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Articulated robot system for energy pipeline maintenance
Energy Reports, 2022 Energy pipeline transport is an important measure in energy transposition. Pipe robot can improve the efficiency of energy pipeline maintenance to ensure the integrity of energy pipelines and avoid potentially catastrophic failures.
Zhicheng Han, Zhiyuan Zhu
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Design of an In-Pipe Robot Coupled With Multiple Cams
IEEE Access, 2023 The inchworm in-pipe robot has the advantages of stable support, low walking resistance, and high flexibility. However, the gait motion of in-pipe robots relies on the precise coordination of three motors, which greatly increases the complexity of ...
Qizhi Xie +3 more
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Autonomous control for miniaturized mobile robots in unknown pipe networks
Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2022 Despite recent advances in robotic technology, sewer pipe inspection is still limited to conventional approaches that use cable-tethered robots. Such commercially available tethered robots lack autonomy, and their operation must be manually controlled ...
T. L. Nguyen +8 more
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International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology, 2022 Abstract: The engineer is constantly conformed with the challenges of bringing ideas and design into reality. New machines and techniques are being developed continuously to manufacture various products at cheaper rates and high quality. The pipe inspection robot with active pipe-diameter adaptability and automatic tractive force adjusting is developed
Firoz Patel +4 more
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Development of pipe crawling robots with vibratory drives and investigation of their kinematic parameters [PDF]
Transport, 2002 In the article the classification of pipe crawling robots with vibratory drives is presented, their advantages and imperfections are reviewed. The schemes of the construction of a pipe crawling robot with a vibratory impulse drive and a pipe crawling ...
V. Mištinas, B. Spruogis
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Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu, 2020 This paper introduces a two-degree-of-freedom pipe selection mechanism using contraction and extension unit composed of single tube and a T branch experiment of an in-pipe mobile robot equipped with this mechanism.
Fumio ITO +4 more
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Design and Applications of Soft Actuators Based on Digital Light Processing (DLP) 3D Printing
IEEE Access, 2023 Compared with rigid robots, soft robots have the advantages of strong environmental adaptability, good human-robot interaction, and simple control systems; therefore, soft actuators have been widely studied in recent years.
Jingjing Wan, Lechen Sun, Tianhao Du
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Analysis and Design of Obstacle Avoidance on Robot Detection of Pipe Cracked
Volt: Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan Teknik Elektro, 2017 Pipe robot is a robot capable of moving inside the pipe. The function of the pipe robot is to monitor pipe defects. The pipe robot is designed to move steadily in the center position inside the pipe.
Yudha Wira Pratama +2 more
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International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2020 During the movement of a robot on the outside of a pipe, it either exhibits linear or rotating motion along the axis of the pipe. In this process, not only is there conversion between kinetic energy, potential energy, resistance power consumption, and ...
Dengbiao Liu +3 more
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Design and analysis of end-actuator of drill pipe loading and unloading robot in coal mine
Meikuang Anquan, 2023 In order to meet the design requirements of the end-actuator of the drill pipe loading and unloading robot in coal mines, a hydraulic permanent magnet drill pipe grabbing device was developed.
LI Kun
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