Modeling of the in-pipe inspection robot: A comprehensive review

Rashid, Mohd Zamzuri Ab; Yakub, Fitri; Zaki, Sheikh Ahmad; Mamat, Normaisharah; Putra, Sharifah Munawwarah Syed Mohd; Roslan, Shairatul Akma

doi:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2020.107206

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“…Shukla et al present the state-of-the-art robotic solutions used in the onshore oil and gas industry [3]. Ab Rashid et al provide an extensive review of various approaches in the modelling of the in-pipe inspection robots [24]. Ren et al present a detailed study related to the structure, driving principles and mechanical behaviors of the Screw Drive In-Pipe Robots [25].…”

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Adapting Mechanisms for In-Pipe Inspection Robots: A Review

Rusu

Tătar

2022

Applied Sciences

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In-pipe inspection robots have proven useful in examining the inside of pipes without affecting their structure, therefore, the interest in researching these robots has constantly increased over time. There are many different types of inspection robots, but the most commonly used are the wall pressed type. This paper proposes a review of the wall pressed type inspection robots in terms of adapting mechanisms. By adapting mechanism is meant a simple linkage or a combination of linkages, with an active or passive force generation system used to adapt the robot to variations in pipe diameter. The characteristics of the different adaptation mechanisms are compared and analyzed regarding the type of linkages used, how the pressure force on the pipe wall is obtained, and the possibility of ensuring the movement through inclined or vertical pipes with elbows and branches.

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Adapting Mechanisms for In-Pipe Inspection Robots: A Review

Rusu

Tătar

2022

Applied Sciences

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“…The functions of pipeline robots must be realized through mechanical structure under the effect of the control system [4,5] .By taking the pipeline maintenance robot as an example, structure decomposition was conducted via analytic hierarchy process, as shown in Figure 1. According to the structure decomposition, its bottom components are complex.…”

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Study on the Division Method of Pipeline Robot Module

Zhu

Yan

Lei

et al. 2022

J. Phys.: Conf. Ser.

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The working environment in the pipeline is getting worse, and there are more and more functional needs for the pipeline robots. The traditional pipeline robot structure is fixed and single, and the rapid design and assembly cannot be realized. There are still problems of repeated design between different types of robots.In view of these problems, a top-down modular design method—combining of axiom design and IDEF(ICAM DEFinition method) functional modeling is proposed to divide the pipeline robot system architecture.This method uses the mapping relationship between function and structure, and extracts the general modules and special modules in different types of pipeline robot systems, which realizes the modular design of the non-modular pipeline robot, so that the module structure at its component level can be universally exchanged to form resource sharing.

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“…Therefore, the ILI devices are widely used for the inspection of the buried pipelines [ 108 ]. The instrumentation systems can be operated in oil and natural gas pipelines, water pipes, submarine systems, or any other pipeline systems for which specific inspection is required [ 109 ]. In this sense, the physical data about the pipeline integrity are collected and recorded using smart devices moving in the pipe [ 110 ].…”

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Pipeline In-Line Inspection Method, Instrumentation and Data Management

Qiu

Tian

Zeng

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Sensors

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Pipelines play an important role in the national/international transportation of natural gas, petroleum products, and other energy resources. Pipelines are set up in different environments and consequently suffer various damage challenges, such as environmental electrochemical reaction, welding defects, and external force damage, etc. Defects like metal loss, pitting, and cracks destroy the pipeline’s integrity and cause serious safety issues. This should be prevented before it occurs to ensure the safe operation of the pipeline. In recent years, different non-destructive testing (NDT) methods have been developed for in-line pipeline inspection. These are magnetic flux leakage (MFL) testing, ultrasonic testing (UT), electromagnetic acoustic technology (EMAT), eddy current testing (EC). Single modality or different kinds of integrated NDT system named Pipeline Inspection Gauge (PIG) or un-piggable robotic inspection systems have been developed. Moreover, data management in conjunction with historic data for condition-based pipeline maintenance becomes important as well. In this study, various inspection methods in association with non-destructive testing are investigated. The state of the art of PIGs, un-piggable robots, as well as instrumental applications, are systematically compared. Furthermore, data models and management are utilized for defect quantification, classification, failure prediction and maintenance. Finally, the challenges, problems, and development trends of pipeline inspection as well as data management are derived and discussed.

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Modeling of the in-pipe inspection robot: A comprehensive review

Cited by 63 publications

References 38 publications

Adapting Mechanisms for In-Pipe Inspection Robots: A Review

Adapting Mechanisms for In-Pipe Inspection Robots: A Review

Study on the Division Method of Pipeline Robot Module

Pipeline In-Line Inspection Method, Instrumentation and Data Management

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