Pipelines are vital infrastructures in oil and gas, water, and sewage transfer, offering a safer
and more environmentally friendly option compared to other forms of transportation. The use …

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 …

Wheeled mobile robots (WMRs) are often used for maintenance of round pipes or ducts,
which can typically be represented as a cylindrical workspace. Working in round pipes or …

To improve the safety and efficiency of polishing operations in circular boiler headers, a new
type of wheel-drive polishing robot was developed in this study. The robot was designed to …

The Singapore used water transport infrastructure comprises of three sewage systems: trunk
sewer, link sewer network and the Deep Tunnel Sewerage System (DTSS). It is a solution …

This paper presents a novel sensor fusion methodology to dynamically detect weight
variations and the position of an exoskeleton system. The proposed methodology is …

为解决管道检测与维护工作量大和效率低等难题, 对管道机器人的研究现状进行探讨.
详述国内外管道机器人结构特性, 根据机器人的技术特点, 对管道机器人在通过性和能量供应2 …

This paper describes the development of an in-pipe inspection robot system designed for
large-diameter water pipes. The robot is equipped with a Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL) …

Reconfigurable robots refer to a category of robots that their components (individual joints
and links) can be assembled in multiple configurations and geometries. Most of existing …

In recent years, long-distance pipeline grids are widely used in transporting the exploited
and processed water, oil and gas resources. In order to deal with the frequent inspection …