Mills, GH, Jackson, AE and Richardson, RC (2017) Advances in the inspection of unpiggable pipelines. Robotics, 6 (4). ISSN 2218-6581
Abstract
The field of in-pipe robotics covers a vast and varied number of approaches to the inspection of pipelines with robots specialising in pipes ranging anywhere from 10 mm to 1200 mm in diameter. Many of these developed systems focus on overcoming in-pipe obstacles such as T-sections and elbows, as a result important aspects of exploration are treated as sub-systems, namely shape adaptability. One of the most prevalent methods of hybridised locomotion today is wall-pressing; generating traction using the encompassing pipe walls. A review of wall-pressing systems has been performed, covering the different approaches taken since their introduction. The advantages and disadvantages of these systems is discussed as well as their effectiveness in the inspection of networks with highly varying pipe diameters. When compared to unconventional in-pipe robotic techniques, traditional full-bore wall-pressing robots were found to be at a disadvantage.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Keywords: | in-pipe; review; locomotion |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Mechanical Engineering (Leeds) > Institute of Engineering Systems and Design (iESD) (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EPSRC EP/J021156/1 EPSRC EP/N010523/1 EPSRC EP/M012522/1 EPSRC EP/P017169/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 18 Jan 2018 12:50 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 21:12 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Identification Number: | 10.3390/robotics6040036 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:126352 |