Title :
Manipulator robot for crack detection and welding in underground process pipes
Author :
George, Jinto ; Naveen, N. ; Madhava Panicker, P.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Electron. & Instrum., Rajagiri Sch. of Eng. & Technol., Kochi, India
Abstract :
A manipulator robot for crack detection and welding in underground process pipes is developed by the authors. Movement and crack detection ability of the robot are tested. Dye penetrant inspection technique is used for crack detection. The size of the robot is set to help easy movement in pipes of diameter as low as 450mm. This paper presents some of the features and other key design details of this robot.
Keywords :
crack detection; industrial robots; inspection; manipulators; pipes; robotic welding; crack detection; dye penetrant inspection technique; manipulator robot; robot crack detection ability; robot movement ability; underground process pipes; welding; Bridge circuits; DC motors; Gears; Mobile robots; Pulse width modulation; Welding; ATmega328P; DOF; H Bridge; Joysticks; L293D; L298N; Linear arm; PWM; Relay;
Conference_Titel :
Emerging Research Areas: Magnetics, Machines and Drives (AICERA/iCMMD), 2014 Annual International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kottayam
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-5201-4
DOI :
10.1109/AICERA.2014.6908221
