DESIGN, FABRICATION AND ANALYSIS OF PERSONAL VACUUM ASSISTED CLIMBER

Abstract

Abstract There are various instances where a human as to climb the walls of a high-rise building. Some of them are inspection of high pipes and wall, fire rescue operations, painting and repairs. Unlike the traditional method of using grappling hooks used for wall climbing, this device uses the principle of vacuum to scale the walls. The major motive of this project is to make the manufacturing and usage of this device simple. The suction is produced using the vacuum motor setup and a release valve mechanism is used to help the climber take successive steps. The suction force produced by suction pads is designed by considering both the external conditions and the loads of working equipment. In this research work we have performed a basic experiment on the vacuum suction force of suction pads attached to a vertical wall under various load conditions.