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The Development of Robot System for Assessing Slip Resistance

미끄럼 저항 측정을 위한 로봇 시스템 개발

  • Kim, Jung Soo (Department of Safety Research, Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, KOSHA)
  • 김정수 (산업안전보건연구원 안전연구실)
  • Received : 2013.01.08
  • Accepted : 2013.08.28
  • Published : 2013.09.30
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Abstract

The main objective was to design and develop a prototype robot system for assessing slip resistance. The developed robot system will be able to be used for stochastic nature of friction in the whole workplace. The second objective was to evaluate its operating condition in the laboratory, using a dreg sled type slipmeter(BOT-3000) as reference device. It was found that COF(Coefficient of Friction) measured with robot system was similar to that of BOT-3000 when sliding velocity was reached at 0.2m/s. The robot system might be the more promising one than any traditional measurement devices. A further evolution of prototype devices, as well as the development of test methods for that's various applications, is to be started in forthcoming studies.

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