CATERPILLAR VEHICLE FOR TRAVELING OVER SURFACE ARBITRARY ORIENTATED IN SPACE

摘要

FIELD: mechanical engineering. ^ SUBSTANCE: invention can be used for operation in difficult-to-get-at places and hazardous zones. Proposed vehicle for traveling along surface arbitrary orientated in space contains links with rotary units connected with platforms provided with vacuum grips for fixing on surface and at least two platforms with independent vacuum grips interconnected by four links connected to each other and at side of platform square to surface along which vehicle moves through rotary units. Each link is made in from of bellows of rectangular section flexing through angle from 0 to 90 degrees under action of gas (hydrogen) pressure-fed from thermosorption gas device. ^ EFFECT: improved maneuverability and stability when moving along surfaces arbitrary in space. ^ 5 dwg