In-Pipe Inspection Micro Robot Adaptable to Changes in Pipe Diameter

Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 609-615

  Wakimoto, Shuichi ^a   Suzumori, Koichi ^a   Takata, Masanori ^a   Nakajima, Jun ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

micro robot; pipe inspection robot; sinusoidal drive; snake like robot

Indexed keywords

PIPE; ROBOTS;

IN-PIPE; IN-PIPE INSPECTION; INTERNAL DIAMETERS; MICRO ROBOTS; MOBILE MECHANISM; PIPE DIAMETER; PIPE INSPECTION ROBOT; SINUSOIDAL DRIVE; SNAKE ROBOTS; SNAKE-LIKE ROBOT;

INSPECTION;

EID: 21244478435     PISSN: 09153942     EISSN: 18838049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20965/jrm.2003.p0609     Document Type: Article

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