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Mechanical Design and Path Planning of A Robotic Arm for GIS Pipeline Inspection

  • Tao Liu
  • , Wensheng Li
  • , Xiangyu Sun
  • , Wei Wang
  • , Yuansheng Fang
  • , Ximeng Zhu
  • , Liqiang Zhong
  • , Gangfeng Liu
  • , Jie Zhao

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Abstract

In view of the requirements for detection and obstacle avoidance in GIS pipeline, a robotic arm that can be mounted on a pipeline inspection robot to complete detection task is designed. Firstly, mechanical design for the robotic arm is carried out and structural optimization is implemented. According to the simulation results, the robotic arm has a lightweight structure and good mechanical properties. Then a prototype of the robotic arm is built. Afterwards, a research for obstacle avoidance path planning of the robotic arm is conducted, in which process RRT-Connect algorithm is used. Simulation results show that the robotic arm designed can realize obstacle avoidance path planning well in GIS pipeline.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2020 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2020
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1371-1376
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781728164151
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 Oct 2020
Event17th IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2020 - Beijing, China
Duration: 13 Oct 202016 Oct 2020

Publication series

Name2020 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2020

Conference

Conference17th IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2020
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period13/10/2016/10/20

Keywords

  • Pipeline Inspection
  • Robotic Arm
  • path planning
  • structural optimization

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