Tubulo - a train-like miniature inspection climbing robot for ferromagnetic tubes
Schoeneich, Patrick; Rochat, Frédéric; Nguyen, Olivier Truong-Dat; Caprari, Gilles; Moser, Roland; Bleuler, Hannes; Mondada, Francesco
2010

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A train-like miniature climbing inspection robot for ferromagnetic tubes is presented in this paper. Using magnetic wheels, it climbs in tubes of 25 mm of diameter and bigger in any orientation, and pass bends with curvatures above 150 mm in some cases. It has embedded electronics and energy, and can transmit images through a cable. Applications are in tubes inspections as found in power plant boilers for example.

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Title Tubulo - a train-like miniature inspection climbing robot for ferromagnetic tubes
Author(s) Schoeneich, Patrick ; Rochat, Frédéric ; Nguyen, Olivier Truong-Dat ; Caprari, Gilles ; Moser, Roland ; Bleuler, Hannes ; Mondada, Francesco
Published in Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Applied Robotics for the Power Industry
Pages 1-5
Conference 1st International Conference on Applied Robotics for the Power Industry, Montreal, Canada, October 5-7, 2010
Date 2010
Publisher IEEE Press
ISBN 978-1-4244-6633-7
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DOI https://doi.org/10.1109/CARPI.2010.5624462
Laboratories LSRO
Record Appears in Scientific production and competences > STI - School of Engineering > IEM - Institut d'Electricité et de Microtechnique > LSRO - Robotic Systems Laboratory
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Conference Papers
Work produced at EPFL
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Record creation date 2010-06-14

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