New concept of in-water surface cleaning robot

Albitar, Houssam; Ananiev, Anani; Kalaykov, Ivan

doi:10.1109/icma.2013.6618150

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“…In suction systems, vacuum pressure is applied in sustaining adhesion to the structure. Vacuum is usually produced using suction engines, external hydraulic, plunger pump, centrifugal impeller, or passive suction cups [25]- [27] which create the negative pressure in the suction cup or chamber for wall-climbing. This can be applied to a variety of structures and materials (including non-ferromagnetic surfaces).…”

Section: Adhesion Mechanismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Modular climbing robot design with automated vision-based defect classification

Oyekola¹,

Syed²

2023

J Appl Eng Science

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In the examination of critical infrastructure for failure, common problems faced are restricted access to the inspection site, size and geometry constraints, cost, and extended inspection period. Facilities such as marine vessels, petrochemical pressure vessels, rail lines, and airplane fuselage, are regularly inspected. Mostly manual techniques with sensors like cameras and non-destructive testing kits are usually employed in detecting structural defects such as cracks and corrosion which constitute the central part of the cost and time spent. This paper, therefore, describes the design of a modular climbing robot for industrial inspection of structures. The main aim of improving and automating defect classification and identification is achieved by applying computer vision with an embedded wireless camera. YOLOv4 machine learning algorithm is implemented to identify and classify surface cracks and corrosion. The robot design combines a set of 6-DOF modular arm and tracked locomotion system. Embedded magnets are integrated into the design to aid navigation on vertical ferromagnetic structures and uneven surfaces. The final design shows that the robot can successfully navigate ferromagnetic structures, detect defects, and climb over moderately sized obstacles without loss of adhesion. This ensures performance in unfriendly and inaccessible environments, reducing costs and inspection time considerably.

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Section: Adhesion Mechanismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Modular climbing robot design with automated vision-based defect classification

Oyekola¹,

Syed²

2023

J Appl Eng Science

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“…This robot, which is 1690 mm long, 554 mm wide, and 340 mm high, is an underactuated and deformable robot that solves the problem of moving on different surfaces of the hull (Souto et al 2013 , 2015 ). Albitar et al ( 2016 ) designed a crawling robot, as shown in Figure 14b , that is mainly composed of a moving mechanism, suction cups, and cleaning devices (Albitar et al 2013 , 2014 , 2016 ). NESSIE is an underwater hull cleaning robot that uses two circular rotating brushes, as shown in Figure 14c (Albitar et al 2016 ).…”

Section: Adhesion Technologies In Underwater Cleaning Robotsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Review of Underwater Ship Hull Cleaning Technologies

Song

Cui

2020

J. Marine. Sci. Appl.

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This paper presents a comprehensive review and analysis of ship hull cleaning technologies. Various cleaning methods and devices applied to dry-dock cleaning and underwater cleaning are introduced in detail, including rotary brushes, high-pressure and cavitation water jet technology, ultrasonic technology, and laser cleaning technology. The application of underwater robot technology in ship cleaning not only frees divers from engaging in heavy work but also creates safe and efficient industrial products. Damage to the underlying coating of the ship caused by the underwater cleaning operation can be minimized by optimizing the working process of the underwater cleaning robot. With regard to the adhesion technology mainly used in underwater robots, an overview of recent developments in permanent magnet and electromagnetic adhesion, negative pressure force adhesion, thrust force adhesion, and biologically inspired adhesion is provided. Through the analysis and comparison of current underwater robot products, this paper predicts that major changes in the application of artificial intelligence and multirobot cooperation, as well as optimization and combination of various technologies in underwater cleaning robots, could be expected to further lead to breakthroughs in developing next-generation robots for underwater cleaning.

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“…The major drawback observed was, movement of the ship was not smooth and no control over the collection of garbage. In [6] introduced a new concept of flexibility crawling mechanism in designing an industrial underwater cleaning boat, which is capable of working underwater, scanning the desired surface, and recording biological reactions. The system design was limited to clean bio-fouled in water surfaces.…”

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Swachh Hasth-A Water Cleaning Robot

Janai¹,

Supreetha²,

Bhoomika³

et al. 2020

IJERT

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Water acts as a great essential life source. It is a well-known fact that life began with water and the water cleanliness is a very important aspect of life to survive on earth. But, the byproducts of science laid their monstrous footsteps as pollutants. Most of these pollutants are toxic and are affecting adversely the water resources (wells, lakes, rivers, and sea), living organisms in the water, and all dependent organisms. Also, due to the carelessness in the use & maintenance of water bodies, millions of tons of plastics and other floating wastes are dumped into the water daily. Most of the time, the water bodies are cleaned manually with human labor which requires a lot of time and cost. To address this, the proposed work in this article aims at the design and development of an Arduino-Uno controlled surface water trash cleaning semi-autonomous boat with a robotic arm. This work is simulated using the open-source simulation tool TINKERCAD. Simulation results have shown that the proposed work would be an alternative for surface water trash collection and maintenance of cleanliness of the water with low cost and minimum human effort.

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New concept of in-water surface cleaning robot

Cited by 11 publications

References 18 publications

Modular climbing robot design with automated vision-based defect classification

Modular climbing robot design with automated vision-based defect classification

Review of Underwater Ship Hull Cleaning Technologies

Swachh Hasth-A Water Cleaning Robot

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