Abstract
To avoid collapsing roof due to heavy weight of snow, it is requested to develop a robot that can continuously remove snow from the roof. We propose the Direction-Dependent-Snow-Wiper with the mechanism where the wiper changes its height automatically according to how much snow is. The key idea is that the effect can be achieved without any actuator and passive joint. Through the experimental results by utilizing the scale down model, we could confirm the effectiveness of the basic idea of the proposed mechanism. This paper also discusses the design orientation of the mechanism by introducing the stiffness matrix of the wiper.
