Design and Analysis of Independently Adjustable Large In-Pipe Robot for Long-Distance Pipeline
Applied Sciences, 2020 Large oil and gas pipelines are prone to corrosion and leakage, so in-pipe inspection is necessary. In this article, we show a novel robot mechanism for long-distance pipeline inspection.
Wentao Zhao, Liang Zhang, Jongwon Kim
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State observer design for a walking in-pipe robot
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2018 In this paper, a state observer design for a walking in-pipe robot is studied. The necessity of using a state observer is related to the fact that sensors have limited accuracy and are prone to producing noise.
Savin Sergei +2 more
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Behaviour of dynamic processes in self-exciting vibration of a pipe robot [PDF]
, 2008 In this paper, a robot for inpipe inspection of underground urban gas pipeline is presented. The robot is developed for visual and Non-Destructive Testing of the pipeline networks.
V. Mištinas +2 more
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Research on a novel inner and outer spiral micro in-pipe robot
Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing, 2014 This study proposes a novel inner and outer spiral micro in-pipe robot. The inner and outer spiral robot structure is designed. The fluid flow field in the turbulent pipe is solved through computational fluid dynamics method, and the accuracy of the ...
Liang LIANG +4 more
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Influence of pipe geometric deviation on bristled in-pipe mobile robot locomotion
International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2018 This article deals with the analysis of geometric deviations influence on in-pipe robot locomotion, which uses the principle of friction difference principle. Bristles are as carrying elements. They are mounted as cantilever beams at angle to robot body.
Alena Galajdová +5 more
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Multi-objective design optimization of an in-pipe inspection robot
Franklin OpenIn addition to inspection, In-Pipe Inspection Robots (IPIRs) could be enabled to perform other tasks, such as object retrieval and blockage clearing.
Ahmed Zeid +3 more
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Design of in-pipe robot based on inertial positioning and visual detection
Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2016 The horizontal directional drilling technology is widely used to lay the underground pipelines. These pipelines are of small or medium diameters with a dip angle ranging from 10° to 20°, special pipelines to 30°.
Hua Song +4 more
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Interaction of vibrating and translational motions [PDF]
, 2007 The mathematical model describing the interaction of a vibrating system and a system performing translational motion is proposed. Such motions take place in vibromotors. The main characteristics of the dynamic motion are defined.
M. Mištinas +9 more
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Development of a novel self-locking mechanism for continuous propulsion inchworm in-pipe robot
Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2018 In-pipe robots are usually used to carry many kinds of equipment to operate in the pipeline. In this article, a novel self-locking mechanism for continuous propulsion inchworm in-pipe robot is proposed.
Delei Fang +4 more
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Implementation of stability analysis approach for in-pipe inspection robot movement through pipeline fittings [PDF]
FME TransactionsThe paper presents the implementation of the system stability testing approach based on the direct Lyapunov method. For this purpose, a pipeline inspection robot consisting of a driving and a driven part was used as an example.
Osman Krešimir +2 more
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