In-pipe wireless micro locomotive system

Nishikawa, Hisashi; Sasaya, Takanari; Shibata, Takayuki; Kaneko, Takashi; Mitumoto, N.; Kawakita, Seiji; Kawahara, Nobuaki

doi:10.1109/mhs.1999.819995

Cited by 24 publications

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“…Miniaturization can be seen in many microrobots too, as in the microrobot of DENSO Corporation [2], the Micro Modular Robot of AIST [1], and the three microrobots of the French CNRS: LMS, LAB and LAI [5].…”

Section: Miniaturizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…But in autonomous microrobots the solution is limited to onboard batteries. A very innovative solution is presented by DENSO Corporation, which has solved this problem in its Microrobot [2] by developing a wireless energy supply system (together with a low power consumed actuator, high efficient energy conversion device and power management system). The microrobot functions as a complete wireless link system traveling in small pipes at 10mm per second with wireless data communication of 2.5Mbps and wireless energy supply of 480mW.…”

Section: E Energy Supplymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Multiconfigurable Inspection Robots for Low Diameter Canalizations

Gambao¹,

Hernando²,

Brunete³

2005

Proceedings of the 22nd International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction

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Abstract-Pipe inspection is a very important issue in construction. The inspection of low diameter canalizations is a pending issue nowadays, however it would help to repair and maintain a large amount of installations. In this article the lines that are followed to build a robot that is capable to move inside pipes of less than 26mm and negotiate bends while carrying a camera are described, together with a walk through the state of the art of the robots which are related to the research.

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Section: Miniaturizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: E Energy Supplymentioning

confidence: 99%

Multiconfigurable Inspection Robots for Low Diameter Canalizations

Gambao¹,

Hernando²,

Brunete³

2005

Proceedings of the 22nd International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction

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“…Therefore, it is necessary to develop an in-pipe robot with mobility that can travel freely in every pipe element. For this, there have been researches about various mechanisms of the robot [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]. Among them, the robot types with a combination of wheel and wall-press have shown the most effective mobility.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

In-pipe robot based on selective drive mechanism

Roh

Kim

Lee

et al. 2009

Int. J. Control Autom. Syst.

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This paper presents an in-pipe robot, called MRINSPECT V (Multifunctional Robotic crawler for In-pipe inSPECTion V), which is under development for the inspection of pipelines with a nominal 8-inch inside diameter. To travel freely in every pipeline element, the robot adopts a differential driving mechanism that we have developed. Furthermore, by introducing clutches in transmitting driving power to the wheels, MRINSPECT V is able to select the suitable driving method according to the shape of the pipeline and save the energy to drive in pipelines. In this paper, the critical points in the design and construction of the proposed robot are described with the preliminary results that yield good mobility and increased efficiency.

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“…The inchworm type given in Fig. 1(f) is usually employed for pipelines with very small diameters (Fukuda et al, 1989;Kondoh& Yokota, 1997;Anthierens et al, 2000;Shibata et al, 1998;Tsuruta et al, 2000;Jun et al, 1999;Landsberger & Martin, 1992;Menciassi et al, 2002;Mitsumoto et al, 2001;Takahashi et al, 1994;Bertetto & Ruggiu, 2001;Hayashi & Iwatsuki, 1998;Nishikawa et al, 1999;Anthierens et al, 1999). The screw type (or helical drive type) displays the motion of a screw when it advances in the pipelines as depicted in Fig.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%