Title :
Underwater inspection experiment for a long tunnel of EDF´s hydroelectric facilities
Author :
Loisy, F. ; François, P. ; Douchet, G. ; Hope-Darby, P. ; Shimmin, K. ; Bonner, T. ; Laurent, E. ; Colin, R.
Author_Institution :
EDF R&D, Chatou, France
Abstract :
Robots are now routinely used for underwater inspection of hydroelectric generation facilities such as dam heels. A first experiment aimed at evaluating the possibilities of inspecting long hydraulic tunnels has been performed in France and has been found to be promising.
Keywords :
dams; hydroelectric power stations; inspection; mobile robots; underwater vehicles; EDF hydroelectric facilities; dam heels; hydroelectric generation facilities; long tunnel; underwater inspection experiment; Companies; Inspection; Instruments; Maintenance engineering; Robot kinematics; Sonar equipment; Hydraulic equipment; Hydroelectric power generation; Testing; Underwater acoustics; Underwater vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Robotics for the Power Industry (CARPI), 2010 1st International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6633-7
DOI :
10.1109/CARPI.2010.5624461
