Development of a climbing robot for inspection of long weld lines

Advances in Climbing and Walking Robots - Proceedings of 10th International Conference, CLAWAR 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 105-114

  Shang, Jianzhong ^a   Bridge, Bryan ^a   Sattar, Tariq P ^a   Mondal, Shyamal ^a   Brenner, Alina ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; INSPECTION; MAGNETS; MOBILE ROBOTS; NEODYMIUM ALLOYS; WELDS;

ANGLED SURFACES; CLIMBING ROBOTS; CURVED SURFACES; LARGE AIR GAPS; MANOEUVRABILITY; REALTIME INSPECTION; WELDING PROCESS; WHEELED ROBOT;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 84890957248     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1142/9789812770189_0014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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