Automated inspection system for large underground concrete pipes under operating conditions

Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics

Volumn 25, Issue , 2006, Pages 567-578

  Elkmann, Norbert ^a   Reimann, Bert ^a   Schulenburg, Erik ^a   Althoff, Heiko ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR FACTORY OPERATION AND AUTOMATION IFF   (Germany)

^b Emschergenossenschaft   (Germany)

Author keywords

Inspection system; Positioning; Sensor systems; Sewer

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; DAMAGE DETECTION; INSPECTION EQUIPMENT; ROBOTICS; SEWERS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AUTOMATED INSPECTION SYSTEMS; AUTOMATIC INSPECTION; COMPARATIVE MEASUREMENTS; EMSCHERGENOSSENSCHAFT; INSPECTION SYSTEM; POSITIONING; SENSOR SYSTEMS; WATER MANAGEMENT PROJECTS;

INSPECTION;

EID: 85037546486     PISSN: 16107438     EISSN: 1610742X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-33453-8_47     Document Type: Conference Paper

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