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dc.contributor.authorVisser, T.C.
dc.contributor.authorGouws, R.
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-05T07:57:58Z
dc.date.available2016-08-05T07:57:58Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationVisser, T.C. & Gouws, R. 2013. Transmission line monitoring system for a power line inspection robot. Proceedings of the South African Universities Power Engineering Conference (SAUPEC): 127-132, Jan. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/305556720_Transmission_line_monitoring_system_for_a_power_line_inspection_robot]en_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-86822-631-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10394/18153
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/305556720_Transmission_line_monitoring_system_for_a_power_line_inspection_robot
dc.description.abstractEskom has thousands-of-kilometres of transmission lines running across South Africa. The current methods of overhead power line inspection (foot patrols and air inspections) have been implemented for a long time now and are expensive and infrequent. The aim was to develop a prototype monitoring system, which had to fit into a transmission line robot to collect information from the power line and will allow a person to remotely (wirelessly) inspect the power line. The hardware consists of a PandaBoard® (SBC) together with a 5 MP camera and GPS receiver to collect information. High detail (resolution) photos of the power line covered the biggest problem faced on the lines, namely: hardware fatigue. The evidence was then accessible on a website hosted by the PandaBoard® via Wi-Fi. The solution is light weight, compact and has a low power consumption. The monitoring system makes collecting evidence easy and fast. The results obtained by this prototype are satisfactory as a concept for further development and can provide a feasible and improved solution for monitoring of transmission lines for Eskomen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectMonitoring systemen_US
dc.subjecttransmission line inspectionen_US
dc.subjectinspection roboten_US
dc.subjectPandaBoarden_US
dc.titleTransmission line monitoring system for a power line inspection roboten_US
dc.typePresentationen_US
dc.contributor.researchID11760052 - Gouws, Rupert


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