{"id":473,"date":"2024-05-27T14:58:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T14:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/?page_id=473"},"modified":"2024-05-27T15:10:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T15:10:07","slug":"the-line-wrangler","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/?page_id=473","title":{"rendered":"The Line Wrangler"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-27-at-10.59.56-AM-1-1024x748.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-485 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-27-at-10.59.56-AM-1-1024x748.png 1024w, https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-27-at-10.59.56-AM-1-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-27-at-10.59.56-AM-1-768x561.png 768w, https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-27-at-10.59.56-AM-1-1536x1122.png 1536w, https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-27-at-10.59.56-AM-1.png 1922w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>The final Line Wrangler Poster presented in our senior design showcase<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Power Rangers Present the Line Wrangler\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6scWuJ5kOsA?list=PLkHaA8aEObXpJhVrNWmUHtQMbaSMCSK0I\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Overview video of The Line Wrangler Senior Design Project<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Aircraft Marker Ball Simulation Test\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BFeQ9mCZ_vA?list=PLkHaA8aEObXpJhVrNWmUHtQMbaSMCSK0I\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Our final robot moving around an obstacle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All Purdue Mechanical Engineering students take ME 463, our senior design capstone. As a California native, I wanted to pick a project that could use engineering to help decrease the destruction caused by wildfires, an all-too-common reality in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I soon learned that power line failures cause a disproportionate amount of wildfire damage in the country each year, and usually the only thing protecting us from line failures are visual inspections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.21.48-PM-1024x574.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.21.48-PM-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.21.48-PM-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.21.48-PM-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.21.48-PM-1536x860.png 1536w, https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.21.48-PM-2048x1147.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Overview slide of the current issues\/our problem statement<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sensors exist to measure temperature, conductor quality, line sag, and other data that can predict failure. The missing piece is getting sensors to power lines. For our semester-long project, we limited our scope to this physical traversal aspect of inspection robots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.31.31-PM-1024x563.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.31.31-PM-1024x563.png 1024w, https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.31.31-PM-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.31.31-PM-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.31.31-PM-1536x844.png 1536w, https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.31.31-PM-2048x1126.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Detail on project scope and scope limitations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We spent a lot of time researching existing Power Transmission Line Inspection Robots (PTLIRs) and developed an architecture that would allow us stability and flexibility<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.40.24-PM-1024x600.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.40.24-PM-1024x600.png 1024w, https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.40.24-PM-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.40.24-PM-768x450.png 768w, https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.40.24-PM-1536x900.png 1536w, https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.40.24-PM-2048x1199.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The design centers on a chassis suspended by 3 arms, each of which can extend and rotate in two directions. The extension and rotation of each arm works by using a linear actuator that pushes a pin in a track, which guides extension and rotation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.44.13-PM-1024x584.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.44.13-PM-1024x584.png 1024w, https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.44.13-PM-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.44.13-PM-768x438.png 768w, https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.44.13-PM-1536x875.png 1536w, https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.44.13-PM-2048x1167.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Each arm can rotate along a second axis thanks to another &#8220;shoulder&#8221; actuator. This second axis of rotation allows for better avoidance of obstacles located on a cable by allowing for arms to move along the cable at a distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.47.10-PM-1024x556.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.47.10-PM-1024x556.png 1024w, https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.47.10-PM-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.47.10-PM-768x417.png 768w, https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.47.10-PM-1536x835.png 1536w, https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.47.10-PM-2048x1113.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The chassis itself is designed to be passively stable and rigid, making the entire structure of the device as sturdy as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-duotone-000000-ffffff-1 wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.49.10-PM-1024x579.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.49.10-PM-1024x579.png 1024w, https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.49.10-PM-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.49.10-PM-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.49.10-PM-1536x868.png 1536w, https:\/\/vishnusrinivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-5.49.10-PM-2048x1157.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our final product is tele-operated, and requires a human to guide the path and commands of the robot as it moves. Future designs will improve on the device&#8217;s strength, flexibility, and autonomy, and allow for better traversal of even more representative power line testing architectures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The final Line Wrangler Poster presented in our senior design showcase All Purdue Mechanical Engineering students take ME 463, our senior design capstone. As a California native, I wanted to pick a project that could use engineering to help decrease the destruction caused by wildfires, an all-too-common reality in 2024. 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