Title :
Micro robots dedicated to small diameter canalization exploration
Author :
Nthierens, C.A. ; Libersa, C. ; Ouaibia, M.T. ; Bétemps, M. ; Arsicault, M. ; Haillet, N.C.
Author_Institution :
Lab. d´´Autom. Ind., INSA de Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
Abstract :
In this paper, three peculiar in-pipe microrobots are presented. They are the result of investigations of 3 laboratories involved in the microrobotics workgroup of the French National Centre of the Scientific Research (CNRS). They have been conceived to answer the locomotion problem inside industrial tubes of small diameter. Each of them is specific to a particular set of conditions
Keywords :
microrobots; mobile robots; in-pipe microrobots; industrial tubes; small-diameter canalization exploration; Actuators; Flip-flops; Industrial relations; Irrigation; Laboratories; Mobile robots; Prototypes; Robotics and automation; Service robots; Shape memory alloys;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2000. (IROS 2000). Proceedings. 2000 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Takamatsu
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6348-5
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.2000.894650
