Automated technique for high-pressure water-based window cleaning and accompanying parametric study.

ABSTRACT: The maintenance of buildings has become an important issue with the construction of many high-rise buildings in recent years. However, the cleaning of the outer walls of buildings is performed in highly hazardous environments over long periods, and many accidents occur each year. Various robots are being studied and developed to reduce these incidents and to relieve workers from hazardous tasks. Herein, we propose a method of spraying high-pressure water using a pump and nozzle, which differs from conventional methods. The cleaning performance parameters, such as water pressure, spray angle, and spray distance, were optimized using the Taguchi method. Cleaning experiments were performed on window specimens that were contaminated artificially. The cleaning performance of the proposed method

SUBMITTER: Lee Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7714119 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature