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Development of In-Pipe Robot D300: Cornering Mechanism

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2017
Utilization of robots for in-pipe maintenance considered as one of the most effective ways to improve the pipeline operation. The specific condition and structure of a pipeline system is a challenge for the robots to perform its task.
Zainal Abidin Ana Sakura, Chie Sim Chia, Zaini Muhammad Hamizan, Mohd Pauzi Muhammad Farhan Aiman, Sadini Mohammad Muaz, Mohamaddan Shahrol, Jamali Annisa, Muslimen Rasli, Ashari Muhd Fadzli, Jamaludin Mohd Syahmi   +9 more
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A Localization and Navigation Method for an In-Pipe Robot in Water Distribution System Through Wireless Control Towards Long-Distance Inspection

IEEE Access, 2021
In this paper, we propose an operation procedure for our previously developed in-pipe robotic system that is used for water quality monitoring in water distribution systems (WDS).
Saber Kazeminasab, M. Kathrine Banks
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Adsorption control of a pipeline robot based on improved PSO algorithm

Complex & Intelligent Systems, 2020
Particle swarm optimization (PSO) is a widely used method that can provide good parameters for the motion controller of mobile robots. In this paper, an improved PSO algorithm that optimize the control PID parameters of a specific robot have been ...
Yilin Yu, Yanli Xu, Fusheng Wang, Wensheng Li, Xiaoming Mai, Hao Wu   +5 more
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Mine pipeline inspection robot design and traction performance analysis

Gong-kuang zidonghua
In response to the problem of gas extraction pipeline damage and leakage inspection, a spiral mine pipeline inspection robot with pipeline inspection and motion control functions is designed.
ZHAO Pengyang, YAN Hongwei, ZHANG Dengxiao, XIAO Canjun, HE Bolong   +4 more
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Research and Simulation of Cornering Characteristics on Oil and Gas Pipeline Robots

Jixie chuandong, 2023
Aiming at the problems that the pipeline robot is difficult to turn and has poor moving stability in the variable diameter pipeline, an adaptive oil and gas pipeline robot is studied; adopting a variable-diameter two-track and one-roller-supported moving
Xia Wenfeng, Yu Jiuyang, Dai Yaonan, Cheng Hang, Zhang Dean, Hu Tianhao   +5 more
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Development and Analysis of Key Components of a Multi Motion Mode Soft-Bodied Pipe Robot

Actuators, 2022
In order to enhance the environmental adaptability of peristaltic soft-bodied pipe robots, based on the nonlinear and hyperelastic characteristics of silicone rubber combined with the biological structure and motion characteristics of worms, a hexagonal ...
Ning Wang, Yu Zhang, Guofeng Zhang, Wenchuan Zhao, Linghui Peng   +4 more
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Principle Analyzing and Structure Designing for Driving and Timing of Fluid Medium Pressure Difference Pipeline Robot

, 2011
A pipeline robot is brought forward using the energy of fluid medium transmitting within the pipeline to perform the driving and timing. The robot is soaking in the pipeline full of flowing fluid medium and getting the driving force from the press and ...
Sheng Yuan Jiang, Yu Feng Zhang, Xue Wen Zhang   +2 more
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Pipeline grasping and lifting control technology for underground coal mine pipeline installation robot

Gong-kuang zidonghua
Existing underground coal mine pipeline installation equipment mostly adopts manual remote control operation, with inflexible movements and low pipeline handling efficiency. To address this problem, a pipeline installation robot based on binocular vision
ZHANG Jie, SHI Linjie, WANG Jianguo, MENG Zhigang, LIU Zhixiang, LI Zhenyu   +5 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, Kunshan Ge, Di Qu, Huapu Wu, Jing Yang   +4 more
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Motion Law and Mechanical Properties of PIGs When Passing through a Pipe Bend

Machines, 2022
Pipeline inspection gauges (PIGs), as a kind of pipeline robot, are very efficient tools for cleaning and inspecting pipelines. However, the occurrence of obstructions in PIGs has always been a problem. The main cause of the PIG clogging pipeline problem
Shengtao Chen, Lei Xia, Xiaolu Wang, Kai Teng, Yibo Zhang, Meiyu Zhang, Yongjun Gong   +6 more
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