Pipe inspection robot with an automatic tracking system using a machine vision

2006 SICE-ICASE International Joint Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1285-1290

  Choi, Changhwan ^a   Jung, Seungho ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Feeder pipe; Inch worm; Nuclear; Pipe inspection

Indexed keywords

FEEDER PIPES; INCH WORM MECHANISMS; PIPE INSPECTION;

ACTUATORS; COMPUTER VISION; DEFECTS; INSPECTION; MOCKUPS; PIPE; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; TRACKING (POSITION);

INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS;

EID: 34250728524     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SICE.2006.315439     Document Type: Conference Paper

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