Design and Analysis of Independently Adjustable Large In-Pipe Robot for Long-Distance Pipeline

Large oil and gas pipelines are prone to corrosion and leakage, so in-pipe inspection is necessary. In this article, we show a novel robot mechanism for long-distance pipeline inspection. The robot consists of three crawlers and electric putters, which can adjust their speed and radius independently...

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Main Authors: Wentao Zhao, Liang Zhang, Jongwon Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/10/3637