Title :
Pipe crawling inspection robots: an overview
Author :
Roman, H.T. ; Pellegrino, B.A. ; Sigrist, William R.
Author_Institution :
Public Service Electr. & Gas Co., Newark, NJ, USA
fDate :
9/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Pipe crawling inspection robots (PCIRs) are playing an important and expanding role in remote testing and inspection of 4 in. to 8 ft. diameter pipes. PCIRs provide the power, process and pulp industries with an economical and time-saving approach to inspection of insulated, buried or inaccessible pipes. Three locomotive mechanisms of PCIRs, commonly-employed nondestructive testing (NDT) sensors and techniques, as well as field deployments are discussed in this paper
Keywords :
electric sensing devices; inspection; nondestructive testing; robots; NDT; buried pipes; inaccessible pipes; insulated pipes; locomotive mechanisms; nondestructive testing sensors; pipe crawling inspection robots; power industry; process industries; pulp industry; remote testing; Cameras; Costs; Humans; Inspection; Mobile robots; Probes; Robot vision systems; Shape control; TV; Welding;
Journal_Title :
Energy Conversion, IEEE Transactions on
