The evolution of the wind turbine to generate carbon-free renewable energy is rapidly
growing. Thus, performing maintenance and inspection tasks in high altitude environments …

The emergence of renewable energy offers opportunities for academia and the industry to
conduct scientific research and innovative technological developments on wind turbine …

Maintenance of wind turbine farms is a huge task, with associated significant risks and
potential hazard to the safety and well-being of people who are responsible for carrying the …

Purpose This paper aims to provide details of recent research into robots capable of
ascending vertical or near-vertical surfaces and to illustrate how the ability to climb is set to …

In recent time, the development of wind tower inspection has been very crucial for the overall
performance of the wind turbine. In order to maintain, monitor and determine the life span of …

Lizards, which move vertically on about any surface, on closer examination one can find that
they possess tiny thin hair and suction cups along their limbs. It is the basic observation …

Purpose–Structural integrity inspection of offshore wind turbine blades poses problems of
gaining access to the blades, danger to human operatives and large costs of removing a …

The development of control technology on wind turbine application robots has played an
integral role in facilitating the digitization of inspection and maintenance in the wind energy …

Abstract Today, more than 275.000 wind turbines generate over 400 GW electrical power
worldwide. So the demand for maintenance constantly raises. Since September 2014 the …

Today, more than 275.000 wind turbines generate over 400 GW electrical power worldwide.
So the demand for maintenance constantly raises. Since September 2014 the University of …