Inspection robot for power transmission line is a new type of technical carrier for detection and inspection of mechanical/ electrical failures in high-voltage (110kV, 220kV) and extrahigh voltage (500kV or above) power transmission system. The robot equipped with sensors, detection instruments and data communication apparatus, is capable of inspecting transmission system without suspending pow...

Several infrastructures, such as bridges and tunnels, require periodic inspection and repair to prevent collapse. There is a strong demand for practical bridge inspection robots to reduce the cost and time associated with the inspection of bridges by an inspector. Bridge inspection robots are expected to pass through obstacles such as bolted splice part and right-angled routes. The aim of this ...

Inconsistency in manual inspection is real because humans get tired after some time. Recent trends show that automatic inspection is more appealing for mass production inspections. In such as a case, a robot manipulator seems the best candidate to run a dynamic visual inspection. The purpose of this work is to estimate the optimum workspace where a robot manipulator would perform a visual inspe...

This paper proposes an in pipe inspection robot with the wall-pressing force adjustment using DC motor. It is developed for long distance inspection in sea-water pipelines such as horizontal pipelines and slope pipelines with large variable diameters from 600mm to 800mm. Its mechanical design consists of two modules as driving module and control module. The driving module has three pantograph t...

After 1994, highway bridges are maintained under the Special Law on Structure Safety in Korea. To keep a structure good condition, inspection of the structure has to be performed periodically. The inspection is hard work and needs a lot of time and many inspectors to inspect the structure that is important or damaged. Generally, This contains subjectivity of inspector, and so the result of insp...

An ever-growing infrastructure, including existing and newly built power plants, as well as a rising environmental awareness in society call for inspection and maintenance systems of high efficiency. A solution can be found in the development of mobile agents to provide assistive inspection tools with improved autonomy. In collaboration with industry the MagneBike robot for power plant inspecti...

Often inspection and maintenance work involve a large number of highly dangerous manual operations, especially within industrial fields such as shipbuilding and construction. This paper deals with the autonomous climbing robot which uses the "caterpillar" concept to climb in a complex 3D metallic-based structures. During its motion the robot generates in real-time the path and grasp planning in...

The need for good quality products is felt by the industries to survive in today’s competitive market. To achieve 100% good quality, 100% inspection is necessary. Automatic inspection is the only possibility to attain this goal. Hence our project deals with developing an automated inspection system. This paper brings out the cost effective designs and fabrication of robot arm for inspection usi...