PRE2017 3 Groep3

Subject

Window cleaning robots

Objectives

• Literature study of current window cleaning robots and USE aspects regarding window cleaning robots.
• To develop an efficient cleaning algorithm that cleans a window which satisfies certain requirements on cleaning speed, water consumption, energy consumption.

Users

Window washing companies that can use window cleaning robots to improve their services. The considered scenario is that these companies are hired by private individuals to clean the windows of their houses. The faster and cheaper these companies can accomplish this, the more profit they can make. A major help for this purpose would be to develop an algorithm that determines how to clean the windows of a house in the most efficient way possible when the dirt distribution on the windows is taken into account.

The user needs need to be determined in order to develop the model.

State-of-the-art

The list below gives an overview of the summaries of the articles which have been studied. The articles are divided into subcategories.

Window cleaning robot design

• A Gecko Inspired Fluid Driven Climbing Robot
• Development of a High Efficiency and High Reliable Glass Cleaning Robot with a Dirt Detect Sensor
• SkyScraper-I: Tethered Whole Windows Cleaning Robot
• WINDORO : The World’s First Commercialized Window Cleaning Robot for Domestic Use
• SMART WINDORO V1.0: Smart Window Cleaning Robot
• A Small Window-Cleaning Robot for Domestic Use
• Window Cleaning Robot ASME Design Competition
• Sensor Based Motion Planning and Estimation of Highrise Building Façade Maintenance

Issues encountered while performing cleaning task

• Inferring the Effects of Wiping Motions based on Haptic Perception
• A wall climbing robot for inspection use

Movement over façade

• Design and Kinematic Analysis of Tethered Guiding Vehicle (TGV) for façade window cleaning
• A Path Motion Planning For Humanoid Climbing Robot

Movement over window

• Calculation of Optimal Magnetic Force for Automatic Control Magnetic Force of the Window Cleaning Robot
• Window cleaning system with water circulation for building façade maintenance robot and its efficiency analysis

Acceptance of robots and engagement with robots

• From a Robotic Vacuum Cleaner to a Robot Companion: Acceptance and Engagement in Domestic Environments

Figures belonging to the summaries will be added later.

Approach

1. Literature study of current window cleaning robots and USE aspects regarding window cleaning robots
2. Analysis of the user and user needs
3. To develop an algorithm that models one side of a house and the separate windows within this side, for which the most efficient cleaning trajectory is developed and where the dirt distribution on the window is taken into account. The numbers for the efficiency, water consumption and energy consumption obtained from this model can then be compared to the predetermined standard based on the performance of current window cleaning systems on the market.

Planning, milestones & deliverables

Week	Goal	Milestones	Deliverables
1	Finish work plan Finish literature study and SotA	Finished literature study and SotA	Work plan Summaries of articles
2	Finish analysis of the user and user needs Start solution map	Knowledge of user needs
3	Finish solution map and pick final solution	Final idea	Possible solutions
4	Start detailing and optimization of final solution, reflect on user needs Start with model	Final concept
5	Finish detailing and optimization of final solution Improve and finish model Start with report	Finished model	Model
6	Finish report	Finished report	Report
7	Buffer time

Task division

Week	What?	Who?
1	Finish work plan Finish literature study and SotA (Everybody searches 5 articles, reads them and summarizes them)	Everybody together Everybody
2	Finish analysis of the user and user needs Start solution map	Jorick, Kylian Ezra, Ibrahim, Lars
3	Finish solution map and pick final solution	Everybody
4	Start detailing and optimization of final solution, reflect on user needs Start with model	Lars, Ibrahim Ezra, Kylian, Jorick
5	Finish detailing and optimization of final solution Improve and finish model Start with report	Lars, Ibrahim Ezra, Kylian Jorick
6	Finish report	Everybody
7	...	...

Coaching Questions

Coaching Questions Group 3

The links below refer to pages with the coaching questions of each week.

• Week 1: Coaching Questions

References

Liu, j. et al. (2011 May 9) A Gecko Inspired Fluid Driven Climbing Robot. Institute Of Mechatronic Control Engineering Zhejiang University. Retrieved from