• DocumentCode
    2698735
  • Title

    Basic maneuvers for an inspection robot for small diameter gas distribution mains

  • Author

    Dertien, Edwin ; Stramigioli, Stefano

  • Author_Institution
    IMPACT Inst., Univ. of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    9-13 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    3447
  • Lastpage
    3448
  • Abstract
    This video shows the design of a mechanical structure of a miniature pipe inspection robot (MPR) capable of moving trough very small pipes (up to 41 mm inner diameter) as well as a wide range of diameters (63 to 125 mm outer diameter). The requirement to negotiate bends, T-joints and steep inclinations pose another set of strict design constraints. In this video the controlled robot is shown in action.
  • Keywords
    industrial robots; inspection; microrobots; mobile robots; robot dynamics; MPR; basic maneuvers; mechanical structure; miniature pipe inspection robot; small diameter gas distribution mains; Clamps; Inspection; Mobile robots; Payloads; Robot sensing systems; Shape;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2011 IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Shanghai
  • ISSN
    1050-4729
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-61284-386-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICRA.2011.5980253
  • Filename
    5980253