Design of automatic sand blasting machine to be used in welded structures

Regular maintenance is required to extend the service life of structures such as ships, offshore platforms, wind turbine towers, silos, oil storage tanks and maritime crossing bridges containing high levels of steel surface. Sand blasting method for the removal of oil, rust and sediment due to corrosion of the steel surface over time; is a traditional maintenance method that makes the process area ready for repainting. Today, the cargo and passenger vessels used in sea transportation are periodically maintained in shipyards. Currently, most of the workforce-based, manual sandblasting process involves many shortcomings in terms of scaffolding need, occupational safety, limited maneuverability, low working capacity, low working efficiency and occupational safety. In this thesis; the blasting process, which is a dangerous process for human health, considering the environmental conditions; without an external lift system, an automatic sandblasting robot design has been designed to increase the working efficiency and working capacity, adapting to surface shapes that can be sustained, easily usable, moving with a magnet system and moving horizontally and vertically.