Electric Power Robots

Yaonan Wang received the B.S. degree in computer engineering from East China University of Science and Technology, Fuzhou, China, in 1981 and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in control engineering from Hunan University, Changsha, China, in 1990 and 1994, respectively. He was a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow with the National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, from 1994 to 1995, a Senior Humboldt Fellow in Germany from 1998 to 2000, and a Visiting Professor with the University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany, from 2001 to 2004. He has been a Professor with Hunan University since 1995. He has been an academician of China Engineering Academy since 2019. His research interests include intelligent control, information processing, and image processing. Yanjie Chen received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering and its automation from Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China in 2011, the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in control science and engineering from Hunan University, Changsha, China, in 2013 and 2017, respectively.   He was awarded the Newton International Fellowships 2022 by the Royal Society, UK. He is currently an Associate Professor with School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China. He is also a Royal Society Newton International Fellow with Department of Computer Science, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, UK, and an Scientist with the National Engineering Research Center of Robot Visual Perception and Control Technology, Changsha, China. His research interests include robotics, aerial manipulator, motion planning, and control.Hang Zhong received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in automation science from the College of Electrical and Information Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China, in 2013, 2016, and 2020, respectively. From 2020 to 2022, he was a Post-Doctoral Fellow with the Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, Hunan University. He is currently an Associate Professor with the School of Robotics, Hunan University. His research interests include aerial robotics, multi-robot systems, visual servoing, visual navigation, and nonlinear control.Jiacheng Liang received the B.S. degree in mechanical design manufacture and automation and the M.S. degree in mechatronic engineering from Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China, in 2019 and 2022, respectively. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in control science and engineering with Hunan University, Changsha, China. His research interests include robotics, aerial manipulator robot, control theory and application, and aerial manipulation.

• Chapter 1 Introduction to Electric Power Robots.- Chapter 2 Intelligent Condenser Cleaning Mobile Manipulator Robot System.-Chapter 3 Control Methods for Condensing Cleaning Mobile Manipulator Robot.- Chapter 4 Transmission Lines De-icing Robot Manipulator.- Chapter 5 Control Methods for Transmission Lines De-icing Robot Manipulator.- Chapter 6 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with Stable Flight for Power Inspection.- Chapter 7 Unmanned Aerial Robotic Manipulation in Transmission Lines and Industrial Pipelines.- Chapter 8 Conclusions and Future Directions.