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Research on a tri-axial differential-drive in-pipe robot

  • Sheng Yuan Jiang*
  • , Xudong Jiang
  • , Jie Lu
  • , Jianyong Li
  • , Xiangyan Lv
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Beihua University
  • Jilin University

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Abstract

Pipelines for oil, gas and fluid transportation require a robot to have an excellent mobility and adaptability to various pipelines with elbows. In this paper, a novel differential drive in-pipe robot called tri-axial differential drive in-pipe robot, which is composed of a tri-axial differential mechanism and a pipeline adaptation mechanism, is presented and developed for the inspection of pipelines with inner diameter from 275 to 300 mm. The tri-axial differential mechanism with 3-DOF for steering allows the robot easily adapt to the existing configuration of pipelines by providing outstanding mobility during navigation. Then differential and mechanics property of the robot in straight pipeline and elbow are analyzed based on established mathematical model, and multi-body simulation on the robot is conducted to confirm the effectiveness of the proposed model.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIntelligent Robotics and Applications - First International Conference, ICIRA 2008, Proceedings
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages1031-1040
Number of pages10
EditionPART 1
ISBN (Print)3540885129, 9783540885122
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
Event1st International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2008 - Wuhan, China
Duration: 15 Oct 200817 Oct 2008

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
NumberPART 1
Volume5314 LNAI
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference1st International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2008
Country/TerritoryChina
CityWuhan
Period15/10/0817/10/08

Keywords

  • Differential drive
  • Elbow
  • In-pipe robot
  • Tri-axial differential mechanism

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