Abstract This study presents an optimization approach for the design of a piping inspection robot. A rigid bio-inspired robot that moves like caterpillar was designed and developed at LS2N, France. By addition tensegrity mechanisms between motor modules, mobile becomes flexible to pass through bends. However, existing units prove be oversized passing pipe bends 90 deg. Thus, three cascading pro...

one of the most crucial elements of each country is electricity distribution networks (edn). awareness of accidents in edn could be very important in the conservation and utilization of them. the accurate and periodic inspections can provide a good service to subscribers. the goal of this project is to fabricate a quad rotor, which can do an accurate and a periodic inspection. the design and im...

This paper describes an innovative alternative to manual procedures for the application of carbon fiber and resin injection in concrete surfaces in tunnels. It is based on a specially designed light-weight integrated tool for automatic application of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) and epoxy resin injection. Vision and laser telemeter sensing are integrated into the tool to assure precise inspec...

In power plants, there are several places such as vessels, surface, nozzle pipes which need to be inspected and cleaned regularly. To ensure the integrity of power plant, these various places must be periodically inspected using ultrasonic sensors and visual cameras. The surfaces and many parts of the plant should be cleaned as many times as required to prevent contaminations. Cleaning of power...

Abstract Intelligent inspection robots can monitor the behavior of poultry in real-time according to production management needs standardized breeding, and gradually replace method artificial become a new for farm detection. The good performance its power system is basis ensuring extension cycle. In humid environment, traditional supply will cause wear, leakage, heating wires, which causes safe...

Inspection work, often, involves a high number of dangerous manual operations especially in large industrial environments such as shipbuilding and construction. A considerable part of these operations are carried out in harsh hazardous environment~, often formed by metallic structures. The last decade has seen an increasing interest in developing and employing special robots in construction in ...

The power system in our country is very complex and so monitoring of transmission lines is a difficult task for a human to perform. Managing overhead transmission assets such as towers, conductors and insulators are very costly and sometimes prove to be dangerous. Many lines are located in remote and rugged environments. Usually the workers who inspect these lines conduct helicopter surveys or ...

Robots are booming as an essential substituent in the field of inspection. In hazardous environments like nuclear waste disposal, robots are really a necessitate one. In a view to meet such demands, this paper presents the seven degree of freedom articulated inspection robot. To design such a robot the kinematic analysis of seven Degree of freedom robot which can inspect the hazardous nuclear w...