Dr. Gökhan Erdemir
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Halkali, Istanbul, Turkey
Topics: A review: Robotic applications for power line inspection.
Abstract: The operation of power lines with high efficiency without failure is continuously vital in today’s electricity-dependent world. It is always possible to become a failure in the energy transmission systems, suddenly. The problem/failure must be fixed on the power lines urgently when it occurs. Hence, it is necessary to observe the energy transmission lines to protect. Moreover, it is impossible to continuously inspect these lines, which extend over long distances by maintenance and repair personnel. For all these reasons, it is very convenient to use robotic systems for inspection on power lines. By evaluating the data provided by sensors and cameras of robotic systems, it would be possible to take precautions before an error occurs. Robotic systems that can move continuously along the line would be able to gather continuous and uninterrupted information. Thus, potential problems can be detected and identified in advance. This study will present structural features of robotic systems used in power transmission lines, data gathering abilities, and the feasibility of robotic systems on the energy transmission systems.
Short Bio: Gokhan Erdemir received his B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees from Marmara University, Turkey. During his Ph.D., he worked as a research scholar at Michigan State University, Department of Electrical and Computer in East Lansing MI, USA. He is an assistant professor at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University (IZU), Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. And also, he has been a vice-director of the IZU Nuclear Detectors and Robotics Application and Research Center since 2020. His research topics include robotics, mobile robotics, mobile manipulators, and control systems.