In-pipe Robotic System for Pipe-joint Rehabilitation in Fresh Water Pipes

Luis A. Mateos; Markus Vincze

In-pipe Robotic System for Pipe-joint Rehabilitation in Fresh Water Pipes

Robotics 2020-01-29 v1

Authors: Luis A. Mateos , Markus Vincze

Abstract

The robot's objective is to rehabilitate the pipe joints of fresh water supply systems by crawling into water canals and applying a restoration material to repair the pipes. The robot's structure consists of six wheeled-legs, three on the front separated 120{\deg} and three on the back in the same configuration, supporting the structure along the centre of the pipe. In this configuration the robot is able to clean and seal with a rotating tool, similar to a cylindrical robot, covering the entire 3D in-pipe space.

Keywords

in-pipe robot pipe joint rehabilitation fresh water pipes wheeled-legs rotating tool

Cite

@article{arxiv.2001.10057,
  title  = {In-pipe Robotic System for Pipe-joint Rehabilitation in Fresh Water Pipes},
  author = {Luis A. Mateos and Markus Vincze},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2001.10057},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

6 pages, 5 figures

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