Design and analysis of a novel active screw-drive pipe robot

This study proposes a novel active screw-drive in-pipe robot that can adapt the circular-type and square-type pipe structure. The pipe robot is composed of four driving units and a wall-pressing suspension mechanism. Each driving unit contains a motor, a transmission train, and an electromagnetic br...

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Main Authors: Pengs Li, Ming Tang, Congyi Lyu, Mengjun Fang, Xingguang Duan, Yunhui Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-10-01
Series:Advances in Mechanical Engineering
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1687814018801384