lateral motion (top view)
Fig.23 Force analysis of ranging mechanism during lateral motion
Fig.24 Physical diagram of robot prototype
Fig.25 Conforming effect of indoor and outdoor cleaning mechanisms on curved glass
Fig.26 Conforming effect of robot during longitudinal motion on curved glass
Fig.27 Conforming effect of robot during lateral motion on curved glass
Fig.28 Conforming effect of robot during oblique motion on curved glass
Fig.29 Conforming effect of traditional robot during longitudinal motion on curved glass
Fig.30 Conforming effect of traditional robot during lateral motion on curved glass
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