开发用于大直径水管道的管道内检查机器人
Kwang-Woo Jeon1,2, Eui-Jung Jung1, Jong-Ho Bae1
1Korea Institute of Robotics and Technology Convergence, Pohang 37666, Republic of Korea.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|June 19, 2024
概括
这项研究介绍了一种用于大型水管的先进的管道内检查机器人,使用磁流泄漏 (MFL) 传感器. 机器人成功地导航了真实管道,证明了提高安全性和降低检查老化的基础设施的成本.
科学领域:
- 机器人技术 机器人技术 机器人技术
- 机械工程 机械工程
- 非破坏性测试是指非破坏性测试.
背景情况:
- 陈旧的水利基础设施需要先进的检查方法.
- 传统的检查方法带来安全风险,并带来高成本.
- 大直径的管道对内部检查机器人来说是一个独特的挑战.
研究的目的:
- 开发和验证用于大直径 (900-1200毫米) 水管的管道内检查机器人系统.
- 集成磁流泄漏 (MFL) 传感器用于缺陷检测.
- 为了提高安全性和降低与管道维护相关的经济成本.
主要方法:
- 开发了一种具有前后驱动部件,中央检查模块和22个电机的机器人.
- 集成用于管道对齐的升降单元,摄像头和用于环境监测的LiDAR传感器.
- 实施螺旋机动驱动机制,用于连续的管道接触.
- 无线通信和电池供电为自主操作.
- 在一公里长的实际管道中进行现场测试.
主要成果:
- 机器人通过各种管道曲率和障碍物成功导航.
- 该MFL传感器模块有效地进行管道检查.
- 无线操作和自动驾驶能力得到了验证.
- 该系统证实了它在螺旋动作期间保持管道接触的能力.
结论:
- 开发的管道内检查机器人对直径大的水管有效.
- 该系统为传统检查方法提供了更安全,更具成本效益的替代方案.
- 机器人的设计方便导航和全面的内部监控.
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