An automatic defect detection and localization method using imaging geometric features for sewer pipes

J He, Z Wang, Z Yong, C Yang, T Li - Measurement, 2025 - Elsevier
Accurate longitudinal localization of defects in sewer pipes is crucial for efficient
maintenance and renewal. However, traditional closed-circuit television (CCTV)-based …

Hybrid Metric‐Topological Localization for Robots in Pipe Networks

R Worley, SR Anderson - Journal of Field Robotics, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Accurate, reliable, and efficient robot localization is essential for long‐term autonomous
robotic inspection of buried pipe networks. It is necessary for path planning and for locating …

[HTML][HTML] Lightweight Sewer Pipe Crack Detection Method Based on Amphibious Robot and Improved YOLOv8n

Z Lv, S Dong, J He, B Hu, Q Liu, H Wang - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
Aiming at the problem of difficult crack detection in underground urban sewage pipelines, a
lightweight sewage pipeline crack detection method based on sewage pipeline robots and …

Acoustic echo sensing for robot localization in buried pipe networks

R Worley, Y Yu, KV Horoshenkov… - IEEE Sensors …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robot localization in buried pipes presents many challenges, including the unavailability of
sensing methods, such as a global positioning system, and the limited perspective of …

Smart Pipes: An Intelligent Robotic Solution for Pipeline Condition Assessment and Inspection

M Alkhedher, MA Ghazal, HT Hamdan… - … on Research and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Maintaining and inspecting drill pipes remains a significant challenge in the oil and gas
industry due to economic and engineering unfeasibility. Therefore, designing smart and …