1. DESIGN OF POLE CLIMBER FIRST MODE ENGINEERING: DAVID BRUNEAU – 201033750 MICAH BROWN – 201011186 LIAM ARSENAULT – 201011558 JUNWEI CHENPENG - 200918605 (A MEANS TO ADMINISTER VIBRATION BASED STRENGTH TESTING FOR IN SERVICE UTILITY POLES)

2. PROBLEM Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro desire a numerical means of testing the strength of rural in service utility poles Let poles stay in service for longer Prevent catastrophic pole failure Allow trending of pole strength and failure conditions Current tests are insufficient or inefficient Auditory hammer test Fly-by and video capture “Pole Tester” Source: CBC

3. 1 - Climbs Pole 2 - Places Sensors 3 - Applies Impact PROJECT DELIVERABLE

4. CRITERIA & CONSTRAINTS Device must: Be lightweight Deliver multiple impacts Scale tapered utility pole Place multiple sensors and remove Be rugged enough to not break

5. DESIGN METHODOLOGY For each module FME Delivered: 1.Rough Design 2.Physical Proof of Concept 3.Refined Design Refined design should be buildable by skilled technicians 1 23

6. BUDGET Proof of Concept Budget: $500 Refined Design budget of ~$10,000 Refined Design construction: out of Term 8 Project scope

7. COMPLETED DESIGN - ASSEMBLY OF MODULES Impact Module Sensor Placement Module Both are mounted on the Climbing Module

8. CLIMBING MODULE – FINAL DESIGN 1 2

9. Conforms to taper of pole

10. CLIMBING MODULE – TESTING Lego ModelFriction Test Proof of Concept

11. FINAL DESIGN OF IMPACT MODULE Hose Clamp and Support Brace CO 2 Tank Supported

12. IMPACT MODULE – PROOF OF CONCEPT TESTING Delivering and Recoil Force Testing

13. IMPACT MODULE – TESTING Testing Results – ~200 lbf from paintball impact

14. IMPACT MODULE – TESTING Recoil Analysis Test with Detached Paintball MarkerKickback Force Due to Recoil

15. IMPACT MODULE – IMPULSE OF DRY SHOT Hammer HitCO2 Shot

16. SENSOR PLACEMENT MODULE – FINAL DESIGN

17. SENSOR PLACEMENT MODULE – PROTOTYPE TESTING Held down with C-Clamps Test Wood Piece

18. SENSOR PLACEMENT MODULE – DUMMY SENSOR Testing Results

19. SENSOR PLACEMENT MODULE – FINAL DESIGN Sensor Case with Spike attached

20. Design and testing considered successful Hand over to future students Weight reduction Testing CONCLUSIONS

21. QUESTIONS ?

22. THANK YOU!

23. CLIMBING MODULE – SETUP ON POLE