Localization, map**, navigation, and inspection methods in in-pipe robots: A review

S Kazeminasab, N Sadeghi, V Janfaza, M Razavi… - IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Pipelines are backbone of the transportation of gases and liquids such as oil, gasoline,
water, and sewage. However, pipelines are constantly aging and sustaining damage, which …

Pneumatic duplex-chambered inchworm mechanism for narrow pipes driven by only two air supply lines

T Yamamoto, S Sakama… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Small in-pipe robots are key to improving pipe inspection procedures, especially for narrow
diameters. However, robotic locomotion in such spaces, namely achieving a high …

Localization techniques for in-pipe robots in water distribution systems

S Kazeminasab, M Aghashahi, R Wu… - 2020 8th international …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In water distribution systems, in-line robots are designed to continuously access pipelines
for water quality monitoring, leak detection, and visual inspection. However, these robots …

Design and motion analysis of compliant omnidirectional spherical modular snake robot (COSMOS)

A Singh, A Paigwar, ST Manchukanti… - … and Robots (ReMAR …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Control, state estimation and motion planning of highly articulated snake robots have been
challenging tasks for researchers. As a result, formulating gaits for the modular structure, for …

SmartCrawler: An In-pipe Robotic System with Novel Low-frequency Wireless Communication Setup in Water Distribution Systems

S Kazeminasab, MK Banks - Authorea Preprints, 2021 - techrxiv.org
Water Distribution Systems (WDS) are critical infrastructures that deliver potable water to
residential areas. Water quality monitoring is one of the requirements for utility managers to …

A wheeled v-shaped in-pipe robot with clutched underactuated joints

Y Oka, A Kakogawa, S Ma - 2021 IEEE International …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a wheeled V-shaped in-pipe robot in which the two outputs of the wheel
shaft and roll joint are driven solely by a single actuator input. This underactuation is …

Control technique of a V-shaped in-pipe robot composed of two underactuated roll-pitch joints

Y Oka, A Kakogawa, Y Tian, S Ma - Advanced Robotics, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Conventional multilink articulated in-pipe inspection robots with elongated zig-zag structures
are highly adaptive to a small diameter pipe. However, as more modules are connected, the …

SmartCrawler: An in-pipe robotic system with wireless communication in water distribution systems

S Kazeminasab, R Jafari, MK Banks - ar**, Navigation, and Inspection Methods in In-pipe Robots: A
S Kazeminasab, N Sadeghi, V Janfaza, M Razavi… - scholar.archive.org
In the oil, gas, and water industries, in-pipe robots have shown promising solutions to reach
the inaccessible parts of pipeline networks for condition assessment, leak detection, and …