Open AccessDevelopment of a Maintenance Work Robot for Large Diameter Water Piping – A Vacuum-Cleaning Vehicle Robot –
Author(s) -
Yoshinobu Ishikawa,
Hidetake Shiire
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of robotics and mechatronics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1883-8049
pISSN - 0915-3942
DOI - 10.20965/jrm.1995.p0367
Subject(s) - piping , robot , suction , work (physics) , engineering , suction cup , computer science , simulation , marine engineering , mechanical engineering , environmental science , artificial intelligence
This paper describes a field test of a maintenance robot for water pipes. The results of the test, in addition to the actual movement of the robot along the walls while maintaining sufficient suction levels, the cleaning of the pipe insides, etc., have proved that the new robot would be practical.
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