Robot torpedo to inspect water mains
Spotting potential failure areas in water pipes is difficult without actually unearthing the pipe and carrying out visual inspection. But now researchers in Canada are looking at the possibility of using robots to inspect the condition of large diameter water pipes from the inside. Researchers at th...
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2005
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| Online Access: | https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/accepted/?id=5990e9ab-8b15-484e-b61c-1c5f21fbb45f https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=5990e9ab-8b15-484e-b61c-1c5f21fbb45f https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=5990e9ab-8b15-484e-b61c-1c5f21fbb45f |
| Summary: | Spotting potential failure areas in water pipes is difficult without actually unearthing the pipe and carrying out visual inspection. But now researchers in Canada are looking at the possibility of using robots to inspect the condition of large diameter water pipes from the inside. Researchers at the Canadian Institute for Research in Construction (IRC) are working on a two-year project with the Institute for Ocean Technology in St John's, Newfoundland, to adapt an autonomous underwater robotic vehicle (AUV) for use in inspecting in-service water mains. Il est difficile de repérer les zones de défaillance potentielle dans les conduites d'eau sans déterrer celles-ci et les soumettre à une inspection visuelle. Or, des chercheurs au Canada examinent la possibilité d'utiliser des robots pour inspecter de l'intérieur l'état des conduites d'eau de grand diamètre. Les chercheurs de l'Institut de recherche en construction (IRC) du Canada travaillent actuellement à un projet de deux ans, réalisé avec l'Institut des technologies océaniques à St. John's (Terre-Neuve), ayant pour objet d'adapter un véhicule sous-marin autonome à l'inspection des conduites maîtresses en service. Peer reviewed: No NRC publication: Yes |
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